layer claps

[bradley1602]

Hey guys thanks for tje many replies. Really nice forum. Ill gonna have a take on these things especially taking a 909 but change it so that its not so obvious any more. Grtz guys

[Rein]

i really like the clap sound on the vermona drm1... it's the best channel on the machine imo...

[eggnchips]

I think a good clap doesn't need layering unless your trying to achieve some experimental sound, or one you are making a stereo clap.
A good clap needs space to do its job. I always like the Oberheim DMX clap.

[oblioblioblio]

i like some of villalobos' claps, but their efficiency needs to be supported by really good surrounding percussion... without all the rest they wouldn't work.

i like snares in small doses (are they being counted?), especially in weird places.

generally I prefer percussion that doesn't rely on obvious on/off.

[mr lee]

never very front and center, but a fundamental part of the percussion. hard to get them right... i typically use 909, but 808 claps can be fun too.

[bradley1602]

i think villalobos uses jomox xbase 999.

[lem]

i think villalobos uses jomox xbase 999.

I expect he uses many things for his claps

I think a good clap doesn't need layering unless your trying to achieve some experimental sound, or one you are making a stereo clap.
A good clap needs space to do its job. I always like the Oberheim DMX clap.

I think that claps are one of the few things that get loads better layered. I think when static samples are used or even the sample clap setting on a drum machine, it makes the claps sound really static. I think if there is no movement in a sound then it doesn't belong there. Layering and changing velocities and timings can make two clap sounds go a very long way and sound really organic. Even the note of a hi-hat pattern colliding with your clap every bar or so can give an impression of a completely new sound. I think things like this really make simple patterns flow...

i like snares in small doses (are they being counted?), especially in weird places.

I normally put snares and claps into the same catagory. So when I talk about claps, I'm talking about snares too. But I find I use claps more often.

[bradley1602]

do you guys often use both so for example sanre and clap on 2 and 4th beat?