Staples of Trap

I'm new to trap production, but I've been listening to it for about 8 months now.

What are the general staples that are in most trap productions?

To me, it seems like there is always:

  • Snare on beat 3
  • Rolling Hi-Hat with pitch bend
  • Sparse 808 groups
  • Cowbell lead
  • "WHAT" samples on upbeats

What types of chords, rhythms, and instruments are common to generic trap?

EDIT: Formatting

Posted Apr 14, 2013, 12:10 AM UTC · edited

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