This is important because I am going to use the signal of the kick drum to trigger another signal afterwards (see No.6). The only purpose of the gate is to get rid of noises and sounds other than the kick drum. Find those spots and you are ready to shape the But in general there are two important spots to look at: a) the low pitch (see band2) and B) the snap (see band4). Using the equalizer I support the low pitch of the kick to give it a bit more low-end and also more sharpness by increasing the frequencies at around 7.6kHz.Įvery kick drum has its own frequency points that are important for the sound characteristics. This will make the sound become dirty and a bit distorted – this can be a useful effect if you were looking for a lo-fi drum sound. I could have used any other compressor but I like the 1176 because it offers very fast attack and release times that give you the possibility to shape the sound of the kick.įurthermore, the 1176 allows you to really overdo the compression. To give some stability to the kick drum we need to compress it. The Studer usually should be used in the very first slot of your effect chain because its tape saturation adds some color to the sound. Obviously, it’s a matter of taste and whether or not you like the sound of a tape recorder but I use it on almost every song.
In order to run the Studer on your own system you will need a UAD-2 DSP card. I picked the preset for kick drum and adjusted the input and output levels. It is designed to be put on every single audio channel in your song. The Studer is a great tool to get an analog vibe. I would like to show you my chain of insert effects to let you know what I’ve done. Make sure that it has its own place in the mix without competing with other instruments (e.g. The kick drum is the basis of every groove and therefore very important. This is the result I got after doing the steps I explain below. These are the naked drum tracks with no editing at all. Make sure that there are individual tracks for kick drum, snare drum, hihat, overheads and ambience (if you want to catch the sound of the recording room as well). The first important thing is that you record your drums on separated audio tracks.
But a good recording does not equal good sound necessarily. You definitely will need a good and solid drum performance (and also a good and clear recording signal) to get good overall results afterwards. So, it’s more about layering samples rather than replacing them.
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Instead, it’s about how to edit and manipulate your drum recording to make it sound more expensive – especially the kick and snare drum. This tutorial is not about drum replacement.
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