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Posted by itsamemario on Nov-05-2008 23:04:

Snares vs Claps

What do you prefer to put on the 2's and the 4's?

Personally, I prefer snares. I find them to be more fuller, and have a more dirty sound than the claps.

Posted by BshidoHEAT on Nov-05-2008 23:16:

Depends on what kind of track.

But in general I use more claps.

Posted by Subtle on Nov-06-2008 00:06:

Snare 90% of the time

Claps seems to work best at higher BPM.

Posted by pwnage1 on Nov-06-2008 00:51:

Claps tend to sound better to me with effects, and snares tend to sound better to me with less effects. So Depending on the track i use them that way so its abot 50/50 leaning towards snares.

Posted by MrJiveBoJingles on Nov-06-2008 01:07:

I record myself banging my fist on my desk and play that in place of a clap.

Posted by cryophonik on Nov-06-2008 01:12:

Depends on the song style. For trance, it's maybe 50/50, but only a portion of the songs I produce are trance, so I use a lot more snares, rimshots, etc. And, they aren't always on beats 2 and 4.

Posted by Resequenced on Nov-06-2008 01:23:

lately i've been finding myself layering snares and claps together - after proper EQ'ing and level adjustments, the clap would be more dominant i guess, but the snare would give it an overall different dynamic in sound.

Posted by Watts on Nov-06-2008 03:57:

Claps for the top, and snares to fill out the bottom.

Posted by Stef on Nov-06-2008 04:06:

Layer and eq both.

Posted by Nicolas Oliver on Nov-06-2008 04:19:

I lean more towards snares.

Posted by thoughtlessjex on Nov-06-2008 04:49:

Both. Track dependent.

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Nov-06-2008 08:09:

Analog.

Posted by david.michael on Nov-06-2008 14:12:

I've been using neither.

Posted by Ry Thomas on Nov-06-2008 15:06:

finger clicks/snaps

Posted by david.michael on Nov-06-2008 15:09:

quote:
Originally posted by Ry Thomas
finger clicks/snaps

Posted by adi_hanson on Nov-06-2008 19:15:

quote:
Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
I record myself banging my fist on my desk and play that in place of a clap.

They have some wierd names for those reason refills

Posted by Zak McKracken on Nov-06-2008 19:47:

i have an awesome idea. mix them both, omg, best of both worlds

damn why didnt i see the cowbell option before, that is the win anyway

Posted by MrJiveBoJingles on Nov-06-2008 20:27:

quote:
Originally posted by adi_hanson
They have some wierd names for those reason refills

I should make a Fist-banging / Silverware-Clanging Refill.

Posted by raconteur on Nov-07-2008 20:27:

quote:
Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
Analog.

Damn you, it was my answer! Be original.
MOAR ANALOG

Posted by DJ Robby Rox on Nov-09-2008 04:43:

I always kinda figured snares go on the harder sounding tracks and claps go on the softer ones.
It does tend to be the way most people use them.

Posted by EgosXII on Nov-09-2008 07:35:

claps, or both

Posted by junkie_vince on Nov-09-2008 09:46:

depends on the track really.. sometimes I layer with short wht noise stabs. It all comes down to the sound your looking for.

Posted by Eldritch on Nov-09-2008 16:37:

Something inbetween.
More like noise to be honest.

Posted by ceph on Nov-11-2008 07:08:

I go between. Many times I'll use a hi-hat of some sort instead.

Posted by Icone on Nov-13-2008 17:13:

I also prefer claps, but sometimes layering those with a soft snare hit can be good too.

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