Adding Weight to a rimshot?

[darigan]

I'm working on a track thats got a rim shot instead of snare. With a snare I usually layer it up to get a stronger smack out of it, what can I do with the RimShot to give more of a bang.
I've been playing with compressors and its not sounding to bad but I just ask to see if there as any other methods out there

[lowpass]

layer with a clap,tom /any other percussion sound

compress,

saturate,

distort,

eq boost in the low-mids

I'm just guessing here man, good luck with the rimshot instead of a snare, sounds really cool on older dub tracks, glad to see somebody still wanting to use it

[mico viejo]

With a snare I usually layer it up to get a stronger smack out of it, what can I do with the RimShot to give more of a bang.

you normally layer snares...er, why would it be any different with a rimshot? clack of a rimshot on top, meat of a snare underneath, no?

[hurlingdervish]

best tip i heard from someone out there

when any sample is lacking the mid bassy whack

band pass a kick to the exact frequency you want and layer it in and turn it down until its just felt

[darigan]

Thanks, lots of great tips there, the one about band passing the kick sounds interesting, its common sense when I think of it, but I'd never would of thought of it

layer with a clap,tom /any other percussion sound
I'm just guessing here man, good luck with the rimshot instead of a snare, sounds really cool on older dub tracks, glad to see somebody still wanting to use it

I'm actually a big fan of the older stuff, the track I'm working on is still half time, buts its got plenty of pace due to some crazy hihats , Its sounding good pretty good a Mo, I'll send ya copy when/if I ever get it done

[gnome]

best tip i heard from someone out there

when any sample is lacking the mid bassy whack

band pass a kick to the exact frequency you want and layer it in and turn it down until its just felt

I love that piece of knowledge. Thanks

[deadcode]

Try layering it with a pitched down version of itself and then messing with that.

[grooki]

in dub and reggae if there's a rim shot on the 3 it's often layered with a kick - sounds nice and meaty. it does sound a bit weird though if you use the same kick on the 1.

I'd try layering the rim shot with a lped kick so that it's just the thump, and play with the asdr to make it fit nicely, and if you're gonna have unlayered kick elsewhere deal with the serperately...

[gravity]

put another copy in your sampler i na different group, pitch it down about 5 or 7 semitones, shape it with a couple of filters (hp and lp) and a volume envelope.

[ekstrak]

Experiment with EQ'ing out a 'hole' for it in the mix.

I often find subtraction, rather than addition, yeilds better results.