that WET (like moisture) effect - 'bout claps and snares !!!

Hey Guys,

I would like to know if some of you can tell me how to achieve those WET effects on claps and snares.


you know that "soaked wet" sound - how to describe it the best?

is it special filters? which ones?

Pleas help - I'm getting real desperate on this one!

I know how to layer stuff and make it clap and bang - but couldn't figure out how to get them soaky-wet.


I hope somebody can help!

Im not sure I know what your talking about, but maybe try putting a Flanger effect on your claps

im thinkin you need to post an example of what you mean

when I hear the term "wet claps" i think of a lot of reverb(or a nasty broad) but as I said, an example of a "wet clap" would make it easier to answer your question

sounds like he is talking about some reverb

Reverb, slapback delay & a quieter copy of the sample just before your actual hit might give the effect I think you are after. If you use a reverse of your clap sample to lead into the hit it can give a nice effect, as if the sound is trying to pull itself out of sticky mud......

featherboy wrote:Reverb, slapback delay & a quieter copy of the sample just before your actual hit might give the effect I think you are after. If you use a reverse of your clap sample to lead into the hit it can give a nice effect, as if the sound is trying to pull itself out of sticky mud......

Good point.. Also try layer a reverse over a original, then reverb it..

Or just sample some sounds when playing in the tub, then layer that
over it...



just fukin with cha

If you mean wet like water, that's chorus and lots of it. Analog is best. You will want to layer with an attacky hit that is no chorus to put the crack back in. Or try to slapback/forward a clap and only chorus the echo. Maybe short verb it first too to give the splash some room to move and woosh. You will need a medium fast modulation frequency and plenty of depth to really hear the splash on a short sound (drum hit).

man,


thanks for the replies so far!!


I'm gonna look out for an analog chorus. I was thinking of getting one quite a time now - but didn't know which one to get.

I've tried chorus on drums a few times in vst-land - but found the results not very convincing.
Most of the times it "smears" the sound much more rather than doing any good.


I know that it's hard to explain in words what I'm hearing/searching for.
But it's not like "wet" in "wet & dry" reverb.

GrantB put it well - wet like some kind of "water"

- and a few good examples are on the fabolous album (almost throughout the whole album) but song Nr. 10 (It's my party?) would be a good example.

Sticking short perc. noises thru my MS20 filter (frostwave resonater is same thing) with an lfo on the filter and a bit of res gives em that squelch wet sound I think yer talking about...I'm sure theres some cheap vst filter plugs that would give similar effect if you dont want to buy hardware.

..maybe it's as simple as simply layering multiple sounds and adjusting their sequencing postion, or step edit note(s) as it were. A 'wet' clap to me would be like a snap, hi-pitch snappy clap, sidestick and a low or regular clap layered on 4 tracks. Using either the quant grid in your DAW or step edit in your machine move them around til you get that kinda 'suction' type of clap sound.

I tend to think of that overused Trackmasters 'crunch clap' from Fiesta and a million other joints when the term 'wet-clap' is mentioned. OR, track down that corny R & B water droplet percussion sound you'd hear in a terrible 112 joint or sum'n...

add some mids in the EQ and also layer it with some CICKS AND CLAPS nice rich ones. that will do the trick.

Are you talking about an underwater wet, or above?
I've sampled hitting a watersurface in the tub, and layer that with a regular snare. make sure you use a popshield on the mic though.

j.m wrote:- and a few good examples are on the fabolous album (almost throughout the whole album) but song Nr. 10 (It's my party?) would be a good example.

Lots of layered offset clap/snares/percussion(pitched conga/bongo) on this album(damn near every track) and as someone said earlier, lots of stereo field placement goin on(chorus)

track 10 has a "wet" feelin cuz of the synth bubble samples that play throughout the track

ieism wrote:Are you talking about an underwater wet, or above?
I've sampled hitting a watersurface in the tub, and layer that with a regular snare. make sure you use a popshield on the mic though.

haha someone actual did what I was talking about... its good to think
outside of the box

What box?

There ain't no box when it comes to sampling.