This tutorial will show you how to make a snare riser in FL Studio. The in the remix below, Waio uses one before a particularly filthy drop at about 3:40, and then again at around 4:30. They help build suspense, tension, and excitement just beforehand and can really drive home an idea or main point in a song. Step 9: Playlist & Automation Clip SettingsĪ snare riser is a progression of snare drums triggered before a drop or transition in a dance music track.Step 8: Create Snare Channel Pitch Automation.Step 5: Program the Step Sequencer/Piano Roll.Step 4: Add & Automate Fruity Love Philter to the Snares Track.Step 1: Find Two Similar Sounding Snares.