Snare Sample Problem

xxmattattackxx

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Oct 3, 2011
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Alright so at risk of sounding like an absolute noob (I'd say I'm an intermediate noob) I'm wondering if anyone can help me with some trouble I'm having with a snare sample I just bought.

So I'm comparing it to a second sample I have (the second IS pre-processed).
Sample 1 is ridiculously quiet, even after playing around with eq, compression and stereo widening (provided I'm doing it correctly).

At a similar loudness to sample 2, sample 1 is peaking like 5db over with sample 2 roughly 3db under the ceiling.

Anyone have any idea what the hell I need to do to fix this?

Sample 1:
https://soundcloud.com/machineempirestudios/sample-1

Sample 2:
https://soundcloud.com/machineempirestudios/sample-2

Both are set to download if needed.

Thanks in advance!