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Re: How do I make sure my drums 'pack a punch'?

Post by j_one » Sat May 22, 2010 12:49 am

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j-one wrote:Yeah man, all he did was fucking remove the bassline and put in weak drums.
Yeh and stick a load of horrible noise over it... Like a shitty distortion sound, you know like the sort of sound everybody used to try and get rid of by cleaning their needles on their turntables? That Burial is a fucking durkhead.
He obviously just doesn't get Mt Eden's music (neither do I tbh :lol:).

I would try and veer this thread back on topic, but I think it's all been said. Layering/sample choice, compression and eq be the order of the day.

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Re: How do I make sure my drums 'pack a punch'?

Post by Basic A » Sat May 22, 2010 12:51 am

And how bout that basic a guy? I hate his music. I think Im going to google tag him left n right over it.

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Re: How do I make sure my drums 'pack a punch'?

Post by j_one » Sat May 22, 2010 12:53 am

Hah, might start calling him Mt Edam to murk the google botdem.

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Re: How do I make sure my drums 'pack a punch'?

Post by Basic A » Sat May 22, 2010 1:25 am

Rt. Edam at that.
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Re: How do I make sure my drums 'pack a punch'?

Post by wirez » Sat May 22, 2010 11:57 am

Basic A wrote:Rt. Edam at that.
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Re: How do I make sure my drums 'pack a punch'?

Post by deadly_habit » Sat May 22, 2010 12:02 pm

compression, dynamics ands eq
see current value for the best edm drums to date imo

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Re: How do I make sure my drums 'pack a punch'?

Post by Mad_EP » Sat May 22, 2010 2:14 pm

halcyon wrote: one more thing:
i can't find the 'meanbeats' sample pack paradigm was talking about ... ? done a search on the forum though ...
http://www.dubstepforum.com/anyone-have ... 98887.html
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Re: How do I make sure my drums 'pack a punch'?

Post by deadly_habit » Sat May 22, 2010 2:15 pm

Mad EP wrote:
halcyon wrote: one more thing:
i can't find the 'meanbeats' sample pack paradigm was talking about ... ? done a search on the forum though ...
http://www.dubstepforum.com/anyone-have ... 98887.html
im so glad he mirrored it when i sent it to him
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Re: How do I make sure my drums 'pack a punch'?

Post by nowaysj » Sat May 22, 2010 3:28 pm

Excuse my ignorance, but what is the history of the mean beat samples. Are there different versions/packs? Who put these together.
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Re: How do I make sure my drums 'pack a punch'?

Post by abZ » Sun May 23, 2010 3:59 am

Get your official DSF Mt Eden punching bag lol. I kinda feel bad for the kid tbh. People on the dubs section have been making as bad if not worse remixes of good tunes before he even knew what dubstep was. Only thing he did wrong is get a shit ton of looks on youtube apparently. I might hire him to run the Savory Audio marketing department tbh.

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Re: How do I make sure my drums 'pack a punch'?

Post by deadly_habit » Sun May 23, 2010 4:05 am

nowaysj wrote:Excuse my ignorance, but what is the history of the mean beat samples. Are there different versions/packs? Who put these together.
its like vengeance packs
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Re: How do I make sure my drums 'pack a punch'?

Post by nowaysj » Sun May 23, 2010 4:12 am

Who put them together, are they in the public domain??
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Re: How do I make sure my drums 'pack a punch'?

Post by nowaysj » Sun May 23, 2010 4:14 am

abZ wrote:I might hire him to run the Savory Audio marketing department tbh.
Seriously though, this is apparently where his skill actually lies.

They say you can't polish a turd, but if you can figure out a way to make 2 million kids listen to one, you've got something. :)
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Re: How do I make sure my drums 'pack a punch'?

Post by abZ » Sun May 23, 2010 4:29 am

nowaysj wrote:
abZ wrote:I might hire him to run the Savory Audio marketing department tbh.
Seriously though, this is apparently where his skill actually lies.

They say you can't polish a turd, but if you can figure out a way to make 2 million kids listen to one, you've got something. :)
Still waiting for the Mt Eden remix of Chocolate Rain, biggest turd ever it will be awesem.

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Re: How do I make sure my drums 'pack a punch'?

Post by stappard » Sun May 23, 2010 8:06 am

Basic A wrote:
abZ wrote:That is disappointing that "everyone" uses the same drums. I mean I don't have this sample pack. I was the last one to know about them I think and I am not about to be the last one on that bandwagon too.
Dont worry Ive got new ones I dont think anyones really using much vengence stuff anymore anyway, its rinsed like you said.

Rinsed drum sounds.....better throw out the 808 then

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Re: How do I make sure my drums 'pack a punch'?

Post by nowaysj » Sun May 23, 2010 8:16 am

The 808 will sound good as long as there are humans who can stand. That vengeance stuff, meh-zors. Come go, whatever.
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Re: How do I make sure my drums 'pack a punch'?

Post by Basic A » Sun May 23, 2010 8:18 am

808 goes way beyond percussives
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Re: How do I make sure my drums 'pack a punch'?

Post by wirez » Sun May 23, 2010 1:18 pm

abZ wrote:
nowaysj wrote:
abZ wrote:I might hire him to run the Savory Audio marketing department tbh.
Seriously though, this is apparently where his skill actually lies.

They say you can't polish a turd, but if you can figure out a way to make 2 million kids listen to one, you've got something. :)
Still waiting for the Mt Eden remix of Chocolate Rain, biggest turd ever it will be awesem.
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Re: How do I make sure my drums 'pack a punch'?

Post by halcyon » Sun May 23, 2010 3:54 pm

alright ... thanks for the tips so far guys!

just tried something new ...
any more drum-related tips?

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Re: How do I make sure my drums 'pack a punch'?

Post by freakah » Sun May 23, 2010 4:47 pm

halcyon wrote:alright ... thanks for the tips so far guys!

just tried something new ...
any more drum-related tips?

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Just my personal opinion but what would be nice in that is some ride hits in the background when it drops - nothing too heavy, just a light ride hit mixed in fairly low, and with a fair amount of reverb. That will make it feel more alive I think, otherwise good job man! sounds tight! :twisted:

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