playing with the pitch-levels of the samples tends to help things 'match' eachother better.
even if you think the drums and the bassline allready sound good together, just try the different pitch levels, it might get even better
(or is this a well known 'trick' )
Nov-24-2004 20:58
Derivative
Bipolar Bear
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: Dublin
if you are doing complex breaks or perc patterns you have to tune them so they sound right. its also a good way of getting rid of clashing frequencies and phasing sounds by altering the pitch which changes the frequency range that instrument occupies.
Nov-25-2004 01:19
pho mo
tropical bliss
Registered: Jan 2004
Location: Darwin
ever tuned your percussion to fit the key of a song?
I find that even though the percussion isn't played(sequenced) in any key it still adds to the melody
Nov-25-2004 20:05
TOR
Traveller
Registered: Aug 2001
Location: Bruges, Belgium
quote:
Originally posted by pho mo
ever tuned your percussion to fit the key of a song?
that's a requirement when you have bongo's and conga's in your track
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Nov-25-2004 20:13
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Bipolar Bear
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: Dublin
percs do have a key. you have to tune drums. just listen to higher sense - cold fresh air (its jungle though) all the percs in that, particularly the kicks and snares have a very prominant tuning that change throughout the song as if played on a piano roll. actually quite alot of jungle is like, a symphony of drum samples. omni trio - renegade snares shows you hat you can do with tuning drums differently too. as the above post says, absolute requirement for things like tablas, bongos, toms etc. its just more noticeable when one of those is out of tune than say, a closed hihat.
Nov-25-2004 21:24
Strep
tranceaddict
Registered: Dec 2003
Location: Northants, UK
This is probably the best purcussion tutorial I have ever read on these forums!
Originally posted by tylerc
i find the hardest part to be getting the right sounds to start with.
Absolutely! I'm currently having the same problem and just haven't been able to get around it yet. I greatly envy Mr. Mystery for his ability to make drum loops so easily. I have a devil of a time with them. =/
Also, thank you very much Mr. Mystery for making this tutorial! I assure you that it will definitely help me... if I could just find the right percussion sounds to begin with. :P
Dec-10-2004 04:40
Mr.Mystery
Static Guru
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Vantaa
quote:
Originally posted by PsycoEwok
I greatly envy Mr. Mystery for his ability to make drum loops so easily.
Hehe... unfortunately creativity is kinda hard to teach
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