Hard Tribal/Techno Drums & Percussion

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Posted by djillicit on Nov-23-2005 03:57:

Hard Tribal/Techno Drums & Percussion

Heya,

So lately I've decided I need to expand the variation of patches I use for percussion. I have all the resources needed to get the Roland 808/909 sounds and all. I've been using Waldorf Attack a lot also, but I was hoping people on this forum would be able to recommend something to create a harder percussive sound prominent in tracks on the hard trance/techno/tribal tip (think: Marco V, Sam Sharp, Sander van Doorn...) Any suggestions??

Thanks peeps!

Posted by paulc_dj on Nov-24-2005 00:49:

I too would be most interested in this type of sound. i love Marco V's production style and any tips on how to get that real chunky, tech, tribal sound would be cool.

PC

Posted by paulc_dj on Nov-27-2005 00:32:

Anybody got any tips then (on the above subject)?

PC

Posted by moth on Nov-27-2005 02:34:

So you're looking for a drum synth orrrrr samples?

If you are looking for samples I recommend the Vengeance Club Sounds Vol.1

Posted by RIPassion on Nov-27-2005 19:51:

I think it's going to be more how you place fx over otherwise "cleansounding" drum samples...

Posted by wayfinder on Nov-27-2005 20:18:

A simple way to go about this is to use old 70s drumfills and -loops and take single or double hits from them

Posted by DigiNut on Nov-27-2005 20:37:

Techno is all about tight drums and well-timed FX. It doesn't really matter what samples you use - you'll generally want to use thinner drum samples, except maybe for the kick.

Basically what you need is:
- Proper EQing
- Lots of layers (kick-hat-snare won't cut it)
- Good hard compression
- Short samples (otherwise use an envelope)
- Go easy on the reverb

And of course, creativity with the effects - filters, various types of modulation, gates and gaps, etc.