You said instrument, so I'm not sure whether you meant instrument or you wanted to know what I use for reinforcement. Instrument-wise I'm using EZ Drummer 2 for stuff that needs to be up and running sounding decent quickly. If it's a thing that I'll be spending enough time on to not want it to be obvious I'm using fake drums, then I still go back to version 1 of Addictive Drums. Addictive V2 sounds way, way better out of the box, but all the accessibility went out the window. For sample reinforcement, I'm using Slate Trigger 2 Platinum, and usually leaning quite heavily on its ability to tune the sample to match it up better with the original drum. That's partly because it's a neat way to slip past some drummers who'll protest before hearing the result, and partly because I'm sick of hearing the same old presets being used by everyone from my mate Nigel through to internationally touring bands. I guess Trigger just made it too damn easy lol. Probably best to take this over to either RWP or the OSARA course list if you want to get specific about accessibility on the Windows side. Everything I've said here applies on both sides of the fence though, so far as I'm aware.
Hth Scott On 10/10/15, Chris Smart <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Scott. I definitely agree re. enhancing with samples. I haven't done that > so much, but I have boosted kick drum impact with the gated 50 HZ sine wave > trick. (grin) > > Can I ask which drum sample instrument you are using? What would you > recommend on the Windows side? > > Chris > > > At 05:28 AM 10/10/2015, you wrote: >> >> +1 for Drum Leveler, and also for Kevin's idea of replacement based on >> a sample of his own kit if you can find a decent hit that isn't >> swamped in hats. It's also worth pointing out (although probably not >> to the drummer himself) that reinforcement is very different from >> replacement. I've done plenty of mixes for sample sensitive drummers >> where the original sounds are still in there and featured pretty >> heavily, but reinforced with a sample that isn't obnoxious enough to >> trigger their alarm bells. This works especially well if you've got a >> decent knowledge of frequencies and can carve out space for the >> positive aspects of the original drum sound to poke through. Done >> right, they get to hear what they like to hear of their original kit >> sound, but you get more control by using the sample reinforcement to >> control dynamics instead of processing the hell out of their original >> kit sound. >> >> Hth a bit >> >> Scott >> >> >> On 10/9/15, Chris Smart <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hi Slau. Drum Leveller is first on my list of plugs to get next, as soon >> > as >> > I have the funds! >> > >> > At 11:30 PM 10/8/2015, you wrote: >> >> >> >> Drum Leveler is phenomenal where other gates seem to fail. Of course, >> >> decently recorded material to start with is a plus. Post a sample of >> >> the >> >> original and I'll try to treat it to illustrate. >> >> >> >> Slau >> >> >> >> On Oct 8, 2015, at 11:24 PM, Chris Smart <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> > Hi folks. >> >> > >> >> > I'm trying to get rid of far too much hi-hat and other cymbal spill >> >> > on a >> >> > kick track and a snare track. >> >> > >> >> > I'm out of ideas so thought I'd best ask the pros here. >> >> > >> >> > Usually I just gate the tracks themselves pretty heavily, or even >> >> > sergically edit individual drum hits, maybe some automated EQ. But, >> >> > nothing I do seems to improve things much. >> >> > >> >> > The drummer is adamant that I do not, under any circumstances, >> >> > replace >> >> > with samples. >> >> > >> >> > So, is there some fancy and complex but powerful way to deal with >> >> > cymbal >> >> > bleed? Some fancy side-chain way to do this? >> >> > >> >> > thanks for any ideas. >> >> > >> >> > Chris >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> >> > Groups "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >> >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >> >> > send >> >> > an email to [email protected]. >> >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> >> Groups >> >> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >> >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> >> an >> >> email to [email protected]. >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > >> > --- Learn to meditate and train your brain with Muse, the first >> > lab-grade >> > EEG biofeedback headband for home use! >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups >> > "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> > an >> > email to [email protected]. >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > --- Learn to meditate and train your brain with Muse, the first lab-grade > EEG biofeedback headband for home use! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
