I'm looking for a percussive sound with a strong and long reverb, often used in the 80s in disco, similar to a gunshot or a whip crack. Similar to a rimshot and a clap with reverb, but it's not easy to recreate by adding reverb, it's basically some kind of dry hit.
See the video. Time references are provided.
At 30:19
At 01:51
At 00:08
At 00:12
Looking for sound from the 80s
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- KVRAF
- 7851 posts since 2 Sep, 2019
The only video that plays in the forum was the 3rd one, so that's the only one I listened to. The sound at 0:08 sounds like a sidestick from a sample-based drum machine with a high-passed long diffuse reverb on it. Get a sidestick (cross stick) sample and some reverb. Done.
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 17 posts since 5 Oct, 2016
Links corrected. Only the last one may not play.jamcat wrote: Mon Jun 09, 2025 10:00 pm The only video that plays in the forum was the 3rd one, so that's the only one I listened to. The sound at 0:08 sounds like a sidestick from a sample-based drum machine with a high-passed long diffuse reverb on it. Get a sidestick (cross stick) sample and some reverb. Done.
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- KVRian
- 792 posts since 9 Feb, 2019
The 3rd video is more than just offensive (Bad boys blue). He wants to fill her "soul" with "all his dreams" 
He might as well have said somethong like "let me stretch your imgaination with my huge fantasy"
He might as well have said somethong like "let me stretch your imgaination with my huge fantasy"
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- KVRAF
- 14312 posts since 20 Nov, 2003 from Lost and Spaced
Snares were often the loudest things on the dance tracks. I put many a vinyl on my computer and the biggest spike in the audio would be the snare.
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- KVRian
- 935 posts since 27 Apr, 2018
I would say a clap sound as a base. Maybe layerwd with a snare attack. Then there is a high resonance peak as whassup stated. The hit you can form with several stages of compression and gates. And at the end add a not-so-much-gated reverb.
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 17 posts since 5 Oct, 2016
I have already sampled everything I could from here. But I need a clean source of sound. Or how to recreate it myself. The sampled pieces have a lot of extraneous sounds from the mix.Bunny_boy wrote: Sun Jun 15, 2025 3:51 pm The comments under the Miles Davis album are interesting.
What about sampling the sound from one of these tunes?
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- KVRAF
- 16890 posts since 8 Mar, 2005 from Utrecht, Holland
The answer is basically in the first reply, with the devil being in the details (picking which sidestick and choosing & tweaking the reverb)fairlite wrote: Mon Jun 16, 2025 10:27 am But I need a clean source of sound. Or how to recreate it myself. The sampled pieces have a lot of extraneous sounds from the mix.
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- KVRian
- 817 posts since 26 Jan, 2020
Sidestick from a LinnDrum with a huge reverb.
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 17 posts since 5 Oct, 2016
Linndrum doesn't have a sidestick, just a rimshot, and it doesn't sound right
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- KVRian
- 817 posts since 26 Jan, 2020
Linndrum doesn't have a sidestick?fairlite wrote: Tue Jun 17, 2025 5:52 amLinndrum doesn't have a sidestick, just a rimshot, and it doesn't sound right
There are two kinds of people in the world. And you're not one of them.
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 17 posts since 5 Oct, 2016
Yes, just rimshotTheMaestro wrote: Tue Jun 17, 2025 6:09 amLinndrum doesn't have a sidestick?fairlite wrote: Tue Jun 17, 2025 5:52 amLinndrum doesn't have a sidestick, just a rimshot, and it doesn't sound right