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If you have a sample that misses a bit of the snap try out Waves TransX Wide or Voxengo Transmodder. These can boost (or cut out) the transients in any sound!
I would also suggest eq:ing and compression,
that goes for all kind of music, not just hip-hop.And for some great reference on EQ check this URL.
[url:fypzgzzd]http://www.digitalprosound.com/2002/03_mar/tutorials/mixing_excerpt1.htm[/url:fypzgzzd]
The stuff your saying about doubling is good, maybe try pan them a bit aswell, just experiment!
Hope this can help you get THE snare sound you want!
/ The Swedish Playmaker
AdSense 336x280[quote quote="DJ Val":2spuy7sb]johnferraris I just listened to your Breathe Again and Silence. These tunes are banging. Where did you get the synth sounds and what programme did you use. Keep them tunes coming.
Val x[/quote:2spuy7sb]
I’m the lucky owner of a Virus C synth, which is what I used for the leads and bass
The other sounds were created using the V-Station, Fruity 3xOsc, Juno x2 and a few others. I used the Waves 5 Platinum for the staple fx, along with 2 hardware reverbs and a few miscellanious fx. The vocals for Breathe Again recorded round a mates house (basiclly re-wrote the J-Lo ‘I’m Real’ lyrics ). Sequencing-wise, both tunes were sketched out in FL Studio, although Breathe Again was later imported into Logic 5 and Silence into Cubase SX. It is worth noting though that Breathe Again was made 100% in software, and both tunes could have soley been made in FL Studio (with some 3rd party plugins). I only import them into the more heavy-weight sequencers purley because i don’t like FL’s ‘Play List’
(plus its got a depressing colour scheme )AdSense 336x280[quote quote="bysbox1":3d2wih0r]UAD-1 LA2A. Hands down. I found out that both Danny Tenaglia and Junior Vasqez use the actual hardware for snares.
With a little EQ and a LA2A, you get a killer sounding snare.
The cards sound just like the hardware and a lot of big studios prefer them because you can have the settings from the plug-ins. The real thing does not have programmable presets (and you will pay almost $2000 for the hardware)![/quote:3d2wih0r]
You don’t need fancy hardware or DSP cards to get beefy snares. Its down to technique, and nothing but technique. Spending £300 on a card and £150 on the LA2A plugin won’t suddenly make ur tunes sound beefy and well produced
AdSense 336x280Starting off with a decent sample is always good… but obvious. Boosting the eq in the mid range is always good especially if you put a subtle distortion and then a compressor on. Another little tip I like to tell everybody i ask (although not stictly on topic) is that when a snare is hit softly, it produces a slightly lower note, so change the pitch of your snares slightly depending on their velocity.
AdSense 336x280Lol ok then! Use a GATE and an EXPANDER
AdSense 336x280Expanders are basically a compressor in reverse. The take the low peaks and make then lower, and make the loud peaks louder!
If set right they will cut the end of the sound of, giving a snappy snare
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