I like to use an open hat behind the main snare, delay it a tiny bit and mess with the envelope, then turn the volume of it down a bit, maybe even cut it at the the next kick. This gives the snare a hissy release from the initial whack, which sounds goodem
Also if you are using hihats on every two beats, try reversing the 2nd, 4th, etc for a shuffle effect
Another good tip is to use two channels of identical hihats and layer them at different volumes to get a rhythmic effect.
So the first channel would be like this:
h - h - h - h - h - h - h - h -
and the second channel would be at a slightly higher volume with the pattern looking like this:
- - h - - - h - h - - - - - h -
I use all of these to emphasise my snares, whether it be ghost or main snares. You can get the same effect without the shuffle snares you know, and they sound cleaner and a bit more rolling IMO.