You know the sound I'm talking about... I've come across a number of tracks that all have this "crunchy" sound that runs through the mix almost like it's used as percussion. Almost sounds as if they're rustling a piece of paper through the mic. Anybody have a clue how I could achieve a similar "crunchy" sound to incorporate into one of my beats? Would greatly appreciate a tip or two.

Have you tried the piece of paper thing? Record it, loop or one shot it, apply effects. Could be cool.

Take a hat or a kick, time stretch. Apply lo pass, add some compression.

Would really like to experiment with it. Only problem is I don't have a mic yet.

I will definitely mess around with this, thanks for the tip!