Reverb will make your drums sound too busy unless you only use a touch (if you didn't use a lot, it wouldn't add much to the stereo image though...)
Try ether a chorus to the drums (if you have the fx card for your sampler) Another one to try is change the pitch of one channel of the drums just a tiny bit, then set the pans on the program so they aren't at a hard 50/50. Do like 40/40 As for samplers, I love my s5000! I would totally recommend it. (but lately, I've been using reason w/ cubase) -----Original Message----- From: Robert Caponi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 1:07 AM To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List Subject: [dnb-prod] Stereo drums/Sampler shootout I was reading back over the canonical "ghost notes" essay and the author urges that, wherever possible, use stereo drum loops. Now, I normally use individual mono drum hits panned around the stereo field, so I'm guessing the advice doesn't apply to me, but when I do sample a break, it's almost invariably in mono. My sample cds have mostly mono samples, and my sampler (an Akai S2000) doesn't really recognize stereo samples as such, so I usually end up sampling in mono. Am I wrong in thinking that some reverb could easily remedy the situation? I was thinking of upgrading my sampler, and now seems to be a good time to do so. Most dnb producers swear by Emu, but why would I shell out $1700 for an E6400 when I can get an S5000 or an A5000 for $1000. Yeah, I know, the filters, but if the modulation matrix is anything like that on my Morpheus, I'd rather stick with something a little more straightforward. I'm *very* interested in Akai's Z series, should I wait until they come out before I buy a new sampler? Thanks! -- T.W.I.D.N. * http://www.nr.infi.net/~tagutcow/twidn.html --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
