Hands Make Sounds is a free clap sample pack featuring 158 samples of handclaps and finger snaps.
The free download link is located at the end of this article.
Free Clap Samples
The sounds were recorded in six different indoor locations. The idea was to capture the natural reverb characteristics of different spaces. The result is a comprehensive and diverse collection of natural-sounding handmade percussion sounds.
I have many electronic clap sounds on my computer, but good-sounding natural claps are a bit harder to find. This free collection should remedy the situation, packing over 150 different real-life snaps and claps.
The Claps
I recorded the clap samples in six different rooms, from a tiny toilet to a large empty hallway. Although you’re free to add your own reverb to these sounds, of course, it’s often helpful to have percussion samples that already capture the natural reverb characteristics of different rooms.
Although sitting alone in a toilet and clapping into a microphone isn’t precisely the best way to spend a day, I’m delighted with how those samples turned out. The claps, which were recorded in the empty hallway in front of my apartment, also sound nice, and they work great when layered on top of classic 808 snares.
The Snaps
The snap samples are sorted into four different groups. The samples labeled “snap-close” were recorded from close range, with almost zero reverb. The ones labeled “snap-far” have been recorded in my living room from various distances.
Most of the snaps have been recorded with both hands at the same time to achieve that classic musical finger snap sound. I’ve tried to keep my hands apart as much as possible, which resulted in an excellent stereo separation in the majority of the sounds.
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Technical Details
All samples have been normalized to -0.1 dB and carefully trimmed to avoid any pops or clicks. My advice is to use several similar claps or snap samples in a round-robin fashion to achieve more natural results.
You can also make some great-sounding fat claps if you layer several different clap samples and trigger them simultaneously.
The samples come in stereo 24-bit WAV format with a 44.1 kHz sampling rate. The library contains 158 individual samples.
You’ll find 96 clap samples and 62 finger snaps. SFZ and Kontakt 5 mappings included. After unpacking, the library will occupy 19.6 MB of space on your hard drive.
84 Comments
These are great quality sounds! Thanks for this library!
Thanks for the kind words. Have fun with the samples!
I’m psyched to hear it!
Nice one!
Cheers Ronnie!
I am so happy to have found your site!! Very excited to see what else you guys come out with! ^_^
More stuff coming next week, so stay tuned! :)
Thank you! Could be useful.
Cheers!
Nice sounds guys. Thanks. I was just making a track that I thought could use finger snaps. Will try them out.
Have fun with the samples and thanks for visiting!
I got 99 problem’s but clap/snap library aint one :)
Nice one! :)
I got commercial email that said “I got 99 Problems but a clap ain’t one!”
When I saw this 99Sounds post on BPB I thought it was from the same company :p
Mac users beware, downloading Genio may cause malware. Its happened to me. See Safe Mac. Just give us the download since its free and skip this other nonsense. I’m out.
Hi kanz. The download is a simple RAR archive with the samples and the patches:
http://d.pr/f/U0Ct
What exactly are you referring to?
Genio automatically gets downloaded to you computer when you hit that download button. In some cases, like mine, malware gets installed to your computer. It happened to me. Its just a word of caution. Safe Mac has all the info there. I’m just weary, and watch what I download. Its great that your offering these samples, but why do I have to deal with Genio at all. I don’t want it on my computer. Just my two cents worth. Maybe I’m wrong. Thanks
The big black DOWNLOAD button?
Sorry, but the button is linked to the RAR archive with the samples. There’s absolutely no way that it installs anything on your computer.
I’m sorry for any trouble you’ve had, but I can’t understand what happened there. The button simply links to the download pack, I’ve made it that way and it works that way. I’ve re-checked it and it’s absolutely working fine.
My absolute apologies, I clicked on the red button where it says “Click for free download”. Everything is good . Thanks.
OK, enjoy the samples!
thnx!
Cheers Henrik!
I’ve been recording my own claps for years, but to now have this amount of claps and snaps, I think I’m good for the next few years looking for claps/snaps.
Cool! :)
Thanks for your hard work ;-)