{"id":2351,"date":"2021-08-10T06:03:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T06:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/?p=2351"},"modified":"2021-08-22T16:33:40","modified_gmt":"2021-08-22T16:33:40","slug":"synthwave-snare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/synthwave-snare\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Make An 80s Synthwave Snare Sound"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wondered how you can get that big 80s snare sound for your next synthwave project?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Well, it&#8217;s actually pretty simple.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To make an 80s snare sound&#8230;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Consider using two snare samples from an 80s drum machine (one for the top, one for the body), EQ each to taste, then send them both to a bus for compression. Finish off by sending that bus to a big plate reverb with a noise gate after it to create that signature &#8220;gated reverb&#8221; sound.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"tcb-post-list tve-content-list thrv_wrapper\" data-type=\"list\" data-pagination-type=\"none\" data-pages_near_current=\"2\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b30d5d1c0\" data-no_posts_text=\"\" data-total_post_count=\"1\" data-total_sticky_count=\"0\" data-disabled-links=\"0\"><article id=\"post-1618\" class=\"post-1618 post type-post status-publish format-video has-post-thumbnail hentry category-production tag-drums tag-synthwave post_format-post-format-video post-wrapper thrv_wrapper thrive-animated-item  tve_evt_manager_listen tve_ea_thrive_animation tve_et_mouseover tve_anim_grow\" tcb_hover_state_parent=\"\" class=\"tve_evt_manager_listen tve_ea_thrive_animation tve_et_mouseover tve_anim_grow\" data-selector=\".post-wrapper\"><style class=\"tcb-post-list-dynamic-style\" type=\"text\/css\">@media (min-width: 300px){[].tcb-post-list #post-1618 []{background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)), url(&#8220;https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/synthwave-drums.jpg&#8220;) !important;}[].tcb-post-list #post-1618 []:hover []{background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4)), url(&#8220;https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/synthwave-drums.jpg&#8220;) !important;}[].tcb-post-list #post-1618 []{background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)), url(&#8220;https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/synthwave-drums.jpg&#8220;) !important;}[].tcb-post-list #post-1618 []:hover []{background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4)), url(&#8220;https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/synthwave-drums.jpg&#8220;) !important;}[].tcb-post-list #post-1618 []{background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)), url(&#8220;https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/synthwave-drums.jpg&#8220;) !important;}[].tcb-post-list #post-1618 []:hover []{background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4)), url(&#8220;https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/synthwave-drums.jpg&#8220;) !important;}}<\/style><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"t-1629649971539\"><span data-shortcode=\"tcb_post_title\" data-shortcode-name=\"Post title\" data-extra_key=\"\" data-attr-link=\"1\" data-attr-target=\"0\" data-attr-rel=\"0\" data-option-inline=\"1\" data-attr-static-link=\"{&quot;className&quot;:&quot;tve-froala fr-basic&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/synthwavedrums\/&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;How To Make Synthwave and 80s Drum Patterns ((Fast))&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;tve-froala fr-basic&quot;}\" data-attr-css=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/synthwavedrums\/\" title=\"How To Make Synthwave and 80s Drum Patterns [Fast]\" data-css=\"\" class=\"tve-froala fr-basic\">How To Make Synthwave and 80s Drum Patterns [Fast]<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/synthwavedrums\/\" style=\"\"><span><span>Read More<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/article><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"t-1624622700342\">Sample Selection<\/h2>\n<p>Choosing the right snare samples for your 80s or synthwave snare sound is key.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In Logic Pro X, you can use the Linn Drum drum kick to quickly find snare samples that will work for synthwave.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/VICE\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"outline: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">Or, you could pick up BeatMaker Vice by Ujam&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Which is THE BEST synthwave drum synth\/plug-in out there.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Or, if options 1 and 2 don&#8217;t work for you, you can simply download my free pack of free synthwave drum sound samples below.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"\">Free Synthwave Drum Sample Pack<\/h3>\n<p style=\"\">Just click the button below to download them!