Stab

I just want to know what is the use of stab samples? I had drum kits that have stabs sounds and i'm not sure on how to integrate them inside a compisition. What is there used?

Please just serious reply.

the point of stabs would be just to give something a little more variety, for example if you just have a loop sample that you played some drums under, and you had a horn stab or synth stab in the same key, you could put it over your sample to create a little less boring piece. maybe use the stabs so there is a more defined hook or something like that.

Stabs have impact, they also introduce variety and occupy a certain frequency range to help fill out a section.

But you can treat a stab like any other sample, bend it, twist it, stretch it, pitch it the possibilities are endless.

Too much brass can be overbearing, less is usually more.

thank you