Getting that thump rather than that snap.

I came across a whole bunch of snare samples but all of them tend to have that really high pitched snap to them.

I wanted to know if there is a way eq them to get more of a thud sound (you know that sound the drummers get when they have a pillow or something of that nature in the drum).

If not eqing, is there any other way to do it.

So far I've used Izotope Vinyl to add a lil flavor, but it also decreases the quality of the sample (I use the wear slider).

Peace.

I'd take two steps to acheive the sound you're looking for. First, I'd use eq to take some of the snap out, try a band pass setting and try reducing at the 1.5k-4k range. If it's taking away too much snap then just keep trying different frequencies until you've found the right one, also try boosting(a little) in the 100hz to 200hz range. Second, I'd take a tom and tune it to the right frequency or even better I'd sample a pillow being hit with a stick and layer it under the snare. You can also just mess with the filters in the MPC and see what you come up with, try filtering out the highs a little and mess with the resonance and see what happens, also try different velocities, a sound hit at 60% percent velocity won't have nearly the snap as 100%.

cooocooo1 wrote:I'd sample a pillow being hit with a stick and layer it under the snare.

Now that's something creative right there. I've done some crazy stuff to get good sounds but I never thought of that right there. I have learned something today .

simple solution
assign your "snappy" snare to a pad of your desire.
take the same sample, and assign it to another pad.
take one and use the FREQ filter to around maybe 20-30 depending.
go to now go back to the assign screen.
change normal to simult, and then assign it so both snares play when you hit one pad, both play.
now go to your mixer, adjust the volume on the snappy one to about half way and leave the filtered one louder.
these settings arent golden rule, but a good place to start, then just use your ear with mixing both sounds together.

it might sound sort of wierd when played alone but when you play it in the mix with everything else, itll give the snare some bottom and take away from the "tinny" sounding snare.

I'd love to give a sensible reply, but i gotta go hit some pillows now