i dont use claps... snares are far better but anyway if u have a lame soundin clap or percussion u can do some cool stuff with a static flanger (its like a delay with a really low timing beetwin the delays...) it makes stuf sound bigger sometimes... and also eq it, a tip, sometimes making the freq u "dont want" louder makes it sound more complete... like boosting the mids instead of the highs in a hihat...

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clap
compressor
some reeverb
compressor
little overdrive
eq
thats how I do my claps

as I said. Here is a sample, how it sounds:
clap

Anyone use Linndrum claps, like the 80's? I'm big on that now.