LFO On Auto Filtered Drums
A quick and easy way of adding some life and variation to your percussion loops
Thoughts On Drums Part 1
Here's a few ideas that have served me well over the years to keep my drum loops sounding fat, interesting, grooving and popping. All the buzz words at once!
Unusual Drum Samples And Technoish Loop
Bit of a journey on this one today but I thought it could be useful to show a bit more of my process when writing a drum loop. For this one I tried using some ideas from a Randomer video I saw a few years ago. The plan was to use samples that aren't actually drums and then make the loop from that.
Layering Drum And Percussion Tutorial
One of the biggest differences between professional and amateur sounding drums is the use of layering multiple samples to make one sound. In this tutorial I will give you some examples of how you might use a variety of sounds to create an interesting, thick and punchy drum loop.
Creating A Custom Slice Preset And How To Warp And Slice Up A Break
Today I am going to go through the process of warping and slicing up a drum break so you can play all it's sections on a sampler. I will also show you how to create a custom slice preset so that your sample plays just how you want. Creating The Slice Preset 1. Insert a new Drum Rack 2. Insert a Simpler onto one of the empty pads 3. Open Macro controls for that Sampler by clicking on the first black circle with a little dial on it just below the yellow circle that turns that drum rack on and...