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Originally posted by echosystm I have to say that if you think velocity edits are too time consuming, then your drum programming is probably not very advanced. Note input is a pretty trivial part of the process; setting up all your choke groups, layers and so on takes way longer. I think you just gotta put in some more elbow grease.

That's the truth.


You don't have to program/perform/play all the variations/subtleties while you're trying to lay down a drum beat. Lay more tracks down (bass, keys, etc) and come back to the minutiae of drum programming later. Unless I know exactly what I want to do w/a beat, I save the nitty gritty for later. It helps me stay focused what what's important -laying down an idea/making a song. It usually helps me make up my mind as to what I'm going to do w/the beat when come back to it.

It's kinda like when I'm trying to lay down an idea. I know I'm going to use reverb. I may know that I want a medium room, or I may not. Maybe I just know I don't want a long hall reverb. So I just throw one on that's appropriate but I won't spend time clicking thru presets to find the perfect one... that's not a priority when I'm trying to lay down an idea. I can fuss over exactly what reverb and settings some other time.

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