Putting some 'swing' on a drumtrack
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Posted on May 10, 2008 05:46 am
Izzy Dutch
'The Flying Dutchman'
Member Since: Jan 11, 2006
I currently use Independce Free drumsamples in EnergyXT sequencer, I was wondering, is there any program out there where I can insert my wav drumtrack and it will putt some 'swing' or human factor on it, changing the groove to be less perfect so to speak?
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May 10, 2008 07:33 am i've gotten around to just doing it myself. best way i've found is to use realtime midi input (keyboard to BFD), then slide things around when done, just using my ear. i somehow just cannot trust an auto humanizer. usually, i'll quantize first and then slide things around.
if you just mainly focus on the kick and the snare, you can do a lot. then alter the volume of whatever metal is happening in the drumset. also alter volumes on kick and snare too. these several things right here will make a huge and obvious difference...
May 10, 2008 08:41 am What I have done in the past is found a MIDI file that has the rhythm that I'm looking for and then try to replicate it by doing what forty describes...moving stuff around until it's just right.
May 10, 2008 09:22 am I tend to spend a lot of time on drums these days, way over thinking things perhaps. I spend a lot of time thinking about how hard each individual hit would actually be and adjust velocity accordingly. Painstaking, yes, but when I play the most recent stuff I've done for my close circle of friends the first question most of them usually ask is "who is playing drums for you now?"
May 10, 2008 05:17 pm yeah, definitely do this in the sequencing phase rather than after it's a wav. you might have to slide every not manually, but some programs have a way to do it.
LokiCone PokerMember
Since: Apr 07, 2002
May 10, 2008 06:01 pm I chop up all my samples and loops by hand in a wave editor, and then sequence those together. It's a pain, but it's really the only efficiant way i've found of adding life to them. If you're using midi drums however, you can always humanize them if your software does that, and see how that works.
WaltChief Cook and Bottle WasherMember
Since: May 10, 2002
Jun 06, 2008 08:29 am I gotta agree with above. The Humanizers and randumizers etc. will do just what they say... put limited "mistakes" into a rythum. I precieve this as a good way to get closer to a "live" feeling in a piece. If you're talking putting "life" into a track do as above, adjust to taste.
If you are really talking about "swing"... literely... find a swing drummer. Swing has a life of it's own. It's a feel. I haven't found a prog that comes close at all.
cooloFrisco's Most UnderratedMember
Since: Jan 28, 2003
Jun 06, 2008 02:58 pm project 5 has a nice little swing feature where you can choose if you want "swing" and then choose what percent of "swing" you want. I really dig it.
