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Subject: Tech-ed up drum beats?
Original Message Date: 12-Aug-01 @ 08:01 PM - Tech-ed up drum beats?
OK, I knew it already and then Jasper spelled it out for me after listening to the track I mentioned in the music tracks forum, but any suggestions ideas on some good techy drum patterns. I'm a horrible amateur (sp?) at this, so any advice would be appreciated. I'm wanting to make some hard tech-ed out beats to lay down under some grooves that lie on the border of techno and trance (check out my track "Electric Purple" in the mp3z on http://www.sectionz.net)
Thanks!!!
Mage
Message 21/25 22-Aug-01 @ 12:36 PM - RE: Tech-ed up drum beats?
Think I spotted your problem, you say your sending a signal from the kick channel and using this on a send/return for the compressor on the other channel?
Compressors should allways be an insert effect, you don't want to send a signal to it then return that signal and mix it in with the channel again because your doubling up, it'll make it sound muddy or just not right (technical term) at best.
You can setup insert effects with cubase no problem, not sure about reason.
Message 22/25 22-Aug-01 @ 07:07 PM - RE: Tech-ed up drum beats?
Hmmm... Ok, I see what you're saying, you can set up insert effects in Reason easily enough, but the compressor in Reason doesn't have any side chain of CV inputs. Oh well, I guess once I've got Reason down, I'll learn Cubase...
Message 23/25 24-Aug-01 @ 11:04 AM - RE: Tech-ed up drum beats?
Well half the battle is just the knowledge of how an effect works, you've probably got more important stuff to get to grips with first I reckon.
Message 24/25 25-Aug-01 @ 12:09 PM - RE: Tech-ed up drum beats?
Hey Jasper... are the db-audio compressor and the mda freeware? and where can I find these? Or is there more compressors that can send and recieve triggers?
Thanks.
Message 25/25 26-Aug-01 @ 07:19 PM - RE: Tech-ed up drum beats?
there's some free db stuff here if you use the site sections menu, go to samples/files and search for VST. that particular compressor/gate/expander, I do believe, is one you gotta buy though. if I remember right, it's US$100 for the whole suite (go ahead, they're all good).
Yes, use compressors as inserts, not effects. There's an exception to this, but I'm not saying because it'll only confuse things.
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