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Posted by DJ Initial on Nov-21-2005 05:22:

Clap samples?

For some reason, I always see kick tutorials and kick samples on this forum, but how about some fresh clap samples and clap techniques, i.e. reverb, compression, etc.

How about it then?

Posted by DJ Shibby on Nov-21-2005 05:26:

I thought claps went out of style with the snare roll?

Posted by DJMiakoda on Nov-21-2005 05:45:

If claps went out, what replaced them?

Posted by retrobyte on Nov-21-2005 06:05:

quote:
Originally posted by DJMiakoda
If claps went out, what replaced them?

the crowd does them.

duh.

Posted by BshidoHEAT on Nov-21-2005 17:51:

quote:
Originally posted by retrobyte
the crowd does them.

duh.

lawl

Posted by Jason_R on Nov-21-2005 18:17:

Despite having vengeance club sounds in my sample collection the best claps I've got were given away free by someone on this forum.

Posted by Bedlam-UK on Nov-21-2005 18:23:

try this.....you need:

A. 1 x microphone
B. 2 x human hands

place A in front both objects B and setup your audio recorder, hold objects B about 15inchs apart from each other then qucikly bring them both together. Repeat this at different speeds for more variations in the sounds produced.

now who said I post useless comments......

Posted by IgnazZio on Nov-21-2005 20:00:

Never use any huhge reverb on a clap, doesn't sound nice at all. Some 1/2 delay can sound very nice.

Claps can sound cheezy though, pay attention to that!

Posted by nochinstroke on Nov-21-2005 20:28:

You could use a big long reverb on a clap then buss this signal off to a gate which will cut off the sound after a particular threshhold point. I recommend you try this, it can achieve great results.

There is never any right or wrong way to do things just give it a go and if it sounds good then Wolla!

Posted by djlogik on Nov-21-2005 20:32:

Or you could just synthesize a clap sound :-D

Posted by DJ Initial on Nov-21-2005 23:52:

quote:
Originally posted by Jason_R
Despite having vengeance club sounds in my sample collection the best claps I've got were given away free by someone on this forum.

Feel like hosting those?

Posted by DigiNut on Nov-22-2005 01:20:

I *heart* claps. Let's form a "claps alliance"!

No, seriously... every clap is different, but I usually stick a 3:1-4:1 compressor on 'em and a light reverb. EQ settings depend on what you're trying to do... to blend with the kick, I'll add about a 1.5 octave bump around 300-500 Hz; to make it brighter, about 1 octave at 2500-3500 Hz. Sometimes they sound too airy, in which case a high shelf at around 4 kHz will do the trick.

That's just me though, and like I said, every clap is different, as well as every track and every producer.

Posted by DJMiakoda on Nov-22-2005 15:35:

quote:
Originally posted by DigiNut
every clap is different, as well as every track and every producer.

Agreed, for example I don't like getting super technical about making music, I prefer 'tinkering' with different things until I hear something I like, if I over analyze it, it just seems to take all the fun and creativity out of it.

I prefer to let my ears and the ears of people around me be the judge and not so much what is 'technically' right.