Good snare sample anyone?

[Ermz]

Just wondering if any of you could give me a nice 'metal' snare sample. I'm doing a recording at the moment but the multi-samples I'm dealing with are all too full, rich and snare-ish. I'd like something more metal to blend in.

Cheers in advance.

 

[Razorjack]

In a pinch I've had good results using the compressor snare from the LM-7 VST instrument that comes free with Cubase.

 

[SymbolicSV]

have you heard , dark dranquillity´s last album ? , you can get a good snare in the second track

 

[Ermz]

Thanks guys, I'll look into both of those!

 

[Torniojaws]

If you mean the snare hit in the beginning of the song, it's not that great for sampling; it's a very short hit and riddled with reverb.

 

[NathanSoulfracture]

In a pinch I've had good results using the compressor snare from the LM-7 VST instrument that comes free with Cubase.

i didnt think of using that as a sample haha, thanks im using it now, fits perfectly with my other samples. :Spin:

 

[Ermz]

Yeah, the Dark Tranquillity sample isn't so ideal. The Cubase sample worked well enough though, cheers.

Just gotta work out how to use write automation to take the level down during the chilled out acoustic parts.

 

[SickBoy]

Just gotta work out how to use write automation to take the level down during the chilled out acoustic parts.

Automation is a piece of cake in SX...
Just expand the track you wish to automate by clicking a small + in its lower left corner and then click the R button ('Read automation'). Then you can select what to automate (I think it's volume by default) and fool around with the envelope... Or even better, if you have a mixer controller for Cubase, then click W and drag the faders during playback.

 

[Skaldir]

When I'm using automation in Sx I always start manually. Press the "write" knob in the track you want to automate and pull the level down, then press stop.
Then you can press this little + and the first automation you will see is the Volume Level. Then you can change the points which appeared.