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| paranoik0 |
can anyone give a few tips on programming percussion.. especially for trance tracks? seems to be my weakest part.. i know about the clap on every 2nd beat, and that adding a lot of delay and reverb can help.. but it never sounds quite right. maybe cause almost all samples i use are hihats.. also, i often get a decent loop but when it gets played over and over again (especially under long melodies) sounds very very repetitive..
so, what magical tricks do you people pull to make your percussions sound good? :D |
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| Martin McG |
my best tip is to use LOTS of perc!
keep the track busy to keep the track moving along!
my percussion is always thick and heavy
check out my latest track and listen to the perc on that! not saying it will help but it may :)
and feedback would be great to if you wouldnt mind
HERE |
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| dbl |
play around and use alot of percussions
you can always look at loops... can help
and you don't always have to use alot of filters on your percussions... actually i hardly use any filters at all on my percussions... they sound good anyway :)
hehe... but keep experimenting... don't try and follow any speciall pattern... just mess around with them... might not sound good at all to beginn with.. but then it's just to change them some and keep going. |
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| Chris Creator |
| Eq and compress all your drums, hats and percs so they fit tight in the mix. When this is done right even the most basic loop dosen't sound boring. |
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| NicklessGuy |
Hi again Paranoiko :)
Seems like u r really getting far on production!
Hook me on icq (56464601), msn ([email protected]) or aim (NicklessguyBR).
Percussion is what im dedicating myself most, recently, and since u like progressive too, i would like to exchange some info with u bout that.
C u |
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| dj-sean |
I usually start with about 4 different background percussive layers with different patterns. I then double up each pattern, filtering the new clones with a highpass filter. I then space the different layers as evenly as possible along the stereo spectrum. This will create a very busy percussive sound and works well if you're using the right samples. I use that as the foundation, and then add my snare/clap, OH, and possibly some congas and other percussive type effects.
Adding some LFO to the different percussive layers can work quite well too if used properly. |
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| Mr.Mystery |
Layers, layers, layers.
Different patterns, variation, small fills.
Did you know that a d'n'b loop in the background gives a nice touch ;) |
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| Mossy |
| what exactly do you mean about layers? Like create 4 channels all playing exactly the same pattern? I'm confused :( :conf: |
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| trancenrg69 |
Actually 4 layers + 4 clones of those layers = 8
Slight different patterns for all 4, while filtering the other 4 clones. I think thats what he meant |
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| Mr.Mystery |
| quote: | Originally posted by trancenrg69
Actually 4 layers + 4 clones of those layers = 8
Slight different patterns for all 4, while filtering the other 4 clones. I think thats what he meant |
No, I actually meant several different hihat patterns playing on top of each other.
If you do it correctly you don't need any clones or filtering. |
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| paranoik0 |
thanx everyone for the tips
nickless, i'll add u on msn at the weekend :) |
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| dj-sean |
| The main thing IMO is the different stereo spacing. If you have 15 layers playing from the centre it'll just sound lame, but if you space them out it has the potential to sound awesome. I'll have to try that DNB loop idea too, haha. |
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