xKore's drums?

acrap · Post by **acrap** » Sun Dec 25, 2011 4:41 pm

I was wondering how xKore gets such massive sounding drums, they sound like a giant is walking or something lol specifically i want to know how this snare was done. Appreciate all help thanks.

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Aphile · Post by **Aphile** » Sun Dec 25, 2011 5:07 pm

his drums don't sound THAT outrageous.

Parallel compression and Reverbs on BUS/Return tracks. Exciters as well. He also has some ENORMOUS pads in that mix.

I've been beginning to think that people layer a pitched up kick in order to add punchyness to their snares. Sounds like he has a synthesized tone on top of that snare. But all that extra gloss is going to come from your processing. NY comp, Reverb, distortion, excitement, etc.

acrap · Post by **acrap** » Sun Dec 25, 2011 5:44 pm

i agree it sounds like he has a synthesized sound on the snare lol but in all honesty i havent heard a snare with that much impact its super impressive.

Earjax · Post by **Earjax** » Sun Dec 25, 2011 6:08 pm

All that snare is, is a lot of 200hz and probably a lowpassed kick layered on it. Then compress the shit out of it, if you have an opto compressor use that. Something that xKore does a fucking lot is run his kick and snare through a bus which side chain compresses pretty much everything else in the mix. If your struggling to find a snare sample, get halftones pack, which is free on DSF or sample one out of a koan sound song

Aphile · Post by **Aphile** » Sun Dec 25, 2011 9:48 pm

acrap wrote:i agree it sounds like he has a synthesized sound on the snare lol but in all honesty i havent heard a snare with that much impact its super impressive.

Doesn't the impact seem to come from the decline of the HUGE pad? Sidechaining with the proper taste will give you what he's got. What you hear is a good snare, layered with who knows how many snares, claps and a pitched up kick. on top of that processing and finally the sidechain. the contrast is what kills it. focus on the pad and background noise.

sunny_b_uk · Post by **sunny_b_uk** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 5:19 am

theres nothing special about his kick drum or most kick drums in brostep songs to be fair, more processing goes into the snare + layering too too much for one sound sounds shit, never do it! it can cause phase issues/frequency clashes, the KOAN sound snare thread had good enough answers to get you this sound.
also just give it a proper go.. theres been A LOT of snare threads here lately and asking how to do it without spending all the hours in your DAW trying to achieve the one thing isnt gonna help.
just sit there & try untill you get it, thats how u get xKore drums

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