Mr.Mystery's percussion tips - Part 1

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Posted by Mr.Mystery on Nov-22-2004 04:19:

Mr.Mystery's percussion tips - Part 1

All right, here goes.
Mr.Mystery's step by step guide on percs (Part 1)

Let's start with the most basic pattern:

Basic beat.
A beat, a clap and an open hat with a closed hat every offbeat.
Pretty dull, huh? Well, let's see what we can spice it up with.

What do you say we put in a couple of hihat patterns?

First, this very simple pattern with a touch of delay:

What it sounds like

Then, a bit more complex one but still quite easy to do. A bit of reverb, delay and panning to give it a bit of presence:

What it sounds like

Now, put these two on the basic beat pattern and this is what you get:
Sample
All right, a good start, isn't it? But that's not quite good enough yet.

Now we'll add a simple closed hat and a shaker, panned left and right respectively (not all the way though):

What it sounds like

Throw that on top of the beat again:
Sample
Now things are really starting to get busy, but let's add even more steam.

This here is a standard tambourine sample with a very simple offbeat pattern, but it has A LOT of delay and stereo echoes:

What it sounds like

How does it sound with the beat then?
Like this

Now, on to the final boost. Here we have the beat in full force with a simple drumloop added in the background as well as the ever-so-lovely ride playing 1st and 3rd beats:
Beat in full power!

Now, of course it's gonna sound a bit boring all by itself so as a closing here's how that sounds in the tune:
Full Sample.

And... well... that's pretty much it! This is how we constructed a pretty standard uplifting trance beat. On next issues I shall be showing you more complex patterns, like breakbeats, shakers, bongos/congas etc. That is, of course, if you find these helpful at all

Posted by J.L. on Nov-22-2004 04:46:

pretty good tutorial.. but as you mentioned.. pretty standard...

but it gives beginner producers a basic background to work with

Posted by sym on Nov-22-2004 06:35:

Nice lil tutorial. Would love to hear some more from ya.

Posted by Desty Nova on Nov-22-2004 07:20:

I downloaded Mr. Mystery presents Trance Addicts unite part 2 the other day.... some hard bangin stuff I reeeeally like the "be quiet" track with the super uplifting synthlead..... beautiful just beautiful.. Who does that track?
[email protected]

Posted by BshidoHEAT on Nov-22-2004 07:59:

quote:
Originally posted by Desty Nova
I downloaded Mr. Mystery presents Trance Addicts unite part 2 the other day.... some hard bangin stuff I reeeeally like the "be quiet" track with the super uplifting synthlead..... beautiful just beautiful.. Who does that track?
[email protected]

That'd be Echano, (aka MaRt on the forum). The song title, Tranquility.

And yes Mr.Mystery that was quite helpful. Thanks!

Now I must go back and rework my remix of Tenshi, please excuse me .

Posted by EliPsE on Nov-22-2004 08:24:

nice stuff thnx, would like to see the breakbeat tips

Posted by John on Nov-22-2004 10:36:

nice tut, Mr. Percussion

Posted by Bruchpilot on Nov-22-2004 11:43:

niiice. do more

Posted by staticblue on Nov-22-2004 12:01:

very very good job dude, keep up, always interesting to read !

staticblue

Posted by Martin McG on Nov-22-2004 12:35:

nice job mate im sure this will help out alot of beginners

gotta say though you set it out pretty well with a short description a pic and a sample good job!

Posted by mize on Nov-22-2004 12:46:

Thx man! .. i should be verry happy if you do i flame Style Breakbeat..like that one that you post in the rythem and bass therd..

\Daniel

Posted by nec on Nov-22-2004 13:26:

nice. i want more

Posted by nytrox on Nov-22-2004 13:44:

Thank you! Nice tut. Would like to hear (and see) more of that!

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Nov-22-2004 14:16:

I'm glad you find it helpful. I'll probably have the next one up next week (unless I get totally hijacked by Half-Life 2 ).

Posted by Thunder5 on Nov-22-2004 14:47:

Nice tutorial..

Got sum new ideas from it.

Posted by {b.s.e.} on Nov-22-2004 14:56:

i read this outta interest, not necessity, but kudos nonetheless. good stuff.

though i'd advise TAs to seek me out for breakbeat tutorials

Posted by kopi_luwak on Nov-22-2004 15:46:

Great board man thanxx,when I will be adult I wanna be like u,weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :P.
Kopi =o.

Posted by DJ-Kreing^^ on Nov-22-2004 16:07:

Nicely done man!

Posted by dbl on Nov-22-2004 16:35:

nice one man.. we needed something like that here after all the how to make percussions threads and such

Posted by Massive84 on Nov-22-2004 16:44:

eh , that melody in the full sample.

from what is it again?

i so know this.

Thanks Nik, i kinda learned from this, you don't have to do fancy patterens with each instrument just be creative with the delay and reverb effects.

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Nov-22-2004 16:51:

quote:
Originally posted by Massive84
eh , that melody in the full sample.

from what is it again?

i so know this.

Surrogate Saviour - Radiance (OrgaNik's Inner Light Mix)

Posted by driftcontrol on Nov-22-2004 17:24:

kiiti

Posted by Andy Sevil on Nov-22-2004 18:26:

Cheers mate - just started out using reason here - big help!

All i need now is a good tutorial like this on how to make everything else that makes up a tune lol

Thanks

Posted by DRM on Nov-22-2004 19:08:

nice tutorial for the newcomers and maybe some old hands too nik

good stuff

Posted by retiro on Nov-22-2004 20:21:

wow I'm inspired, this guy actually knows what he is talking about...

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