Stereo drum samples...............
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Posted on Dec 01, 2002 09:24 pm
guitar ed
Member Since: Nov 19, 2002
Hey, guys
I found some fairly real sounding drum samples that I wanna try to use. They're in stereo, though. I know I can convert them to mono, but I was wondering if there's any advantages/disadvantages to using stereo drum samples. They sound OK to me, but does it make sense to use stereo samples, then make them part of a stereo mix? Like panning a stereo sample of a cymbal 40% to the left. Does anyone do this? Thanx.
Ed
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Dec 02, 2002 12:18 am it's entirely up to taste. personally i feel a stereo sample gives a fullness and depth and sense of being right there with the drummer that's hard to get from mono samples. you can still pan them around within the stereo field, but each channel gets a slightly different sound. i myself prefer stereo.
just a note: try to avoid stereo kick drums. for some reason, i guess because of phase differences, bassy hits sound bad at high volumes. Or maybe you'll have better luck then me. I guess you won't know until you try it.
but really, if propery recorded and processed, stereo samples will be equal in both channels when played back normally, so then you can still shift them around in the pan image at mix down. i feel the only drawback to stereo samples is that they are double the filesize! :O) -j
Dec 02, 2002 04:58 am Personally, I prefer mono drums samples and then pan then as I make the drum track in FruityLoops. But yes, either way it gets done, drums panned around is something I do all the time, but no drums gets panned hard left or right, just subtle panning.
Dec 02, 2002 04:46 pm thanks for the input. I think they sound pretty cool, but I was wondering if they would end up cluttering the mix in the end. I'll experiment and see what happens. Thanks again.
Ed
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Since: Jul 01, 2002
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Ed
flame...bringing sexy backMember
Since: Jul 01, 2002
Dec 23, 2002 12:55 pm thats cool, cheers dude...im checing it out now - shame the files are so big, gotta get that broadband connection!
at least hiuge normally = good...we'll see soon!
