Comments on: Claps & Snaps: The Death of the Snare Drum (TrendWatch) http://blog.fixyourmix.com/2009/claps-snaps-the-death-of-the-snare-drum/ Production & songwriting analysis of pop, rap, & indie rock. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:20:25 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: rob element http://blog.fixyourmix.com/2009/claps-snaps-the-death-of-the-snare-drum/comment-page-1/#comment-1690 rob element Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:05:34 +0000 http://blog.fixyourmix.com/?p=884#comment-1690 who says you have to use a snare? i dont & i play drums & produce i prefer martial arts sound fx instead of the snare/clap & just look at what kraftwerk pioneered with blips. Most old school hip hop used live handclaps eg. jazzy 5 - jazzy sensation & funky four 4 plus one more - do ya wanna rock. Claps are not restricted to sparse southern pop rap jay dee soulfully used handclaps from mid 90s up to his death.And what about New jack swing ,zapp & roger troutman, george clinton,One way ,Rose royce,New york skyy,Tom browne,Positive force,unlimited touch & many more groups who used handclaps either alone or mixed higher over the snare in the 70s & 80s There are no rules. The handclap brings out the funk & can emit a party vibe in a song. who says you have to use a snare? i dont & i play drums & produce i prefer martial arts sound fx instead of the snare/clap & just look at what kraftwerk pioneered with blips.
Most old school hip hop used live handclaps eg. jazzy 5 – jazzy sensation & funky four 4 plus one more – do ya wanna rock.
Claps are not restricted to sparse southern pop rap
jay dee soulfully used handclaps from mid 90s up to his death.And what about New jack swing ,zapp & roger troutman, george clinton,One way ,Rose royce,New york skyy,Tom browne,Positive force,unlimited touch & many more groups who used handclaps either alone or mixed higher over the snare in the 70s & 80s
There are no rules.
The handclap brings out the funk & can emit a party vibe in a song.

]]> By: Phil http://blog.fixyourmix.com/2009/claps-snaps-the-death-of-the-snare-drum/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Phil Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:11:26 +0000 http://blog.fixyourmix.com/?p=884#comment-260 Another important aspect of claps and snaps, especially in the type of music under examination in this article, is that both sounds are really short in general contemporary application. When you have a really short sound in the fundamental rhythm section of a dance or club track, it places great emphasis on the exactness of that beat and focusses the mind on a much shorter unit of musical time than if the hit was big, long, and loud. If you imagine being out on the dance floor, a legato snare drum with a lifespan of about a beat might give you the impression that you have that entire beat to move. It might influence you to execute some swimmy slo-mo gesticulations. A staccato clap with a lifespan of about a 32nd note might inform you to execute your move in a much shorter timeframe, almost snapping you into position as quickly as possible. It might be some kind of pop-and-lock, frenetic start/stop kind of move which seems to be the objective (as evidenced by music videos) in this type of music. Another important aspect of claps and snaps, especially in the type of music under examination in this article, is that both sounds are really short in general contemporary application. When you have a really short sound in the fundamental rhythm section of a dance or club track, it places great emphasis on the exactness of that beat and focusses the mind on a much shorter unit of musical time than if the hit was big, long, and loud.

If you imagine being out on the dance floor, a legato snare drum with a lifespan of about a beat might give you the impression that you have that entire beat to move. It might influence you to execute some swimmy slo-mo gesticulations.

A staccato clap with a lifespan of about a 32nd note might inform you to execute your move in a much shorter timeframe, almost snapping you into position as quickly as possible. It might be some kind of pop-and-lock, frenetic start/stop kind of move which seems to be the objective (as evidenced by music videos) in this type of music.

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