Handclaps & Finger Snaps - What do you use?

[Len911]

this might be a little overboard,

Handclaps

Hit - 8 Velocities - 5 Round Robins - Kick, Kit and 4 room mics - 240 Samples you can mix the 6 mics as you like or use any combination from 1 to 6 of the mics.

https://www.drumdrops.com/drum-samples/ ... mples-pack

You could also use tools that work on the attack and sustain, or transient, to give a different effect or tweak your samples eg: https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/prod ... _plus.html
https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/prod ... _plus.html, https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/prod ... elope.html

https://www.drumdrops.com/recording/60s ... ops?page=2 cheaper alternative, find a track you like and slice and edit claps yourself, a stereo mix and round robins included.

[markhimley]

Big +1 on Battery!

To clarify the beginning of my original post - I wasn't trying to dissuade you from using VI's, I just don't have much experience with them for snaps & claps.

Battery is great though for many reasons. One thing that I really like about it, and what I mostly use it for now, is creating my own kits of my favorite samples. I've got at least half a dozen of them made if not more. Each one is mostly just one thing (kicks, snares, cymbals, snaps n claps, etc etc). That way there is no endless digging and searching, I just go thru my kits that I made. Also you can have all your kicks and snares organized by pitch this way which can be super handy.

Big congrats on the upcoming commercial placement, Tim!! That's awesome!

[markhimley]

Checking out your stuff, Tim, it sounds great!! Congrats on all your successes! I might recommend fixing the link in your signature though instead of "http" have it be "https" otherwise it just redirects to the main taxi home page.

[ttully]

Hey Mark,

I love Battery for Hip Hop....


Tim

[ttully]

Will do Mark!
Thanks



Tim

[MBantle]

Will do Mark!
Thanks



Tim

It seems True Strike is indeed still available https://projectsam.com/libraries/true-strike-1/

[mojobone]

This came up in one of those super secret handshake discussion groups on the facebook, recently; (if I told you, I'd have to kill you) but apparently this is exactly the expensive-sounding free thing you're looking for: https://redroomaudio.com/product/snaps- ... 5plHnax1xA

Check out the demo: https://soundcloud.com/red-room-audio/d ... tian-yoder

Please note that it requires the full retail version of Kontakt, but you are gonna buy that anyway, if you didn't already.

[MBantle]

This came up in one of those super secret handshake discussion groups on the facebook, recently; (if I told you, I'd have to kill you) but apparently this is exactly the expensive-sounding free thing you're looking for: https://redroomaudio.com/product/snaps- ... 5plHnax1xA

Check out the demo: https://soundcloud.com/red-room-audio/d ... tian-yoder

Please note that it requires the full retail version of Kontakt, but you are gonna buy that anyway, if you didn't already.

Thanks Mojobone! This very helpful

[RobertElse]

Hi Matt - There are some claps and snaps in EZDrummer, which I just purchased for a different reason so I haven't really had a chance to check them out thoroughly. Just another data point in case it is useful.
Robert

[MBantle]

Hi Matt - There are some claps and snaps in EZDrummer, which I just purchased for a different reason so I haven't really had a chance to check them out thoroughly. Just another data point in case it is useful.
Robert

Thanks! I own EZDrummer and Kontakt (Komplete) and I did not have chance to testdrive Mojo's NI instrument. At the moment I am using samples from Loopcloud that sound very organic. I really recommend Loopcloud because it syncs with the tempo and key of your project and allows for auditioning stuff quickly.