How to achieve Tight Snare/Clap for Deep or Progressive House

[BrooklynGiant]

So I know about Layering and shifting etc. But I can’t seem to achieve a tight snare/clap as in these examples. I’ve tried shortening the samples with some layers etc. my question is. Is there some kind of Mix technique to get it sounding this way?

https://youtu.be/dCWr6-_Aqgg?si=sIcgethj6RmoQ2Uo



https://youtu.be/v0nVACNqx1c?si=w2IIPuKKvkhVxd4Z

[gjunk]

Hard to know without knowing the sound you are starting with but I would start with eq. After that i would try something like a volumeshaper/compressor/limiter to further shape the sound

[jamcat]

Try a different snare, preferably with a metal shell. A piccolo snare would be good if you have one. Use a coated head and tighten up the snare wire. Place a few dampening gel pads around the periphery of the snare head.

[Benedict]

It is about contrast. The Snare seems tight because it has no tail and is therefore appearing shorter than other sounds in the mix. Chances are that you chose a big splashy snare with a long tail. Before choosing yet another snare, close down the Decay/Release of the sound that you do have and I bet you get a lot closer to the feel you want. That and Compresssion to push down everything past the transient to make it feel tighter.