When you heard that “Word Up!” snare drum sound, you knew where it came from because nothing was like it prior to it. It’s some hand claps and other elements in there that we piled on top of each other.” That sound became ubiquitous on commercials and TV shows. We were doing a Radio One interview, and a well-known singer called in and asked us, “How did y’all come up with that snare sound?” We answered, “Well, it’s not really a snare sound. It received attention from a lot of people. “Word Up!” was a unique song because of the sound from the snare drum. It wasn’t necessarily the equipment that we used, but what we did with the equipment that was available to us. Larry was a big advocate for creating and changing sound which is why our production was in your face. We had the standard twenty-four and forty-eight tracks. There were the classic sounds in the Neve board. Tomi Jenkins: Back then, we were just starting to experiment with electronic drums and different sounds. What were some of the instruments you used in coming up with the sounds for the songs?
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