how to stretch a snare on mpc2000xl

I was hoping someone can share some tips on being able to stretch a snare to fit better on a boom bap beat. I feel like my snares come on too aggressive and sound sharp when I lay them with my base and hhat. Can you stretch just a note?

reverb....sample or resample your snare with reverb.
also, try layering the snare with a some other, longer sounds, say a crash cymbal. apply attack and decay to get it right