Popof Snares

loopdon · Post by **loopdon** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 6:58 am

Hi,

i would like some pointers on recreating a snare as in this song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onpVRjL9pxc

I reckon they are pretty short and have a white-noise component and i would describe them as punchy but i still don't really know how i could recreate one.

Any pointers are gladly received.

Opuswerk · Post by **Opuswerk** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:16 pm

I know he uses microtonic quite extensively.

It'd be worth giving a go to the demo if you want to get those sorts of sound. Pretty hard to nail them the same way he does though

daveashe · Post by **daveashe** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:46 pm

Its got a bit of punchy compression on there as well i reckon

Roqqert · Post by **Roqqert** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:19 pm

haven't listened it but i the timing of the snare could change the impact of it.

try to put the snare a bit before of the 2nd/4th count and sidechain the snare heavy so itll cut off.

time the snare later can also be a nice 1

Robot Criminal · Post by **Robot Criminal** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 6:28 pm

compress some noise and voila. basic.

coldfuture · Post by **coldfuture** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 7:14 pm

You could do that with a nice open 909 snare sample in Battery. Probably pitch it up a bit. Trim the decay/release stage on the amp envelope to desired length. Then set a compressor on it and mess with the attack length, fixing a short release on it. You will want to set the ratio at like 8:1 and give it some makeup gain, like +5db so that you can hear the action of the compressor very clearly. You can adjust these to taste after you get the attack set so you get that "thwap" sound he is getting, almost a double attack.

That happens because the initial transient of the snare makes it thru, then the compressor clamps down, the the quick release causes compressor to let go again cause the second, softer rise in amplitude... very lively effect.

This is a method that was also used heavily on toms in the 70's for disco and rock stuff.

Very cool. Blessings on your snare endeavors!

KnobGoblin · Post by **KnobGoblin** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 2:49 am

sounds a lot like one of the snares in the monomachine. to me it sounds like it was reduced to 12 bit before hitting the compressor with a super slow attack and fast release.

loopdon · Post by **loopdon** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:59 am

Thanks for all the input!
Very good food for thought.

I did not expect feedback of this quality and quantity