SN4RE Drum
SN4RE Drum
Step Out on your Own
We all love our 808 snares, but let’s face it, sometimes you need to venture away from the same-old-thing and do something different. With snare drums, that can be scary given how important they are to a beat or groove. So we made SN4RE Drum. A virtual instrument built specifically for getting your perfect electronic snare drum sound.
Precision is Perfection
To get the perfect snare drum sound you need some precision controls. SN4RE Drum gives you those controls. If you need extra drive or punch, you can do it. If you need a brighter or darker tone, higher or lower pitch, or even a snappier attack, SN4RE Drum has you covered. A full 34 parameters, all automatable in your DAW, deliver limitless possibilities for any style of music or production.
We’ve done the hard part so you can get creative
Precision control doesn’t have to be a chore. In fact, SN4RE Drum is fun to program! Two modes, Expert and Simple, give you everything you need to find, polish or experiment with your sound while still making that important production deadline.
Under the Hood
Under the hood of SN4RE Drum is a serious audio engine that’s finely tuned to deliver a huge range of electronic snare drum sounds.
The Character
Start with the overall sonic character using these 4 knobs.
The Body
Work the tone and decay knobs of the body and snares for precision sound design.
The Punch
The Smart Compressor and Drive Circuit will dial in extra punch and presence.
The Effects
Four modern effects cam provide entirely new sonic timbres.
The Room
Finally, set your drum in a space to create your perfect mix.
Take a tour of SN4RE Drum
Click on the pins for a description.
SN4RE Drum Simple Edit View
4 knobs to control the overall character of your snare sound
Sizzle raises or lowers the sound of the snare wires. Snap controls the punchiness of the attack. Box controls the tone of the snare drum. Weight gives the sound of a larger or smaller snare drum. Additional character parameters can be found in the Expert mode screen.
4 knobs to set the tuning, envelope and dynamics
4 Modern Effects
Space controls add ambience and reverb
Triggers the current snare sound for auditioning
Expert editing mode
Patch Selection
Use the left and right arrows, or click on the patch name to select different snare presets/patches. The "e" button brings you to the expansion pack window where you can get more snare sounds. The window resize icon allows you to resize the interface. The save icon allows you to save your custom patch.
Master Settings
SN4RE Drum Expert Edit View
Snare drum pitch control
Attack transient control
Snare wires brightness control
Drum resonance control
Snare wires tone control
Snare drum decay control
Snare wires decay control
Compression circuit
Drive Circuit
SN4RE Drum Videos
SN4RE Drum Audio Demos
SN4RE Drum Specifications
- Electronic Snare Drum maker with simple and expert editing options
- 100 fully editable Snare Drum presets
- Highly customized macro controls customized for snare drum editing
- Advanced control over snare drum attack, body, dynamics, character and room selection
- Includes VST2, AU, AAX plugin formats for compatibility with supporting DAWs
- Powerful synth engine delivers electronic snare drums ranging from subtle to punchy, noisy to clean or traditional to experimental
- Super easy to make your own electronic snare drum sounds
- Includes a convolution reverb for high quality room ambience
System Requirements
- Mac OS X 10.12 or later
- Intel Core i5, i7, 2.3GHz processor or higher
- 4GB RAM (8 recommended)
- 500 Mbytes free disc space
- Windows (64 bit only) OS 7, 8, 8.1, 10
- Intel Core i5, i7, 2.3GHz processor or higher
- 4GB RAM (8GB’s recommended)
- 500 Mbytes free disc space
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