Drum sample - opinions needed
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Posted on Nov 04, 2008 09:07 pm
Nightcap
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Member Since: Jul 02, 2008
The sample was created using Hydrogen Advanced Drum Machine, tweaked in Reaper and mastered using iZotope Ozone 3. My goal was to make it sound like a realistic live performance. I think I came reasonably close, but getting more opinions would be helpful.
Noize, the sample is only 24 secs long. So it won't take too much of your time. ;-)
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Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Nov 04, 2008 10:10 pm Ok, so it was more then 24 seconds.
I listened about 6 or 7 times. :-)
That sounds pretty dang good if you ask me. Ears are a bit tired, but not that tired. Most of the articulation was very good, the hats worked really well. I'm gonna listen again tomorrow with fresh ears when I get home, but the kick maybe could use a bit more variance, but don't quote me on that yet.
As for the sound with the verb you used it has a nice room sound to it and it is very clear.
If that were planted in a mix as it is I don't think anyone would know it wasn't a real kit.
And I may be having a bit of a break for a few days next week from all this havok lately. I have some major catching up to do here.
Nov 04, 2008 10:33 pm To me:
Great sound... Maybe add some random velocity or more of it? And it's all super tight in time... Can you have it bend around the click a little? No human is perfect. haha.
Dematrixhttp://www.reverbnation.com/2ndgMember
Since: Nov 27, 2007
Nov 05, 2008 07:04 am sounds good man.
when its got other stuff over it, it wont sound like a sample that's for sure.
not that it does really now.
i have found that drums of that nature really demand to be that tight, drummer or machine.
A "good" drummer will always play that piece that tight anyway.
Nov 05, 2008 10:48 am Nightcap, the pieces are sampled well. Nicely recorded. The drums sound fine; snare sounds good. The kick has a nice old boomy taste. The cymbals seem a little cheesy though. Maybe you could try sampling them again using a different mic placement.
For cymbals, it's best to mic them from the top or the side, from two or three feet away. Don't be afraid to roll off all the lows and add some top end. Even inexpensive cymbals can be made to sound fairly decent with the right recording techniques, especially in a sampling situation where you don't have to worry about other instruments.
NightcapVeni, MIDI, ViciMember
Since: Jul 02, 2008
Nov 05, 2008 10:12 pm Thanx guys for your input. Glad to hear that my drum attempt could stand the HRC test.
Noize, I kept it short for ya and than you are gonna listen 6 or 7 times! Geez... LOL Thanks for your time and the advice on the kick. I'll see what I can do, to give it more variance.
Cynic, I used some random velocity, but only a tiny bit. I like it when it's tight. :-) I will experiment with that some more and maybe use some extra random pitch. The latter is often a cause of pops and clicks, so I'll have to be careful using it.
Deon, like I said above, I prefer tight sounding drums too. I'm not a drummer at all and all I do is listen to what I like and than "build" it myself. Takes a while, but still lots of fun and also a good learning experience.
Herb, the samples are all done in software, no miking of any kind. Still I'll take your advice and work on that cymbal sound a bit more.
