Snare tips

[jaydot]

Basically a thread for snare tip shares.

Here's my tip:

To get that tinny reverby garage snare used in some dungeon just pitch up about 6 octaves. Shoot,

[ehbes]

no brostep snares allowed

[Samuel_L_Damnson]

layering dry snares with rimshots staggered off the grid slightly gives you that sloppy crunchy snare you often hear in hip hop. I like to always stagger my snare layers, just sounds more interesting although it can make it feel less transient so if your doing the whole bro snare slap your dick off sound then dont do this (perhaps).

[titchbit]

6 octaves wtf? the most i can even do in ableton is 48 steps and it sounds nothing like a snare at that point

my tips would be - don't boost at 250 like everyone else, don't layer 8 different samples, don't kompress the fuck out of it. some reverb is nice. use 1-2 snare samples, maybe layer with a clap, keep the eqing to a minimal, get good source sounds. don't over-think/over-process it. KISS

also as far as arrangement goes, alternating between different snares/claps can always spice up a song. check out mala - blue notez for a good example of this.

[bennyfroobs]

vary ur snares, by layering a few and then alternating between which ones u use

claps make things sound crunchy and ncie (if u use the right clap)

ok idk if this is a good 1 or not but igts always worked for me... get something that's super punchy like a snapyy rimshot, then do summet like thsi with the asdr and layer it over ur snare. adjust volume and pitch accordingly. makes snare feel more punchy w/o changing the sound too much (works better if u like 2 layer snares)
idk if this actually works on a system w/o sounding horrible but it works alright on my haedphones and speakers at home...



i dont have any more tips other than sample from old records a lot cos they always sound dusty and nice

i got zero tips for brosnares. its all about the 1k hz snare

[_Agu_]

About those 150-250Hz snares… I usually layer 909 with high passed acoustic snare and something with snappy transient. Instead of adding shit loads of eq boosts and compression, I prefer making sharp cuts around the fundamental frequency to take off most of the useless stuff that just mask the real punch of the snare. I guess this is one of the tricks that artists like Knife Party use to get their drums punchy (least at some point), but not horribly distorted when track is mastered to something like -3.5dB RMS

Then… there is amazing shit like this:



Along with recording clicks, cracks, and pops from real environment + layering, is there any tips for this kind of stuff?

[Crimsonghost]

6 octaves wtf? the most i can even do in ableton is 48 steps and it sounds nothing like a snare at that point

my tips would be - don't boost at 250 like everyone else, don't layer 8 different samples, don't kompress the fuck out of it. some reverb is nice. use 1-2 snare samples, maybe layer with a clap, keep the eqing to a minimal, get good source sounds. don't over-think/over-process it. KISS

also as far as arrangement goes, alternating between different snares/claps can always spice up a song. check out mala - blue notez for a good example of this.

This ^

Srs. Simple snare + well rounded clap + proper EQ = gold. Anyone telling you that you need 8+ snares just has shit source material. Do some work and find some good sounds, that's how you get good sounds.

[dca]

send channels for different reverbs and delays... works great

keep that dry signal in one channel and set up some different reverbs or delay to send it to so you can get both the wet and dry together

[knobgoblin]

I love having a random LFO control the decay of my synthesized snare sounds. Gives a nice bit of subtle movement and makes it feel less repetitive.

[titchbit]

I love having a random LFO control the decay of my synthesized snare sounds. Gives a nice bit of subtle movement and makes it feel less repetitive.

now that's a fuckin tip

[Trichome]

to make a good snare, dont make a shit snare

[titchbit]

to make a good snare, dont make a shit snare

now that's a fuckin tip.

[Eskimo]

About those 150-250Hz snares… I usually layer 909 with high passed acoustic snare and something with snappy transient. Instead of adding shit loads of eq boosts and compression, I prefer making sharp cuts around the fundamental frequency to take off most of the useless stuff that just mask the real punch of the snare. I guess this is one of the tricks that artists like Knife Party use to get their drums punchy (least at some point), but not horribly distorted when track is mastered to something like -3.5dB RMS

Then… there is amazing shit like this:



Along with recording clicks, cracks, and pops from real environment + layering, is there any tips for this kind of stuff?

Layer water sounds with your claps

[re6ter]

Begin with a good sounding sample... don't try and force it into a mix or make it sound different to compensate. That is usually the best bet.

[kaili]

recently ive just had a fat 200hz brostep snare layered with a nice reverby rim

[re6ter]

I would like to mention that using layering one clap and one snare is useful. For example, find a snare that hits around 200hz, lowpass around 250hz. Then find a clap with a nice tinny high end. Highpass it around 250hz. Layer + bounce and there u go, a nice snare w/ good punch and nice high end. if u dont wanna bounce u can use delay effect on the clap for added depth.

[ehbes]

no brostep snares allowed

[titchbit]

ehbrums why you never big up?

[ehbes]

ehbrums why you never big up?

it doesnt show up for me

[titchbit]

yeh sure that's wot they all say m7



are you still on old layout?