cymbals a la nero, knife party and skrillex

sburke1 · Post by **sburke1** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 12:33 am

I love the cymbals on these tracks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMQTPHScs1M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZMfhtKa-wo

so, ive tried to get this sound. i can tell a lot of mids are scooped out and the hi's really cut through. i still cant get my cymbals to sit like these though.

does anyone have any idea how to get this sound? any tips?
does anyone know if theres a kontakt patch with a full sampled acoustic kit that has great shimmery samples like these? something like bfd or superior drummer?
does anyone have any shimmery cymbals to share? thanks

Comfi · Post by **Comfi** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 1:37 am

I often wonder about this. As for the technicalities of it... I couldn't tell you.

It's one of the things that metal fans dig about skrilley though, those big smashy cymbals on every beat. Try looking up metal/rock mixing. May give you some insight.

Aphile · Post by **Aphile** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 1:48 am

I believe it as all about transient shaping and compression. I do not have a powerful grasp on transient shaping but I would certainly say try using a compressor with a long attack to compress the tail and decaying part of the cymbals

Mixe3y · Post by **Mixe3y** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 2:00 pm

heavy distorted ny compression to the max baby

wildcats · Post by **wildcats** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:46 pm

Addictive drum =)

Ldizzy · Post by **Ldizzy** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 8:46 am

that shit to me is mixed like a 90s rock mixdown...

andy wallace type mix... where whole parts (like lead, ryhtm, drum) will duck other parts...

i feel the cymbal part is like a huge chunk, or a sample, they wont mix it inside the beat... they'll drop it over and drop something down while it plays.. as everything in their uberly squashed mixes fights for the same space...

its a different philosophy on mixing.. one i like, but not all the time...

try to get the cymbal part to duck something else in the song.. like reverb on vocals, or pads...

RandoRando · Post by **RandoRando** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 8:48 am

This gives home good insight on cymbals, it might be number 2 though.

Earjax · Post by **Earjax** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 12:48 am

get the shaack transient shaper!!! By far the most useful tool for me in terms of mixing drums, so easy to use and learn, its good for mixing pretty much everything else as well. (you can get free versions of this with a quick google)

Earjax · Post by **Earjax** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 12:49 am

Oh and in terms of shimmering cymbals, just turn the release up, attack down and the drive up a little

Aphile · Post by **Aphile** » Sun Dec 25, 2011 5:49 pm

Ldizzy wrote:that shit to me is mixed like a 90s rock mixdown...

andy wallace type mix... where whole parts (like lead, ryhtm, drum) will duck other parts...

i feel the cymbal part is like a huge chunk, or a sample, they wont mix it inside the beat... they'll drop it over and drop something down while it plays.. as everything in their uberly squashed mixes fights for the same space...

its a different philosophy on mixing.. one i like, but not all the time...

try to get the cymbal part to duck something else in the song.. like reverb on vocals, or pads...

Those direct relationships are so beautiful to me

Ldizzy · Post by **Ldizzy** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 4:34 am

u dont understand my post?

UpnDown · Post by **UpnDown** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:23 am

good samples...or maybe they use Addictive drums ....but its acctually some distortion and compression with tons of reverb but the sample is the main thing

Insahn · Post by **Insahn** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:27 am

Andy Wallace actually uses a lot more quick fader riding than compression if you are looking to duck like he does. People say they are very surprised by how little compression he uses.

hasezwei · Post by **hasezwei** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:59 am

you all watched that youtube link and none of you disliked it. you disappoint me more and more every time i log in, production forum...

Electric_Head · Post by **Electric_Head** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:45 am

zay ell like ze skrill

Pedro Sánchez · Post by **Pedro Sánchez** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:45 pm

hasezwei wrote:you all watched that youtube link and none of you disliked it. you disappoint me more and more every time i log in, production forum...

It's gone beyond a joke in this place recently. How do I do Skrilly? (fucking nicknaming an already pathetic sounding pseudonym) followed by the wankest of youtube links, I think the age demographic of this forum these days is probably about 12.

Electric_Head · Post by **Electric_Head** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:49 pm

Pedro Sánchez wrote:
hasezwei wrote:you all watched that youtube link and none of you disliked it. you disappoint me more and more every time i log in, production forum...
It's gone beyond a joke in this place recently. How do I do Skrilly? (fucking nicknaming an already pathetic sounding pseudonym) followed by the wankest of youtube links, I think the age demographic of this forum these days is probably about 12.

my son is turning 12

serox · Post by **serox** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:50 pm

:/

Something is seriously wrong.

Volatile Psycle · Post by **Volatile Psycle** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:13 pm

Pedro Sánchez wrote:I think the age demographic of this forum these days is probably about 12.

serox · Post by **serox** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:22 pm

Volatile Psycle wrote:
Pedro Sánchez wrote:I think the age demographic of this forum these days is probably about 12.

I think you are being generous there.

cymbals a la nero, knife party and skrillex

cymbals a la nero, knife party and skrillex

Re: cymbals a la nero, knife party and skrillex

Re: cymbals a la nero, knife party and skrillex

Re: cymbals a la nero, knife party and skrillex

Re: cymbals a la nero, knife party and skrillex

Re: cymbals a la nero, knife party and skrillex

Re: cymbals a la nero, knife party and skrillex

Re: cymbals a la nero, knife party and skrillex

Re: cymbals a la nero, knife party and skrillex

Re: cymbals a la nero, knife party and skrillex

Re: cymbals a la nero, knife party and skrillex

Re: cymbals a la nero, knife party and skrillex

Re: cymbals a la nero, knife party and skrillex

Re: cymbals a la nero, knife party and skrillex

Re: cymbals a la nero, knife party and skrillex

Re: cymbals a la nero, knife party and skrillex

Re: cymbals a la nero, knife party and skrillex

Re: cymbals a la nero, knife party and skrillex

Re: cymbals a la nero, knife party and skrillex

Re: cymbals a la nero, knife party and skrillex

Who is online