A percussive instrument, usually used to create rhythm.
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How to make cool hi-hats sounds in Reason
I listened to this very neat track from Chet Faker, and I was stunned by the hi-hats sound beginning at 0:18.
I was wondering how to recreate it in Reason, and I figured maybe it would serve as an ...
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Articulation switches in NI Battery 3
Is there any way to create articulation keyswitches in NI Battery 3 in the same way it is done in Kontakt?
For example, I want to have a single snare drum cell and make it play with or without flams ...
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tips for making a more realistic “live drummer” sound with only audio samples
I compose and produce my own electronic music and I generally only have trouble with one aspect of music: the drums. Drums are the only major instrument that I have no formal in so its definitely the ...
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How to show track score as drum notation in Logic Pro?
If I opened a midi on Logic Pro 9 and had a drum track, how can I show the track's score in drums notation? I have trouble finding any documentations for it online and I can't seem to actually change ...
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Recording/mixing/mastering drums
I'm working on a project where I am to mix/master drums to a backing track (sort of a drum-replacement project.)
I've gotten the drums to sound pretty great on their own but was just wondering if I ...
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Miking a drum kit with a cajon - 2 or 3 mics?
The situation:
My band is playing this weekend, and the drummer has decided to bring a larger kit than usual. We're planning to record the gig using a multitracker with 8 mic pres, which gives us ...
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Looking for a drum mixer recommendation for live sound
I play in a 7 piece rock band, our snake only has so many inputs and I'm looking at moving to micing each tom (4) individually. That would mean 9 mics total but I'll still be able to use several sends ...
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How do I mic a drum set for live recording a rock band?
I just got an 8-track (a Zoom R16) to start recording band rehearsals, work on original material, and get some quality versions of some of our tunes. At the moment, we're all in the same room, doing ...
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Miking a djembe
I'm near the end of a project that involves a lot of small percussion, and we're using djembes for many of the tracks. I got a decent sound by using a pair of dynamic mics, one above the rim pointed ...
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Getting the kick drum to really come out in the mix?
When I get done with a mix, no matter how much I work on the bass drum it barely comes out. I'm mainly working with metal bands, so I was wondering if anyone could give me pointers/ suggestions/ ...
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Where to find music beats
Where can I find drum beat samples or individual notes, especially electronic music styles (electro house, dubstep, trance etc.)?
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Cubase Drum Mapping
I currently have a FAMEDD-502 and I can't set the notes on the module. I want to assign the hi-hat pedal to be a second drum bass kick and I use EZDrummer connected to Cubase. Is there any way to do ...
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Looking for a MIDI note re-mapper VST.
I write drum tracks in Guitar Pro using standard General Midi note numbers (#35/#36 kick, #38/#40 snare, etc.), then use MIDI-Yoke (a virtual MIDI port) to redirect the notes to VSTHost (a tiny ...
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What is the best drums midi recorder?
I have a Roland TD4 KX2 drum set and I would like to start doing some recordings of what I do.
What is the best option in terms of software to use?
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What is the best order in which to record instruments?
I am teaching myself home recording using GarageBand. I play guitar and piano, and have a Korg padKontrol to enter drum data.
My question is, what is the best order in which to lay down tracks? ...
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Using an Electronic Drum Kit as a MIDI controller
I am trying to set up my Roland TD9KX2 for use as a MIDI controller with Superior Drummer 2.0 to do some recording. As I understand it, I need a DAW (thinking of trying REAPER). What cable do I need ...
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Best mic for cajon/percussions in 100$-150$ price range?
I have a nice mic for acoustic guitar and voice, but it sounds awful when I try to record cajon. My cajon has a very deep bass and it almost isn't present.
Potentially besides cajon I would also want ...
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Which software for adding triggers to an acoustic drum kit to make it into a USB drum kit?
I would like to turn an acoustic drum kit into a digital one, played through a PC. While the drum kit is being played on it would be good, to hear the drum kit act as a sequencer and here the samples ...
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Triggers on drums in the studio, why?
I've been in one band for about a year, and we're going into the studio to record new songs soon.
Last time they went to the studio, they had an incredible drum kit there, (the drummer said so, he ...
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Why are drums generally panned to the listener's perspective but piano panned to the player's perspective?
i've posed this question to many engineers (even a few who are drummers) and i'm still without an answer. what's even more befuddling is that i have a few recordings where the drums are panned to the ...
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Logic 8 - Creating Drum Tracks using MIDI
What is the best way to setup drums in Logic 8 when using MIDI? Is it better to split all of the different drum parts into separate tracks like base drums, cymbals, high hat etc.?
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Modern rock bass drum recording techniques
In modern rock or heavy metal sound engineering and production:
Is it possible to get a decent sound without triggers on the kick drum? Examples would help here :-)
What triggers/drum machine ...
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How early, how often do I need to mix-down?
Mainly asking about electronic and house genres here:
How much EQ/compression/panning/etc. tweaking should I expect to need once I've written my first few loops? Does this depend on whether I'm ...
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Basics of miking a marching snare
I've seen a lot of Drum Core International soloist videos that have awesome quality of sound. Optimally I figured there would be one mike for the top and one for the bottom to get the full range of ...
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Basics of micing drumset cymbals?
I always watch when they're miking the drum-sets at shows I go to. Most of the time the bass, snare, and all of the toms are have their own mic. But what about cymbals? They tend to be a lot louder ...
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How can I get my drum and bass hihats and snares to sound correct?
I'm interested in doing some d'n'b stuff (specifically with Reason) using the redrum module or Kong.
As I understand, the basic "rule" of d'n'b drums are the bass drum goes on 1 and 11 and the snare ...
