snare sound

I'm using the Progressive Foundry library with Superior Drummer 2.0 and no matter what snare I select, there is this terrible BOOM that just pops out over the rest of the mix on random snare hits. This is so difficult to deal with because some of the snare hits just sound BRILLIANT and perfect...

Looking for some information/advice on how to get a snare tone similar to Textures, Chon, AAL etc. Essentially I want to get a snare tone that's high-pitch, dry and poppy. I only play guitar and bass so I know quite little about drums so any advice about tuning, skins, shells, mic...

If anyone can be arsed to check again, I've been hammering away at DFHS again, this time with a new song. SoundClick song info: Ballad by leecassidy - Song info page with free MP3 music downloads I used the Sonor of Metal template to help a little with achieving a better and louder snare...