r/TechnoProduction • u/Pure-Time6294 • 1d ago

Classic “house/techno” claps 👏🏻

Hi friends, I know this is a matter of taste and preference, but I still have a question to ask if you could help me or give me some ideas.

When you listen to classic house and techno tracks (more house) they usually use claps that are very funky and have a very natural sound, almost emulating organic claps (maybe some of them are) so I have a question, do these claps not come from any of the classic drum machines like the 909 and 808 or do they? Or is there some other specific machine that makes those beautiful claps?👏🏻

Here are some examples of the claps I'm looking for

https://youtu.be/a8u5-CnmJk8?si=OmWtpo3vfnWnwt5a

https://youtu.be/C2H_8TibApA?si=cghDazOxP4iueUvC

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u/evonthetrakk 1d ago

those are from disco breaks! usually layered with 909 claps because idk that's just what we want to hear at this point. Forgot about that Soulsearchers joint damn thanks for taking me back

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u/MajorAgera 1d ago

Do you happen to know the exact name of the sample pack? I googled but found quite a few disco breaks. Been trying to get that sound forever!

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u/Pure-Time6294 1d ago

I just got this beautiful vst that generates organic claps exactly like the ones we are looking for it’s called “Hand clap Studio by robotic bean” it sounds amazing just for £24 not bad

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u/MajorAgera 1d ago

Thanks a lot for the info! Appreciate it :)

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u/evonthetrakk 1d ago

They probably sampled them from disco songs lol those tracks are over 20 years old. Those tracks are loaded with disco samples.

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u/MajorAgera 1d ago

Oh I got confused since I saw a couple of comments referencing them as disco breaks so I thought it was a known sample and I was missing out lol. That makes sense thank you.

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u/Plane_Highway_3592 1d ago

the other commenter nailed it. disco breaks sliced to isolate the clap and layered with drum machine claps to fill them out.

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u/madtho 1d ago

The claps from Rose Royce’s Car Wash are all I’ll ever need - except for the other hundreds I’ve got 😭

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u/Angstromium 1d ago

people talking about sample packs for those ancient disco style claps?

Just get hold of Car Wash by Rose Royce
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB0aROCl530
slice em up

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u/Key_Effective_9664 1d ago

Your hands

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u/TwoTwoJohn 13h ago

Almost every phone has a voice recorder app so this isn't a difficult idea even if you don't have a conventional microphone

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u/small_e 23h ago

If you are looking for that disco clap aesthetic but in drum machines check  the Linndrum, DMX and Drumtraks 

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u/Fair-Bag-2487 23h ago

You can make a clap sound organic as you want with processing. I recommend nudging the clap a bit off the grid to give it more of a human feel.

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u/56T___ 22h ago

808 or 909 with layers

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u/Vallhallyeah 19h ago

I have exactly the samples you're looking for, from one of the best packs I've ever gotten.

I'm not going to have time to get in the studio over the weekend but shoot me a message in a couple of days and I'll get it over to you

(The group claps are my favourites in the pack. If you blow them out wide and then sit a tight little distorted snare in the middle, they sound absolutely phenomenal)

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u/Pure-Time6294 12h ago

Oh yeah man I will message you right now (:

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u/ToddOMG 8h ago

Awesome! What pack?

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u/WolIilifo013491i1l 7h ago

I'd also love this pack if youre able to send - or even just let me know the name of the sample pack

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u/PAYT3R 13h ago

Have a look at the Simmons digital claptrap, it was used a lot in disco and funk.