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Posted by nec on Sep-16-2004 05:11:

shaker

How do you make shaker in a beat?

Posted by Limit on Sep-16-2004 05:38:

I'm not sure what you mean by a shaker...would it be an instrument that your talking about?..if so use a sample.

Posted by DJ-Igloo on Sep-16-2004 13:01:

I belive he is refering to what the shake thing is in fruityloops or etc. Its that Sssss sound you hear alot in trance its usally on the same pattern form as ur closed hi hats.

Heres a Typical Pattern for shakers in a beat

K=kick
C=closedhat
o=openHat
c=clap
s=shaker
K---K---K---K
C-C-C-C-C-C-C
---o---o---o
----c-------c
s-s-ss-s-s-ss

Posted by DjSimonB on Sep-16-2004 21:42:

I usually use shakers as part of the perc in my tunes, as for making a good pattern with them I really don't know, it just comes naturally, I listen to the beat and think how the shaker (or whatever perc I'm puttng in) would sound good in that song, and then I just stick it in... Usually uses 8th and 16th notes, in a slightly syncopated pattern. Also small changes in different parts of the song are good, makes your production a bit more interesting than the same pattern all the way through.

Posted by moth on Sep-17-2004 00:05:

Yah there is really no rules to this sort of thing. Basicall grab a sample, drap it into your step sequencer, select the pattern in the playlist which you want the use for the shaker. Then from there its your own thing. As Dj Spiderman said, typically shakers mimic the common openhat pattern on the off-beat. I like to do something like this:

K - - - K - - - K - - - K - - -
- - s s - - s s - - s s - - s s

not very impressive, but open up the velocities for the shaker,
and decrease the velocity of the second shaker in the first beat, then decrease the velocity of the first shaker in the second beat, and continue on like that. This adds a nice little dynamic to the shaker that is very audible but also subtle.

Posted by DJ-Igloo on Sep-17-2004 00:19:

lol so imn dj spider man now huh :P

Posted by djfred500 on Sep-21-2004 17:52:

if u need a pro sounding shaker email me and ill send u a copy of mine [email protected]

Posted by Pimp_fu on Sep-22-2004 13:31:

I've got busloads of shakers. Want some? PM me

Posted by Derivative on Sep-22-2004 17:01:

where do you get them from?

Posted by Pimp_fu on Sep-23-2004 02:06:

Sample discs, samples websites, a few of my vst's have some
all over. Buy a copy of just about any digital music production magazine and there's usually a few on the cover cd.

Posted by nec on Sep-23-2004 14:04:

Which vstis do you use to make them? Waldorf Attack?

Posted by Pimp_fu on Sep-23-2004 20:26:

both versions of albino have some, Velocity, RM IV, nPulse, Drumatic, DR-005, I believe z3ta+ has a few. There's a ton

Posted by ravan on Sep-24-2004 07:29:

Perhaps upload them here?

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...threadid=205406

Posted by Pimp_fu on Sep-24-2004 15:47:

quote:
Originally posted by ravan
Perhaps upload them here?

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...threadid=205406

I threw five of them up there for you. I've been up all night working on a track, or I would have put up some more. I'm too damn tired to go hunting through 20 or 30 discs of samples. I'll add to that collection after I get some sleep. Those few ought to get you started though.