how do i make a good drum loop?
how do i make a good drum loop?
hi all
ive been having some real difficulty getting a good drum loop togeather. i can get the usual kick hi hat snare togeather its just the other stuff that makes it groove. I have tried to look at drum loops in my wave editor to disect them. But having trouble understanding the other sounds that make it groove
can anyone offer me any advice on whatk kind of sounds to use or if you know of any good tutorials
that would help a lot
thanks
fred
ive been having some real difficulty getting a good drum loop togeather. i can get the usual kick hi hat snare togeather its just the other stuff that makes it groove. I have tried to look at drum loops in my wave editor to disect them. But having trouble understanding the other sounds that make it groove
can anyone offer me any advice on whatk kind of sounds to use or if you know of any good tutorials
that would help a lot
thanks
fred
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everybody is so helpful
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Hi
Im into house music
i usually loop like 8 or 16 bars....chop anything up really from little bongo sounds to things like small vocal samples (chop up like a lady saying "Ooh")..add some redox to it, maybe some saturation, basically i just fuck it up.....maybe even reverse that at the evnd of every 16......
i stick my kick in 1st, then usually a hat along with the kick,maybe in between (make like a pattern with it) but low down in volume so its not loud in the mix..........try a clap on every 2nd bar of the kick
I love experimenting with percussion....there is no rules, just fire anything in and if it doesnt work....take it out. I usually do this in seperate audio tracks...then bounce them down and do a few different variations of them
Using operator is great as well....but it just comes down to personnal preference mate
Play with reverb in ur hi hats....like make every 3rd hat sound apply reverb...just to make it different....
Hope this helps you
Im into house music
i usually loop like 8 or 16 bars....chop anything up really from little bongo sounds to things like small vocal samples (chop up like a lady saying "Ooh")..add some redox to it, maybe some saturation, basically i just fuck it up.....maybe even reverse that at the evnd of every 16......
i stick my kick in 1st, then usually a hat along with the kick,maybe in between (make like a pattern with it) but low down in volume so its not loud in the mix..........try a clap on every 2nd bar of the kick
I love experimenting with percussion....there is no rules, just fire anything in and if it doesnt work....take it out. I usually do this in seperate audio tracks...then bounce them down and do a few different variations of them
Using operator is great as well....but it just comes down to personnal preference mate
Play with reverb in ur hi hats....like make every 3rd hat sound apply reverb...just to make it different....
Hope this helps you
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thats awsome thankyou so much!!
so chop,pitch and effects
so chop,pitch and effects
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I program nearly all of mine using midi data myself .....
So unless you want a huge post about signature's , subdivisions , use of velocity , ghost notes , using triplet hats aganst standard 4/4 , moving the accent , pushing and pulling the beat within the same tempo, shuffle vs swing, syncopation, flams, rolls and all that boring shite I'll leave to other people.
A word of advice though - a drummer only has Two hands and Two Feet .
Program your main grooves, fills, breakdowns etc with that in mind.
And as someone else has said use your ears.
Oh and lastly Your rythm section in generally (but not always) reliant on both the rythm and the bass line.
How you Bass and Kick patterns interact can make a huge difference also.
So unless you want a huge post about signature's , subdivisions , use of velocity , ghost notes , using triplet hats aganst standard 4/4 , moving the accent , pushing and pulling the beat within the same tempo, shuffle vs swing, syncopation, flams, rolls and all that boring shite I'll leave to other people.
A word of advice though - a drummer only has Two hands and Two Feet .
Program your main grooves, fills, breakdowns etc with that in mind.
And as someone else has said use your ears.
Oh and lastly Your rythm section in generally (but not always) reliant on both the rythm and the bass line.
How you Bass and Kick patterns interact can make a huge difference also.
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FaX-01 wrote:I program nearly all of mine using midi data myself .....
So unless you want a huge post about signature's , subdivisions , use of velocity , ghost notes , using triplet hats aganst standard 4/4 , moving the accent , pushing and pulling the beat within the same tempo, shuffle vs swing, syncopation, flams, rolls and all that boring shite I'll leave to other people.
A word of advice though - a drummer only has Two hands and Two Feet .
Program your main grooves, fills, breakdowns etc with that in mind.
And as someone else has said use your ears.
Oh and lastly Your rythm section in generally (but not always) reliant on both the rythm and the bass line.
How you Bass and Kick patterns interact can make a huge difference also.
doesn't get better than that my friend, and if that doesn't work slap b0unce in the back of the head and sample that.
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the key to a good drum loop is the level of variation that occurs within the loop, and ways you can avoid the robotics of a standard loop. BEAT REPEAT is your answer. the simplest way to do it is make a loop that you like and slap a beat repeat on it so it imporvises naturaly, then assign a key or midi button to the on/off on the beat repeat. or to get really realistic, route the hihat, snare and bass drum to different tracks respectivly and put a beat repeat on each, then you have three buttons assigned to the three beat repeats on/off buttons that you can make your loop go ape shit just by toggling three buttons. it can get very VERY inspiring instead of having the exact same pattern repeat over and over and over again like a metronome.
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