<\/p>\n<p>__CONFIG_colors_palette__{&#8220;active_palette&#8221;:0,&#8221;config&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;3e1f8&#8221;:{&#8220;name&#8221;:&#8221;Main Accent&#8221;,&#8221;parent&#8221;:-1}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]},&#8221;palettes&#8221;:[{&#8220;name&#8221;:&#8221;Default Palette&#8221;,&#8221;value&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;3e1f8&#8221;:{&#8220;val&#8221;:&#8221;rgb(238, 113, 51)&#8221;}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]},&#8221;original&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;3e1f8&#8221;:{&#8220;val&#8221;:&#8221;rgb(19, 114, 211)&#8221;,&#8221;hsl&#8221;:{&#8220;h&#8221;:210,&#8221;s&#8221;:0.83,&#8221;l&#8221;:0.45}}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]}}]}__CONFIG_colors_palette__ <a href=\"https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/drumsamples\/\" style=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"\"><span style=\"\">I want synthwave drum samples<\/span><\/span> <\/a>  __CONFIG_group_edit__{}__CONFIG_group_edit____CONFIG_local_colors__{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:{}}__CONFIG_local_colors__<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"t-1628530846901\">Layer Your Snare<\/h2>\n<p>Once you have your samples, it&#8217;s time to start laying down those snare hits.<\/p>\n<p>One thing you might want to consider doing is layering your snare. Meaning, use two snare samples instead of just one.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You especially will want to do this if you are using a drum kit with samples based on an 80s drum machine, because they tended to have two very different snare samples, one that was thinner but had more high-end crispness&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>And a second snare sound that had more body, but didn&#8217;t cut through as much.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So by using both, you can get the best of both worlds for big snare!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/how-to-make-synthwave\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"outline: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">By the way, if you want a complete step-by-step guide to creating a synthwave song, then check out my article here.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"tcb-post-list tve-content-list thrv_wrapper\" data-type=\"list\" data-pagination-type=\"none\" data-pages_near_current=\"2\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b30d76256\" data-no_posts_text=\"\" data-total_post_count=\"1\" data-total_sticky_count=\"0\" data-disabled-links=\"0\"><article id=\"post-1590\" class=\"post-1590 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-creativity tag-guide tag-synthwave post-wrapper thrv_wrapper thrive-animated-item  tve_evt_manager_listen tve_ea_thrive_animation tve_et_mouseover tve_anim_grow\" tcb_hover_state_parent=\"\" class=\"tve_evt_manager_listen tve_ea_thrive_animation tve_et_mouseover tve_anim_grow\" data-selector=\".post-wrapper\"><style class=\"tcb-post-list-dynamic-style\" type=\"text\/css\">@media (min-width: 300px){[].tcb-post-list #post-1590 []{background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)), url(&#8220;https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lunatics-cover-sm-1024x1024.jpg&#8220;) !important;}[].tcb-post-list #post-1590 []:hover []{background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4)), url(&#8220;https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lunatics-cover-sm-1024x1024.jpg&#8220;) !important;}[].tcb-post-list #post-1590 []{background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)), url(&#8220;https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lunatics-cover-sm-1024x1024.jpg&#8220;) !important;}[].tcb-post-list #post-1590 []:hover []{background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4)), url(&#8220;https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lunatics-cover-sm-1024x1024.jpg&#8220;) !important;}[].tcb-post-list #post-1590 []{background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)), url(&#8220;https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lunatics-cover-sm-1024x1024.jpg&#8220;) !important;}[].tcb-post-list #post-1590 []:hover []{background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4)), url(&#8220;https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lunatics-cover-sm-1024x1024.jpg&#8220;) !important;}}<\/style><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"t-1629649971540\"><span data-shortcode=\"tcb_post_title\" data-shortcode-name=\"Post title\" data-extra_key=\"\" data-attr-link=\"1\" data-attr-target=\"0\" data-attr-rel=\"0\" data-option-inline=\"1\" data-attr-static-link=\"{&quot;className&quot;:&quot;tve-froala fr-basic&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/how-to-make-synthwave\/&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;How To Make A Synthwave Song: The Ultimate Guide to Synthwave&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;tve-froala fr-basic&quot;}\" data-attr-css=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/how-to-make-synthwave\/\" title=\"How To Make A Synthwave Song: The Ultimate Guide to Synthwave\" data-css=\"\" class=\"tve-froala fr-basic\">How To Make A Synthwave Song: The Ultimate Guide to Synthwave<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/how-to-make-synthwave\/\" style=\"\"><span><span>Read More<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/article><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"t-1624622700343\">Snare 1 (Crispness)<\/h2>\n<p>So first, we&#8217;re going to look at editing the first snare sample, the top.