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.
By the way, you should also check out our Rain And Thunder sound library if you’re looking for free thunderstorm sound effects. It features more than 600 MB of high-quality loops of rainfall and thunder strikes.
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
Thanks a lot! Looking forward to trying these out.
i live in iran.and i cant pay .if i live in other country i really shoud pay as much as i can for this…tnx a lot.
Can i use this sounds to sell beats on YouTube
Yup!
Is this download is free?
Yes. :)
Un sincero agradecimiento por tomarte el tiempo de crear y compartir esta librería. Ten un buen día.
These are fantastic! I live in a place in a city with lots of street sounds, sirens, etc, and all my attempts at recording my own handclaps were terrible. These are amazing and I used multiple samples on 3 songs on my new record. Thanks so much! Will send you some $$ via paypal. Great recordings, great variety. You saved me from using fake drum machine handclaps! Love these!!
Lit content over there!
It’s $14.99+ not free anymore ;)
It’s free, simply enter zero as the price at checkout.
hello, just wanna let you know. it seems like there is something wrong with the pack. there are some missing samples. i´ve downloaded them before. like in the description it sould be around 150 but there are only 113 wav files in the new one ;) sorry for that.
What is the installation process? I am new at this. I notice that it is not a plug-in since none of its files end in “.vst”, so I assume that it is a library, which is why it needs a sampler plug-in for it to work. Currently I have “Decent Sampler”, but it does not work, should I install another sampler plugin? Which one should I install then? Or what else should I do and I don’t notice it?