ao link
Filter content by area of interest
Amps
Boost and Overdrive
Delay
Distortion
Fuzz
Guitars
Modulation
Pitch
Reverb
Utility
All
All

David Rainger's Rainger FX Delivers Yet Another Genius Pedal Innovation - the Snare Trap Dynamic Beatbox

Beat MachineRainger FXUtility
Share to TwitterShare to Facebook
2021GPXRaingerFXSnareTrap700V2.jpg

I actually see this as an evolution and refinement of the Dedalo FX Beat from Winter NAMM 2020. Of course there is a lot more to the Snare Trap - but the core concept is roughly the same - where you tap in different percussion sounds / voicings to create a beat. I was actually waiting for an official manual to materialise for the Snare Trap in order to gain further insights, but none such seems to be materialising any time soon - so it was now as good as ever.

 

There are several parameters, automations, syncing and filters on the Snare Trap - to make for a really fantastic dynamic and fully controllable drum machine. The tap mechanism here is a sort of an electronic drum pad where you structure your beats and fills - and then fine tune and enhance with various additional controls and features including a Snare Delay section, various Drum Voicings/Shapes/Sounds - including White Noise and Pseudo-Hand-Claps, then Time Signatures / Tap Tempo, LFO and Low Pass Filter. You can also set fine-tune the mix of Beats to Instrument input.

 

Controls are : Snare : Shape | Dry | Hi-Hat 4s : On/Off, Bass Drum 2 : Late, Snare Delay : Send, Rate, Feedback, Volume, Instrument Side Chain, Beats On LED, 4s LED, LFO LED, Mix : Beats > Instrument, Pad : Tap Tempo / Fill, LFO Rate Level | On/Off, Cut OFF (Low Pass Filter) : Lo > Hi, Drum Pad. You also have CV input triggers for each of Bass Drum, Snare Drum and Hi-Hat.

 

I don’t feel any of the demos to date really are perfect guides to getting started necessarily - while they do demonstrate the range of the Snare Trap quite well. And it’s fantastic how easy it is to ’program’ a beat and then manipulate with the various controls. I feel the desktop keyboard guys will probably get the most use out of this - in particularly doing the on-the-fly tweaking. While that’s quite a lot more tricky to accomplish as a floor-based stompbox - so for sure this will align somewhat more to desktop tweakers!

 

Conceptually I really love this pedal - while it’s not quite perfect in being a Mono Device and slightly over-sized in dimensions - roughly an inch longer / 25mm more in both directions versus a standard 1590-BB style enclosure. My pedal-chain is currently so congested that I would really struggle to fit this in - I’m literally down to millimetres of leeway/clearance now. I am still entertaining getting one of these in for a run on the #34 slot - which is the only suitable place for it really. It will certainly happen at some stage - while I’ve yet to assign a priority to it.

 

The Snare Trap is an analogue/digital hybrid, and creates the sounds itself internally – no pre-recorded samples. With the tap tempo, delay, and the white noise part of the snare and hi-hat all being digital, the bass drum, shaping of the snare and hi-hat, the low-pass filter and side-chain circuit are all analogue.

 

The Snare Trap is available from several leading retailers already, and of course direct from the Rainger FX Webstore - with a price tag of £275 equivalent.


Demos

close
Writing Songs With the Rainger FX: Snare Trap (Drum Machine Pedal)
close
Rainger fx - Snare trap A drummer for your pedalboard
close
Rainger FX - Snare Trap
close
Rainger FX Snare Trap (Drum Machine)
close
Rainger FX Snare Trap Demo (Sounds & Sources)
close
Snare Trap Demo from Rainger FX - Instant beats for musical moments.
close
MAS Distro: Rainger FX - Snare Trap//Rhythm Device
close
Below Zero | RAINGER FX Snare Trap, Drone Rainger & Reverb-X
Stefan Karlsson
Posted by Stefan Karlsson
PopularCommentsRSS FeedContent Subscriptions
Share to TwitterShare to Facebook
Add New Comment
You must be registered and logged in to comment
Profile
Stefan Karlsson
Stefan Karlsson
Guitar Pedal X
News Navigation






















































Paul Smith
9 of the Best Mid-Size Fuzz Face+ Pedals
"Don't know if you would count this, but I "...
7 days ago
Richard kupisz
Oneder Effects' Onederbolt is a beautifully textured distortion with 4 gears of operation
"Stefano, have you considered signing up to one of "...
11 days ago
Paul Smith
Expandora extracts the Forbidden Fuzz Mode for a standalone extended-range Fuzz
"Bit of a bump here, but having just attended to "...
15 days ago
Jet Hasie
Robert Keeley Boss Mods Trifecta
"Hey Stefan, that freak fuzz seems so cool thank "...
16 days ago
Cyril Demaegd
2024 February Pedal-Chain Update - Episode II - Triple Tremolo Flutter
"As usual very inspiring. I'd be curious to "...
18 days ago
Waiting