Quick Tip: The Secret to the Electro Snare
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Quick Tip: The Secret to the Electro Snare

on Dec 28th 2012 with 8 comments
Tutorial Details
  • Requirements: Ableton Live or other DAW
  • Time: 5 minutes
  • Difficulty: Beginner

In this quick tip, Cody Jones shows you how to create the punchy layered snare sound you often hear in modern electro. He uses Ableton Live, but the technique can be used in any DAW.

 
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Hi guys! My name is Cody and I'm an EDM Producer and musician from the Gold Coast, Australia. I specialize in Electro, Dubstep and Drum n Bass, but I've also played guitar for 6 years and have collected a wide array of useful information about production and mixing, which I hope to share to all of you! Hit me up at xitednb@gmail.com or on my soundcloud www.soundcloud.com/xiteofficial.  

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  • Sam @ The Edit Rooms

    Now I just want to write some electro – THANKS!!! Sam @ The Edit Rooms

    • http://www.facebook.com/idoflipsIRL Cody Jones

      Thank you for the feedback! Electro is an awesome genre to write and to listen to! :D

  • Ian

    Helped so much. Thank you!

    • http://www.facebook.com/idoflipsIRL Cody Jones

      I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for your feedback!

  • Nilo

    Chance you can share your samples?

    • http://www.facebook.com/idoflipsIRL Cody Jones

      Unfortunately I can’t share samples I don’t have the rights to, but there are some great ones on the boyinaband forums for free, I highly recommend dropping the money on Xfer however!

  • http://twitter.com/j0mega Chris Rehorn

    Nice vid. Totally agree that most people seem to over-complicate this. Forums are full of long tuts on how to process snares for layering. However, the technique described in this tut works well if you have professional-grade samples that have already been pre-eq-ed/compressed/bounced, etc. But when starting with raw 909, or 808 stuff, I’ve found it’s necessary to process the samples first before layering. I know everyone uses the vengeance kits, but they are $$$, and it’s kind of fun to wring them out yourself. For me, the raw samples out of those classic drum kits just sound a bit flat, and need some polishing :)

    BTW, if any of you guys are making drum and bass, layering with a really resonant tom, instead of another kick is a great way to get some low-end on the snare, without it sounding like another kick drum….

    Nice Tut, great website!

  • Ryan M

    You can also use the track ‘delay’ instead of moving them. Go to the right side and click on the “D” and have a mess around the different ms to delay the sound.