Just got DFH but no idea which program I should use now that I have all these awesome samples! I have Cool Edit Pro 2.1 at the moment. Someone help me! Haha.
Drumkit from Hell
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Did you buy DFH1, 2 or superior? If its 1 or 2, you will need a sampler, such as Battery to load the samples into, and also a DAW that features MIDI sequencing and VSTi's. If you bought superior, you do not need a sampler, as it already comes with its own one.
Actually DFH1 is the only one that needs a sampler...2 comes with Kompakt from Native Intruments. Superior comes with it's own made by ToonTrack. I own 2 and Superior 
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Cool edit/adobe audtion is audio only, no midi recording, you'll be unable to use dfh in cool edit.
Yeah I think I have DFH1. Is Battery quite easy to use? What is a DAW? I've been playing guitar for 9 years but I don't know much about audio production and drums programming. Really keen to learn.
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Drumkit From Hell. I heard its a program, made by Tomas Haake. And thats where drums for "Catch 33" were programmed.
Is it avaliable somewhere on interenet, to download?
Is it avaliable somewhere on interenet, to download?
Neurotica - Drumkit From Hell is a sample library of drums. There are quite a few different ones that have out now, the first one was just called "DFH Multi-Format", then there was DFH2, Drumkit From Hell Superior (which is 35GB of samples), then Drumkit From Hell Custom & Vintage (which is samples of old-school drumsets and custom made peices for certain musicians), and now there is EZDrummer which is kinda like DFH2, but soooooo much better. For Catch33 they used Drumkit From Hell Superior, they also used DFH on another album as well. Tomas Haake and Fredrik Thordendal are big guys behind the whole thing, but the company that actually "made" it is called ToonTrack.
DFHS (Drumkit From Hell Superior) is not a freeware program, it's about $250US (lowest I've personally seen), EZDrummer is about $170US, DFH2 is like $120US now I think, and the original DFH is somewhere around $89US.
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DFHS (Drumkit From Hell Superior) is not a freeware program, it's about $250US (lowest I've personally seen), EZDrummer is about $170US, DFH2 is like $120US now I think, and the original DFH is somewhere around $89US.
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DAW = Digital Audio Workstation. Basically your
DAW is comprised of a few components. A computer (obviously), a host
software (such as Cubase, ProTools, Digital Performer, Acid, Vegas,
Logic, etc.), and an interface (like a MOTU 828mkII, RME FireFace800,
DigiDesign HD, PreSonus Firepod/Firestudio, etc...or if you don't have
any of these, your soundcard on your computer could act as your
"interface" using the line inputs on it).
To record, you need a host program or sequencer. You can run other
plug-ins for EQ, compression, limiting, reverb, etc. within this
program. Also you can use Battery within this program as a plug-in or
"instrument", and then you would direct Battery to the folder where
you have your DFH samples located. You can then drag and drop the
samples into the slots assigned in Battery and when you use MIDI
within your host program (for instance, Cubase), you would direct the
output of that MIDI track to Battery. When you program MIDI it will
trigger sounds from Battery that are assigned to those MIDI notes,
such as kick, snare, etc.
It sounds insane right now, but it's really simple once you understand
it and actually figure it out by using it and from experience. One day
you'll be like "I can't believe I thought this was complicated"
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DAW is comprised of a few components. A computer (obviously), a host
software (such as Cubase, ProTools, Digital Performer, Acid, Vegas,
Logic, etc.), and an interface (like a MOTU 828mkII, RME FireFace800,
DigiDesign HD, PreSonus Firepod/Firestudio, etc...or if you don't have
any of these, your soundcard on your computer could act as your
"interface" using the line inputs on it).
To record, you need a host program or sequencer. You can run other
plug-ins for EQ, compression, limiting, reverb, etc. within this
program. Also you can use Battery within this program as a plug-in or
"instrument", and then you would direct Battery to the folder where
you have your DFH samples located. You can then drag and drop the
samples into the slots assigned in Battery and when you use MIDI
within your host program (for instance, Cubase), you would direct the
output of that MIDI track to Battery. When you program MIDI it will
trigger sounds from Battery that are assigned to those MIDI notes,
such as kick, snare, etc.
It sounds insane right now, but it's really simple once you understand
it and actually figure it out by using it and from experience. One day
you'll be like "I can't believe I thought this was complicated"
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Wow, I didnt know there were a few of versions of it. I've just heard about this one, that is on the picture - 
Well, I think I gotta get this thing anyway =)
And thank you very much for all the info, elephant-audio
Well, I think I gotta get this thing anyway =)
And thank you very much for all the info, elephant-audio
Yeah, that is the EZDrummer (the most recent release from ToonTrack) with the DFH add-on pack.
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