I've found now when using samples to sample replace what's missing a lot of the time is the sound of a room mic. Is there a good sounding way to emulate this to make the samples feel like they have some room mic in them?
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Getting room sound on samples
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olif8
Minge
1. Create bus with impulse loader and room impulse loaded.
2. Send drum group to said bus.
3. Print
4. Mix to taste.
5. Voila!
2. Send drum group to said bus.
3. Print
4. Mix to taste.
5. Voila!
timislegend
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in my opinion... no, there is no "good" solution for this.
however you can use a 100% wet ir (convolution) reverb on the entire kit and compress it. thus emulating the characteristic of a stereo room.
you can also place your reference monitors in a decent sounding room, play the drum sequence through the monitors while recording the room with a stereo miking technique then add a bit of distortion and limiting... but odds are, if you are using samples, you don't have a pair of condenser mics.
either way, just buy a drum library plugin like steven slate drums or superior drummer.
however you can use a 100% wet ir (convolution) reverb on the entire kit and compress it. thus emulating the characteristic of a stereo room.
you can also place your reference monitors in a decent sounding room, play the drum sequence through the monitors while recording the room with a stereo miking technique then add a bit of distortion and limiting... but odds are, if you are using samples, you don't have a pair of condenser mics.
either way, just buy a drum library plugin like steven slate drums or superior drummer.
OneDaySky
Clint
Anybody try using Voxengo Curve EQ to copy a rooms ambience and applying it to a sample? I been meaning to try this for months.
timislegend
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OneDaySky
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DevonSteelman
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Reverb plugins sound like ass on drums. I have no idea why so many people seem to enjoy it. My advice is to blend Slate's Z4 or Z5 room samples with any of your close mic samples. It will sound a hell of a lot better. 
olif8
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DevonSteelman
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olif8
Minge
Sure, but a reverb plugin and convolution reverb run on completely different algorithms. An impulse response has completely different parameters to a verb plug that is based on delay.
DevonSteelman
Producer/Engineer
olif8 said:
I know what the difference is, and I've still personally never liked either on drums. I was categorizing them in the same group because that's just simply what they are; reverb. You trying to say it wasn't reverb is misleading in my opinion to people who don't know any better.
olif8
Minge
Actually dude, you were wrong, I was wrong, we both argued about nothing and nothing came from it, time to move on
Although I was technically more right...
spencerlogan
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1. Create bus with impulse loader and room impulse loaded.
2. Send drum group to said bus.
3. Print
4. Mix to taste.
5. Voila!
so if i'm understanding correctly, you're saying to print the drum tracks individually with the impulse on them from the bus and then mix them? is it any different to just send them to the bus and be done with it?
olif8
Minge
Wha?
No I'm saying send your drum group (bus) to a separate bus with the impulse on it. Then print the separate bus. When solo'd, you'll just hear the room sounds.
Edit: Here, I made you this, hopefully it explains a little better.
No I'm saying send your drum group (bus) to a separate bus with the impulse on it. Then print the separate bus. When solo'd, you'll just hear the room sounds.
Edit: Here, I made you this, hopefully it explains a little better.
