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How to create FX from a clap
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How to create FX from a clap

Audiotent Tip 412. How to create FX from a clap. Effects can often help to enhance and smooth out the transitions in your track. They can also introduce a sense of movement and atmosphere.Here are ...

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How to create a pre-shifted clap in Xfer Serum

Audiotent Tip 401. How to create a pre-shifted clap in Xfer Serum.Have you ever wanted to create clap's purely from synthesis?Sure, we know it's not the first thing that comes to mind when talking ...

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The ultimate clap transient tip

#AudiotentTip 281. Clap Transient.Most of the four to the floor grooves would not be complete without a clap. The classic placement for the clap is every second beat. The trouble with this is that ...

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Add Interest To Your Drums With Reverse Claps

#AudiotentTip 227. Reverse Clap.A great way to add some extra interest to your drums is to use a reversed clap. First, bounce your current clap to another stem and reverse it.Next, place this stem ...

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Programming claps

#AudiotentTip 192. Programming Claps.When trying to re-create live sounding claps from a single hit sample. Move the sample slightly off the grid in each bar. This will simulate the natural time va...

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How to layer claps and snares

#AudiotentTip 122. Clap & Snare.Layering drum sounds can greatly increase their thickness and fill a larger frequency spectrum. One of the classic combinations is layering a clap with a snare d...