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soft airy clap, ambient texture, 3 seconds

CLAP 3.0s 2ch
soft airy clap ambient texture seconds

About this sample

This soft airy clap is built from several overlapping pink noise bursts filtered with bandpass filters spanning mid to high frequencies between 75 Hz and 8500 Hz. Each layer has a short decay envelope and slight timing offsets, creating a natural, diffuse handclap feel. An additional airy highpass-filtered noise layer above 5200 Hz adds sparkle and space, while the whole sound is shaped by a highpass filter at 180 Hz, mild saturation, subtle chorus, and a long reverb tail with moderate damping for a spacious ambient texture.

It suits ambient, chillout, or downtempo productions where a delicate, textured clap is needed. The slow 3-second length and diffuse stereo image work well at moderate tempos around 100-130 BPM, adding atmosphere without harsh transients. Layer it under more percussive elements for depth, but watch for low-frequency buildup when mixing due to the sustained reverb tail.

Specs

Format
WAV, 44.1 kHz, stereo
Length
3.00 s
Size
1.0 MB
License
Free to use, royalty-free (CC0)