Quantizing / beat detecting drums with blast beats

[Vulcain]

Hails,

I've made a search on that topic but didn't find anything, so sorry if it has already been discussed.

I'm looking for a way to quantize drum parts including fast blast beats - up to 250 bpm. I wonder if this is possible ? If yes, can I quantize with good results using Cubase or will beat detective (or any other program) be much better / faster ?

Cheers

 

[JeffTD]

Same as editing any other beat, just takes longer.

 

[C_F_H_13]

Generally just do them manually cause you do need to take a bit of extra care.

 

[Fox Mulder]

Hails,

I've made a search on that topic but didn't find anything, so sorry if it has already been discussed.

I'm looking for a way to quantize drum parts including fast blast beats - up to 250 bpm. I wonder if this is possible ? If yes, can I quantize with good results using Cubase or will beat detective (or any other program) be much better / faster ?

Cheers

Zoom in

Or slow it down, edit, back to the original tempo. And just in case you're wondering - No, you won't be getting the artifacts of slowing down once you get it up to the original tempo again.

 

[Morgan C]

Quantize the kick separately from the rest of the drums unless the drummer is SUPER fucking tight.

 

[zvish]

Same as editing any other beat, just takes longer.

+1 ;P

 

[006]

Hands are priority in blasts, and double bass sections too IMO. Do the feet after. I only pay attention to the feet when it's a more open beat (i.e. not a blast or double bass part haha). I use slip editing in Cubase, I'm sure it is just as fast as BD, if not faster as you aren't having to go back and forth with settings, you just GO with slip editing.

 

[Vulcain]

Ok thank you for your inputs I'll try with the slip edits using 006's tutorial.

Cheers

 

[greyskull]

Andy (astudio) is fucking good at this
Edit the section with bd, then manually adjust the kick and snare in seperatly from the group.

 

[B36arin]

If you're replacing the kick anyway it's usually just as easy to not touch the kick while editing the drums and then convert the kick to MIDI and quantize it after you're done with editing the rest of the kick.

 

[Vulcain]

Mmm OK but how do you convert the kick to midi?

 

[Ermz]

There are a bunch of audio to MIDI converters out there. Massey DTM, Drumagog, Trigger, Drumtracker etc. I think Logic even has an in-built one.

Never really had issues with blasts. Just edit it like anything else, use the tools at your disposal and choose the best for the task at hand.

 

[jimwilbourne]

Digital Performer has gorgeous audio to midi conversion capabilities by the way
For both drums and melodies

Massey is pretty much unavailable these days.
He won't even sell a version. No idea why.