AudioThing releases Hand Clapper - Update v1.5.2

[audiothing]

Interesting feature could be if the several sources, you have in Hand Clapper, can be mixed. Plus if the user can load 2 samples, this would enhance the sound possiblities extremely. Not really necessary in my opinion though. 1 custom sample seems quite fair enough to me.

I think this mix has to be done before the *source*:

Then, ideally, the sources can be individually panned. And the source 'Custom' should be true stereo, so when loading a stereo-wide sample, it should stay like this.


Still haven't found the time to play with it...

Thanks for the feedback, those can be suggestions for a version 2 or even "pro" version. As usual I wanted to keep everything as simple as possible yet give enough controls to change/mangle with the sounds.

...what if this product is actually one-sample rompler?

Well, if you load your own samples with the Custom button you can turn it into it

This (thing no pun intended) is awesome, the clap really cut's through the mix. I'm amazed really...

Cool! Thanks!

[SirkusPi]

I'm probably just missing something obvious, but unlike every other product on the AudioThing website, I'm not seeing a download link for the Hand Clap demo. Is there not one?

[audiothing]

I'm probably just missing something obvious, but unlike every other product on the AudioThing website, I'm not seeing a download link for the Hand Clap demo. Is there not one?

You are right, we don't have a demo online right now. With effects plugin a 3 sec silence every 20-30 seconds is fine, but for a plugin like that it doesn't sound right. Any suggestions?

[Aloysius]

I love these kinds of Plugins. Bought (yesterday).

BTW The GUI is a work of art.

[audiothing]

I love these kinds of Plugins. Bought (yesterday).

BTW The GUI is a work of art.

Thank you!

[Frantz]

OneClapOnly? Sounds OK but why not a whole drum machine?

[U-o]

OneClapOnly? Sounds OK but why not a whole drum machine?

Indeed.

[Dasheesh]

LUV audiothing. Great company.

edit: ^^^As soon as I posted that I thought... it's probably just one person or a couple of people... so I'll say I really like their plugs. Doing it right.

[audiothing]

OneClapOnly? Sounds OK but why not a whole drum machine?

Well...we are working on it (actually them). There are a few Kick only or Snare only dedicated plugins, and I wanted to do something different. I've been collecting analog drum machines for a while now, one of the first was this little gem:

You can check a few more here:


Maybe I'll post some teasers one of these days.

LUV audiothing. Great company.

edit: ^^^As soon as I posted that I thought... it's probably just one person or a couple of people... so I'll say I really like their plugs. Doing it right.

Thank you! Yes, AudioThing is basically a one person business with a couple of very talented freelancers.

[hivkorn]

woh i love this plugin

Details
- Intro Price: $20 / €20 (full $25 / €25)
- 4 sources: 808, 909, HC2, Custom
- 20 Factory Presets
- Tone bandpass/peak filter
- Vintage Reverb
- Preset system with randomizer
- Formats: VST, AU, AAX (32/64bit)
- Platforms: OSX, Windows

When the intro price will end ?

[audiothing]

woh i love this plugin

When the intro price will end ?

Thanks! The intro price is tied to the Xmas Sale which ends on December 31st.

[camsr]

How do it work with snare samples? Sounds pretty good, I like the ease of variation.

[SirkusPi]

I'd asked about a demo the other day, but since there isn't one, I just went ahead and bought it (based on the video and the comments here and on other sites), and I'm glad I did. I have other libraries that focus on kicks or snares, so I personally have use for a lightweight but flexible and robust-sounding plugin focusing solely on claps for electronic / pop purposes. I haven't tried loading my own samples so far, but I'm very happy with the pre-programmed sounds (not that I'd turn down the additional samples for the factory library you discuss above!).

[audiothing]

How do it work with snare samples? Sounds pretty good, I like the ease of variation.

There are few things to consider. Claps sounds usually have a noise source repeated at least 2-3 times (with about 8-12ms delay between the repetitions) before the long noise. Like this:

Instead, snares are usually made with a tuned component (sine/square) and a noise source playing simultaneously.
Using a snare sample in Hand Clapper will definitely work well (especially adding a bit of Randomness control), using the repetitions settings will probably make the snare fatter/bigger BUT you should anticipate each note to go with the beat, otherwise it may sounds offbeat.
With claps sounds that are layered with snares sounds this mismatch might be something that you want, but it's very important to be aware of that. With 4 repetitions at 10ms each, the last one (the main one) will be delayed by 30ms.

In the following days I'll try upload more demos and perhaps another video showing how it sounds with custom samples. Another user suggests to use vocal sounds as well. I'll give a try next week

[audiothing]

I'd asked about a demo the other day, but since there isn't one, I just went ahead and bought it (based on the video and the comments here and on other sites), and I'm glad I did. I have other libraries that focus on kicks or snares, so I personally have use for a lightweight but flexible and robust-sounding plugin focusing solely on claps for electronic / pop purposes. I haven't tried loading my own samples so far, but I'm very happy with the pre-programmed sounds (not that I'd turn down the additional samples for the factory library you discuss above!).

Thanks for the feedback. At first I didn't have plans to add an external library of samples but after playing with it a lot during the beta testing (and after a couple of interesting feedbacks I've got) I think it could be a very nice idea for an update.