Digital Snare

Crisp modern snare voice — tuned body with a filtered noise layer. Default sound on Track 3.

Available on: Track 3
Built on: Mutable Instruments Plaits — synthetic_snare_drum model.

Character

A tuned oscillator pair plus a noise layer, shaped by a fast envelope. Pitched content gives it more presence in a mix than classic analog snares — great for digital / electronic styles.

Parameters

Parameter Range What it does
f0 low → high Pitch of the tonal body
fm_amount 0 → high Envelope FM into the oscillator — adds bite
decay short → long Body + noise decay length
snappy body → snap Balance between tonal body and snare noise layer
accent soft → hard Velocity / emphasis

Lock f0 per step to create snare melodies; very short decay values behave almost like rimshots.

See also

  • Analog Snare — warmer 808/909-style snare on the same track.
  • Clap — layering partner on Track 4.

Origin & credits

Based on Mutable Instruments Plaits’ synthetic_snare_drum voice (Émilie Gillet, MIT-licensed). TBD-16 integration by Robert Manzke / CTAG (GPL 3.0).

  • DSP source: plaits/dsp/drums/synthetic_snare_drum.h
  • TBD-16 wrapper: rack/RackDSD.hpp / .cpp