How much do you guys normally shift velocities when programming drums? I under stand the concept of slowly tailing off velocities during fills but how much usually. There is a LONG way to go between 0 and 127 ....lol
Programmed Drum Velocities?
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zackpennington
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I usually set all of my velocities to be randomize between 115-125, and during fills I make every other hit softer to mimic "handedness."
During complex snare rolls, I think about what would really happen an change the velos til it sounds right.
During complex snare rolls, I think about what would really happen an change the velos til it sounds right.
So about + or - 5 on generic kick / snare beats then adjust velocity for fills to what sounds right ... cool!
Don't forget to either drop the snare velocity by 5 or drop the volume by a couple of db in those black metal blasts (or euro blasts or whatever the hell you wanna call it... the Kick Snare ones)!
MarcusGHedwig
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One big thing that I've noticed and started incorporating is slightly accenting the downbeats on cymbal hits (by adjusting the velocity)
JeffTD
Senhor Testiculo
I could write a book on this... Joey's got one possibly in the works, too.
Seriously, you have to be the embodiment of a drummer to do it well. Just put yourself in his shoes and think of how your body is reacting to the riff/beat/fill/groove/whatever.
Seriously, you have to be the embodiment of a drummer to do it well. Just put yourself in his shoes and think of how your body is reacting to the riff/beat/fill/groove/whatever.
Ya i do that when writing my parts and I actually figure out how a drummer would handle it actually playing. I suffered for a long ass time being the worlds best digital drummer cause i could hit 5 things at once .... i used my dick for a lot of it .... lol
K Odell
\=/Varnisher\=/
+1 bazillion
I just sat around watching my drummer and Blake from BTBAM a lot. Copied how they accented things and what not. My cymbals always stay at like 110 and below. Snares vary a lot. If its thrash parts then I ride them in the 120 area and if its big back beats its full on 127.
Russtopher
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I'll actually sit and tap out the beat with my hands as I'm programming it to get a feel for where the accents are. Kicks on the 1 downbeat always tend to naturally be a bit louder, as well as hi-hat hits that are being played on the downbeat with the snare.
I'll mess with velocities as I'm programming (and I like to toss in some ghost notes on the snare to really add more of a human element, along with hat/ride accents) and then I'll humanize a bit too in Reaper. The first notes in a fill I always do a bit louder since that's normally how I play them behind a kit
And yeah - DEFINITELY make sure you're dropping velocities on the snare (and the kick too a little bit) when you're programming blast beats. Nothing screams "fake" than a machine gun snare.
I'll also automate the verses down just a bit, vs. the intro, choruses, etc. Just to give the feel of the song a bit more push/pull.
I'll mess with velocities as I'm programming (and I like to toss in some ghost notes on the snare to really add more of a human element, along with hat/ride accents) and then I'll humanize a bit too in Reaper. The first notes in a fill I always do a bit louder since that's normally how I play them behind a kit
And yeah - DEFINITELY make sure you're dropping velocities on the snare (and the kick too a little bit) when you're programming blast beats. Nothing screams "fake" than a machine gun snare.
I'll also automate the verses down just a bit, vs. the intro, choruses, etc. Just to give the feel of the song a bit more push/pull.
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