Sound File Usefulness

The most useful sounds are those without added spatialization. e.g without delay, reverb, panning, or overly aggressive dynamic processing (compression / limiting). All these after-effects are subject to tempo and depth constraints and reduce the flexibilty for placement in a mix or arrangement. It's very difficult to mask or reverse engineer these attributes. I'd suggest that if you feel the need to present your sound 'wet' then do so after presenting it in a dry state so that users can utilise the dry sound and maximise it's potential across a range of projects, while still getting the vibe of your personal interpretation.

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I don't agree at all. Soundsnap is not just about supplying free sounds for others to be used in their mixes but it´s also a platform for sonic art and experimental stuff, be it wet dry, half dry, phased, distorted, whatever. Of course it would be sort of silly to add reverb to the ambiance of a refrigarator but if the uploader feels like doing this then why not, as long as the sound is presented in a good or at least useful quality.
If you don't like, don't download it....