Question about the samples posted on here

[XxSicRokerxX]

First of all, thank you to all of you that take the time to upload sampled drums.

I just want to clarify if this is correct.

Most of the samples posted on here by the community are just a foundation; a place to start, correct?

Meaning its our job to EQ and COMP since they are unprocessed samples?

I was currently working with a sample (recently posted) that i didn't think was that great but after sucking out some mids and using SPL Transient Designer Plug-In (absolutely must have) i got it to sound absolutely great in a mix. I was quite surprised on how great it sounded. At first it thought it was very dull and big, but after making a few scoops, it sounded much clearer and brighter.

Is this the case for the majority of samples?

 

[Pxz]

Yes it is dude. Its your job to make stuff sound in a mix . To me all samples , even the heavily processed ones, are going to need more eq and compression to make it fit in your mix.

 

[P-E]

Some don't require compression, but usually you'll end up blending lots of stuff and EQing it a lot too (gotta love the SPL Transient Designer man, agreed fo sho).