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?

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

If claps went out, what replaced them?

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

the crowd does them.

duh.

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Originally posted by retrobyte the crowd does them. duh.

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

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......

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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!

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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!

Or you could just synthesize a clap sound :-D

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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?

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.

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