Hello all!

I just recently discovered how to accurately pitch snare drums and although many probably know this trick already, I thought at least somebody could benefit from this post and save themselves from the mistakes I've been making on past tracks

Previously, I've pitched my snares for buildups by using a pitch insert in my FX chain. More specifically, AuPitch in Logic Pro X. There, I would automate the pitch up, and it would never sound like other snare rolls. Oddly enough I didn't question it much, and either stuck with it or used a sampled snare roll to solve this issue.

HOWEVER, the solution is this! Loading your desired snare sample into a "sampler", or in the case of Logic Pro X, the ESX24 Sampler, you can use MIDI to walk the snare pitch up and it sounds amazing and clean. This is done by simply walking up in the piano keys. It's also way easier to control how the pitch moves up or down.

I hope this is useful information to everyone. Let me know if you have any questions!