Ramadanman tips #1 - Snares

Snares - when i'm creating my snare sound, i do it in the following. firstly, get loads of snare samples. as many as you can. it helps if they're clean - ie nothing playing at the same time as the snare, no hiss etc. then i use envelopes in fruity loops to generally tighten up the snare sound. often i find the snare goes on for an unnecessary amount of time - i prefer snares which are crisp and sharp. often just using one snare isn't enough though, so i like to layer - ie having more than one sound for the snare. i follow the same procedure - almost sculpt the snare sound so it's as crisp as possible. i find chucking a clap in can help the sound a lot. anyway. then i compress using a preset on my compressor, followed by some eqing - generally adding more meat + more hi end to the snare. and then reverb. i personally hardly add any reverb as i don't like snares getting muddy. but i think you have to have some just to take the dry edge off.