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"t-1624622700344\">EQ<\/h3>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2354\" width=\"640\" data-init-width=\"1560\" height=\"175\" data-init-height=\"426\" title=\"veq3 snare 1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/veq3-snare-1.jpg\" data-width=\"640\" data-height=\"175\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here I&#8217;m using some very gentle EQ with the Waves Vintage EQ 3.<\/p>\n<p>I like this EQ because a small amount goes a long way, and it also helps add that vintage color to the sound.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m adding about a half db at 10khz, and cutting the same amount at 7khz.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This takes away a little bit of the harshness while keeping the brightness.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>7k, -0.5<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>10k, +0.5<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"t-1624622700345\">Bitcrush<\/h3>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2362\" width=\"661\" data-init-width=\"1534\" height=\"245\" data-init-height=\"568\" title=\"bitcrush\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/bitcrush.jpg\" data-width=\"661\" data-height=\"245\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Next, I like to add some bit crushing, which further helps the snare cut through, and gain some crispness.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>24 bit<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>2x downsample<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Drive, +3-6<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"t-1624622700346\">Eveloper<\/h3>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2361\" width=\"661\" data-init-width=\"832\" height=\"410\" data-init-height=\"516\" title=\"enveloper\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/enveloper.jpg\" data-width=\"661\" data-height=\"410\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Finally, depending on your sample, you might want to reduce the sustain. There are other plug-ins out there that can do this, like Wave&#8217;s Smack Attack, but I like to use the free Enveloper plug-in inside of Logic Pro X.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I pull up the &#8220;Room Killer&#8221; preset so that I&#8217;m reducing the sustain a bit on the snare, which allows it sound cleaner and punchier in the mix.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"t-1624622700347\">Snare 2 (Body)<\/h2>\n<p>With snare sample 1 done, it&#8217;s time to move onto the second snare sample, which will be serving as the body of our snare sound.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"t-1624622700348\">EQ<\/h3>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2600\" width=\"661\" data-init-width=\"2330\" height=\"268\" data-init-height=\"944\" title=\"Screen Shot 2021-08-09 at 1.49.49 PM\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-09-at-1.49.49-PM.png\" data-width=\"661\" data-height=\"268\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Again, the first thing we want to do is EQ.<\/p>\n<p>This EQ will be pretty drastic because we only want the body, so we&#8217;ll low cut and high cut this sample, and also cut out some of the low mids as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Low cut, 35hz<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>High cut to about 3k with shallow Q<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Cut 210hz by 6db, sharp Q<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"tcb-post-list tve-content-list thrv_wrapper\" data-type=\"list\" data-pagination-type=\"none\" data-pages_near_current=\"2\" data-css=\"tve-u-17b30d60cd6\" data-no_posts_text=\"\" data-total_post_count=\"1\" data-total_sticky_count=\"0\" data-disabled-links=\"0\"><article id=\"post-1019\" class=\"post-1019 post type-post status-publish format-video has-post-thumbnail hentry category-production tag-bass tag-sound-design tag-synthwave post_format-post-format-video post-wrapper thrv_wrapper thrive-animated-item  tve_evt_manager_listen tve_ea_thrive_animation tve_et_mouseover tve_anim_grow\" tcb_hover_state_parent=\"\" 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[]{background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4)), url(&#8220;https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/obxd20_ilkka_rosma-1024x433.jpg&#8220;) !important;}[].tcb-post-list #post-1019 []{background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)), url(&#8220;https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/obxd20_ilkka_rosma-1024x433.jpg&#8220;) !important;}[].tcb-post-list #post-1019 []:hover []{background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4)), url(&#8220;https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/obxd20_ilkka_rosma-1024x433.jpg&#8220;) !important;}}<\/style><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"t-1629649971541\"><span data-shortcode=\"tcb_post_title\" data-shortcode-name=\"Post title\" data-extra_key=\"\" data-attr-link=\"1\" data-attr-target=\"0\" data-attr-rel=\"0\" data-option-inline=\"1\" data-attr-static-link=\"{&quot;className&quot;:&quot;tve-froala fr-basic&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/synthwave-bass\/&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;How To Create A Synthwave Bass In Less Than A Minute&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;tve-froala fr-basic&quot;}\" data-attr-css=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/synthwave-bass\/\" title=\"How To Create A Synthwave Bass In Less Than A Minute\" data-css=\"\" class=\"tve-froala fr-basic\">How To Create A Synthwave Bass In Less Than A Minute<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/synthwave-bass\/\" style=\"\"><span><span>Read More<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/article><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"t-1624622700349\">Snare Bus<\/h2>\n<p>With our individual snare samples done, it&#8217;s time to glue them together with some snare bus compression.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"t-1624622700350\">Multiband Compressor<\/h3>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2364\" width=\"661\" data-init-width=\"950\" height=\"480\" data-init-height=\"690\" title=\"Nova\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Nova.jpg\" data-width=\"661\" data-height=\"480\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For this, you can use a free multi-band compressor called TDR Nova.<\/p>\n<p>With this, we&#8217;re simply cutting out the high, highs, providing a subtle shelving boost around 10k, and then applying some compression around 5k.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This will help the snare the cut through without clashing with the vocals or other lead instruments.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>TDR Nova<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>5.4k, q = 0.85, no eq (comp: thres, -11; ratio, 2)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>9.4k, q = .60, eq+2, cut high freq<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"t-1624622700351\">Send Snare Bus to a Reverb<\/h3>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2365\" width=\"661\" data-init-width=\"2044\" height=\"499\" data-init-height=\"1542\" title=\"snare\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/snare.jpg\" data-width=\"661\" data-height=\"499\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The final step is to create that classic &#8220;gated reverb&#8221; sound that was so prevalent in the 80s, and common in synthwave tracks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For this, we&#8217;ll simply use a send to send a copy of the snare bus to a reverb.<\/p>\n<p>For this reverb, I&#8217;m using a plate reverb that is pretty big in size.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Add a Noise Gate After The Reverb<\/h4>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2363\" width=\"661\" data-init-width=\"1864\" height=\"304\" data-init-height=\"856\" title=\"gate\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/orpheusaudioacademy.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/gate.jpg\" data-width=\"661\" data-height=\"304\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Last of all, we have to set up a noise gate to clamp down on that big reverb before it can ring out and clutter the mix.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can see the settings I used in the picture above.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Snare Plate<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Gate<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"t-1624622700352\">Conclusion<\/h4>\n<p>Of course, there is more than one way to make a synthwave snare sound, but your two key elements are picking the right sample, and adding that gated reverb effect.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Again, if you find yourself lacking for great synthwave or 80s drum samples, then be sure to grab my free 80s\/synthwave drum sample kit below.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"\">Free Synthwave Drum Sample Pack<\/h3>\n<p style=\"\">Just click the button below to download them!<\/p>\n<p>__CONFIG_colors_palette__{&#8220;active_palette&#8221;:0,&#8221;config&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;3e1f8&#8221;:{&#8220;name&#8221;:&#8221;Main Accent&#8221;,&#8221;parent&#8221;:-1}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]},&#8221;palettes&#8221;:[{&#8220;name&#8221;:&#8221;Default 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