"Cutting" snare

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GycVaughn

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Good Evening ,

I really ask myself how to achieve a high , sharp and present snare-sound like in :



I know it has something to do with the right amount of compression and some eqing but I never get my snares as dominant as I want to .

Thx for ur help
 
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GycVaughn said:
Good Evening ,

I really ask myself how to achieve a high , sharp and present snare-sound like in :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcLtFMTv6uo

I know it has something to do with the right amount of compression and some eqing but I never get my snares as dominant as I want to .

Thx for ur help
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How do you know that? Who said that?

Have you thought that maybe you just need a high, sharp, and present sample?

I'm not sure what people would use compression for. I could see them meaning to make it a snappier kick, but hopefully you're using your samples in a sampler with an ADSR envelope.

I can see people taking out the low end with eq, which will make it relatively brighter.
 
the answer is layering, my friend. Probably it's more than just a single snare there. Maybe a clap, or a sidestick.
 
Try adding light distortion I like to use a multiband distortion to give the high frequency a crunch and it helps it cut through a mix
 
its all about layering 2-3 snares
finding the right samples is very important
after that its just finding the right frequency to boost
and some compression.
 
crimsonhawk47 said:
How do you know that? Who said that?

Have you thought that maybe you just need a high, sharp, and present sample?

I'm not sure what people would use compression for. I could see them meaning to make it a snappier kick, but hopefully you're using your samples in a sampler with an ADSR envelope.

I can see people taking out the low end with eq, which will make it relatively brighter.
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Compression = transient shaping.

You need a few ms of attack so the compressor does not start to compress immediately. That´s the trick. The rest is trial and error (ratio, threshold, release) and/or experience. And hardknee of course.

Alternatively you can use a transient shaper.

Cheers
Sebastian
 
sadly this is a high-pitched 808 snare - no compression to speak of or transient shaping either - just good dynamic control via midi velocity and some slight eq to bring out the air in the sound
 
bandcoach said:
sadly this is a high-pitched 808 snare - no compression to speak of or transient shaping either - just good dynamic control via midi velocity and some slight eq to bring out the air in the sound
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Sry but my answer was a little bit more in general because I was under the assumption that the guy to whom my post reffered to did not know how to apply compresion on a snare to shape the initial transients. :)

Just curious, when you are talking about a "high-pitched 808 snare" do you mean early 808 vs later 808 snare sound model? Or do you mean a pitched snare sample of a 808? Because there is no "pitch" on a tr 808 unless someone circuitbends it.

IMHO every snare (if not highpassed to death) benefits from some compression and/or transientshaping. At least for me it gives me way more control over the whole frequency range (fundamental [ I guess somewhere @ 200Hz] + noise).

Cheers
Sebastian
 
it just seems a little higher than the expected pitch of 174.614 Hz (F2) and 349.228 Hz (F3), more like a 5th above
 
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