Nicholestien Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 I got a ton of drum sample cd's, I keep buying them, but all I'm getting is crap. Where do you get good drum samples? for example, in ben cousins "Bigshellwestbistro", they have some really groovy drums (they are really compressed by i like that) how do I get drums like that? Do I have to get a drum set or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholestien Posted July 23, 2007 Author Share Posted July 23, 2007 if you link me to zircons thread i'll tear of your fucking head, and take your soul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazygecko Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Getting good samples is half the battle. Programming them right is another thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDRKirby(ISQ) Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 processing them the right way, too. though of course you can't do all that much if your bass drum sounds like a kid hitting a cardboard box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 The drums in the bigshellwestbristol mix are from Reason. They're just a loop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannthr Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Get a job http://www.toontrack.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoozer Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 they are really compressed by i like that) how do I get drums like that? Compression is an effect of processing, not usually something that's included in the sample itself (unless it's a loop, of course). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tensei Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 There's loads of ways to get decent sounding results for free, there's some nice free soundfonts out there, and with enough tweakage you can make them convincing enough. Really, you can have DFH quality samples, but they will still sound like shit if you can't process them properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fray Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 If it's any comfort, I've been trying for years to get drum processing down and I STILL don't quite get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghetto Lee Lewis Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Try Stormdrum or Drumkit from Hell. Reaktor has quite a few drum machines (electronic drums) that sound very raw, analog, vintage, high quality. I would NOT recommend Reason's samples because they are overly processed, unless one has no idea at all how to mix, master, and produce a song and wants the easy way out. The drum samples that come with Fruity Loops are NOT as bad as people say if you know how to process them properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverCoat Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 lol, sample CDs http://samples.kb6.de/downloads.php here are some popular sampled drum machines, I posted this in the sounds thread [whichever one that was]. Most of them are just fine, but you really only need the 808s, man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovemaster303 Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I've always been a fan of anything Roland especially the drum machines and it's great to be able to find a sample pack with the classic 808/909 sounds but also the less popular but still quite good TR-606 and 707. Nice a little to see the MC-303 being used, that was my very first groovebox i ever bought back in 2002 after learning the basics prior with the Yamaha DJX and Music 2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC Ricers Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Nice link, Overcoat. Thanks for that! I already have most of the Roland samples in the MC-505 but I'm interested to hear some of the other ones, 'specially the Alesis drums. GeckoYamori is right, getting good samples is just half of the work. Good drums are usually processed or layered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboKa Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 What is the definition of drum processing?? I've been trying to figure out drums myself really badly...trying to get a grungy techno/trance thingy for a Maridia remix and so far I've failed miserably in the drum department. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoozer Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 There was a nice article about Madonna's album in this month's Sound On Sound that showed a good example. Processing can be done during recording - e.g. using multiple microphones to get a certain ambience, using the equalizers and compressors to change the sound. from SOS:In his time, Jimmy was way ahead of everybody else," remarks Corsaro. "He had a rack of samplers and sounds and gear that just did all different things, and he would sit there and blend them all together. He usually used the whole console to bounce down all the drum bits, so that instead of it being a simple sound it would be a hybrid sound. There'd be maybe three or four different snares all put together, three or four different bass drums, maybe more, as well as cymbals, hi-hats, toms and other sounds that were inserted. They'd also use guitar amps with a microphone in front of it as effects or bathrooms and stairwells (yes, that's what you have to do without convolution). That's processing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboKa Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 There was a nice article about Madonna's album in this month's Sound On Sound that showed a good example. Processing can be done during recording - e.g. using multiple microphones to get a certain ambience, using the equalizers and compressors to change the sound.They'd also use guitar amps with a microphone in front of it as effects or bathrooms and stairwells (yes, that's what you have to do without convolution). That's processing . Yeah I've tried layering drums with different ones, then I distorted with with the Fruity Mixer, I managed to make some sexy sounds . Processing ftw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunahorum Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 If it's any comfort, I've been trying for years to get drum processing down and I STILL don't quite get it agreed. Someone do tutorial on processing drums because mine do either one of two things - sound like a sissy tapping on the drum or sound great & block out the music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixto Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 For fully processed drums, Steven Slate drum samples if you want incredible-sounding ready-to-go acoustic drums. They need very little work, if any at all, to fit perfectly in a mix. These are the drums you hear in today's top music. Also, Toontrack EZDrummer with several expansions for good sounding drums, ready to go into a mix. For raw, unprocessed drums, Toontrack DFH Custom and Vintage (Superior has been discontinued but Superior 2 will be out soon) or FXpansion BFD (with several expansions, BFD 2 out soon as well) are the best. Addictive Drums are pretty good, too, if you don't mind not having 24bit samples. Addictive Drums comes with built in effects, as BFD 2 and DFHS 2 will. http://www.stevenslatedrums.com/ http://www.toontrack.com/ http://www.fxpansion.com/index.php?page=30 As far as processing goes...well...there's no magic plugin that will do it all. It all depends on what kind of sound you're going for. And for me, it's all trial and error. I get a little better each time I do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunahorum Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 http://www.toontrack.com/ezplayer_free.asp If you are looking for some good rhythms. It's free. edit: I use it and it's great. For some reason I can't get the enable multiple outputs to work in FL studio which makes it impossible to process the drums "on the go". I have to process them as waves in edison then load them back into the sampler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiniti Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 I'd recommend Studio Drums by Native Instruments. http://www.native-instruments.com/index.php?id=studiodrums (Description) https://www.native-instruments.com/index.php?id=shopdetail&prid=632 (Order Page) If you're willing to shell out around $120, I'd say go with this. It'd DEFINITELY be a good alternative to your sample CDs. Or not. What do I know, eh? But like some others have said, Addictive Drums, EZDrummer, StormDrum, or Drumkit from Hell are GREAT too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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