Members shadowshocker Posted August 3, 2008 Members Share Posted August 3, 2008 Ok, I'm new to using actual drums, but is there a drum that makes that clap sound. The sound always used on synth drum machines...but is there an actual drum that makes that sound, rather than synths? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darten Posted August 3, 2008 Members Share Posted August 3, 2008 I am not trying to be a jerk here... but... Your Hands make a clap sound???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Walt Disney Posted August 3, 2008 Members Share Posted August 3, 2008 Don't feed the trolls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shadowshocker Posted August 3, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 3, 2008 Yeah I know, but a hand clapping sounds completely different than one of those clap sounds from a drum machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Walt Disney Posted August 3, 2008 Members Share Posted August 3, 2008 Don't feed the trolls. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kevin K Is A OK Posted August 3, 2008 Members Share Posted August 3, 2008 it's just a canned sound. the best way to really get it if you want it on a live drumset is just have an electronic pad that does it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ddeerreekk Posted August 3, 2008 Members Share Posted August 3, 2008 .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zarazabas Posted August 3, 2008 Members Share Posted August 3, 2008 Drop a stick and hi-five your buddy next to a mic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nevandal Posted August 3, 2008 Members Share Posted August 3, 2008 Ok, I'm new to using actual drums, but is there a drum that makes that clap sound. The sound always used on synth drum machines...but is there an actual drum that makes that sound, rather than synths? no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sirskatealot066 Posted August 3, 2008 Members Share Posted August 3, 2008 .. +1 i vote for this. other than that, you would have to trigger your snare and run the trigger into an electronic module. OR YOU COULD JUST GET ELECTRIC DRUMS! THE WORLDS GREATEST DRUMS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marko46 Posted August 3, 2008 Members Share Posted August 3, 2008 If you have a drip, you'll need some pennicillin.................. Oh sh*t, different clap. Sorry. Carry on. Or, bolt a hinge on the end of two 20" 2"x4"'s laying flat on a work bench. Tones can be changed by cutting/boring/drilling varied matching patterns on the interior sides of the 2"X"'s. Just don't pinch your fingers or swear words are automatically added right after the clap. Still not a "drum" though". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bodinski Posted August 3, 2008 Members Share Posted August 3, 2008 Sometimes a China cymbal works as a substitute, but I wouldn't recommend it continuously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boxofrocks Posted August 3, 2008 Members Share Posted August 3, 2008 Johnny Rabb does that with a small trashy splash on top of a snare doesn't he? Not exactly a clap but it sounds cooler than hand claps. Other than that maybe pick up one of these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BenG Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 Johnny Rabb does that with a small trashy splash on top of a snare doesn't he? Not exactly a clap but it sounds cooler than hand claps. Other than that maybe pick up one of these Yep, Johnny Rabb does it, someone posted that video on here a while ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ddeerreekk Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 OR YOU COULD JUST GET ELECTRIC DRUMS! THE WORLDS GREATEST DRUMS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members devinw Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 Yeah I know, but a hand clapping sounds completely different than one of those clap sounds from a drum machine. That's because the early drum machines (most notably the Roland 808) were anaog synthesizers and didn't use actually sample files. That 808 clap sound that you hear in {censored} loads of popular music is just the synthesizer programmer's approximation of a hand clap sound. That's why it sounds different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 The electronic clap probably is in all likelihood, stratified and multitapped to pluralize the percussive transient thus giving more spread and 'realism' to the effect than one might be able to obtain manually.I thought everybody knew that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super 8 Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 but is there an actual drum that makes that sound, rather than synths? You know we've crossed a line when people are trying to make acoustic drums sound electronic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thelegacy Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 Regardless of the nonsense here, using a Meinl Generation X Drumbal will give you the closest sound to a hand clap available for a drum. I plan on buying one very soon. No, it doesn't sound exactly like a clap, but live, it is passable, and it opens up a lot of ideas. Check them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zarazabas Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 Cut someones hands off, and put them on a hi hat stand instead of cymbals. Problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Carroll Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 Cut someones hands off, and put them on a hi hat stand instead of cymbals. Problem solved. +2. Cadaver time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cearleywine Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 Cut someones hands off, and put them on a hi hat stand instead of cymbals. Problem solved. wow, both awesome posts. I have a hand fixed on my kick pedal and one on the kick head, sometimes I use chucks of thigh and muffle to taste. It always gets the party started. Sometimes I slap my girlfriends ass pretty hard, that should be recorded. To the op, a cheap drum machine will do the trick. Or if you use a computer to record you should be able to find something to download for free. On a recording a few years back, my band had 4 guys clapping and we layered it 4 more. That sounded really fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shadowshocker Posted August 4, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 Thanks for all the suggestions I thought there'd be some sort of snare that could make a clap like sound, but I guess there's not. Looks like I'll have to use drum machines, though I'd much rather not. Oh well, thanks anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cearleywine Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 Thanks for all the suggestions I thought there'd be some sort of snare that could make a clap like sound, but I guess there's not. Looks like I'll have to use drum machines, though I'd much rather not. Oh well, thanks anyways. really tight and muffled snare with possibly a tambourine on top might sound good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Carroll Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 Their is not a magic snare that will do just this, how I would do it is get a 12'' by 3.5'' snare, 2 ply top head (muffled to hell,) crank both bottom and top heads... Or put a splash on a 14'' snare. users choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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