@@adamstanleydrummer7532 Really I'm just jealous. I live in an apartment and can't have drums 😞I actually do need a drummer sometimes, I didn't realize this was an ad.
Oh that sucks dude, I had that problem for years! I guess it is an ad, but hopefully a fun one. You really do get better energy and flow off a real kit, unless you’re super diligent with your programming.
@@adamstanleydrummer7532 there are genre's where programming just doesn't work. Ironically, it's really difficult to immitate the kind of loose, raw drumming I hear in much of the music I like. Furthermore, it's a challenge to create a realistic sound stage when manipulating samples because they're all created differently (assuming you use a variety of sources). I use the Addictive Drums VST often and their sounds tend to be either overblown (boomy kicks with tons of reverb for some reason) or completely unrealistic sounding. Or I'm just kinda bad at producing. The recordings you demonstrated here sound good now that I actually listened. The type of raw drumming I referred to earlier. Do you have the ability/materials to immitate softer sounds? Like the crisp 70s-y character you hear on popular Fleetwood Mac songs (Gypsy, Dreams)?
@@iswearnotme Hi Ryan, sorry for my late reply. Yes, I actually do have the ability to change my drum sounds to be more retro. I have actually done this for a 70s style funk recording not too long ago. Sometimes it’s just a case of literally putting a damping material like a cloth over the drum heads! Intelligent tuning and damping and the right choice of drumhead will lead to the sound effect you want. So yes, I agree with you that overall using real drums is going to ultimately be a lot more versatile and feel a lot better than the plug-ins you have mentioned. I also agree that a lot of the sounds you get in the sample packs are way too bombastic, although I think there are some packs out there with more retro or dead sounding drums. However, you could end up buying sample packs until the cows come home! I don’t think it’s reflective of your production skills, you want the right sound out of the box and not have to work too hard to make it do what do you want to do.
Or just get better at manipulating audio clips to align with your written guitar parts. Nice drumming!
Then I’d be out of work 😂
@@adamstanleydrummer7532 Really I'm just jealous. I live in an apartment and can't have drums 😞I actually do need a drummer sometimes, I didn't realize this was an ad.
Oh that sucks dude, I had that problem for years! I guess it is an ad, but hopefully a fun one. You really do get better energy and flow off a real kit, unless you’re super diligent with your programming.
@@adamstanleydrummer7532 there are genre's where programming just doesn't work. Ironically, it's really difficult to immitate the kind of loose, raw drumming I hear in much of the music I like. Furthermore, it's a challenge to create a realistic sound stage when manipulating samples because they're all created differently (assuming you use a variety of sources). I use the Addictive Drums VST often and their sounds tend to be either overblown (boomy kicks with tons of reverb for some reason) or completely unrealistic sounding. Or I'm just kinda bad at producing.
The recordings you demonstrated here sound good now that I actually listened. The type of raw drumming I referred to earlier. Do you have the ability/materials to immitate softer sounds? Like the crisp 70s-y character you hear on popular Fleetwood Mac songs (Gypsy, Dreams)?
@@iswearnotme Hi Ryan, sorry for my late reply. Yes, I actually do have the ability to change my drum sounds to be more retro.
I have actually done this for a 70s style funk recording not too long ago. Sometimes it’s just a case of literally putting a damping material like a cloth over the drum heads! Intelligent tuning and damping and the right choice of drumhead will lead to the sound effect you want.
So yes, I agree with you that overall using real drums is going to ultimately be a lot more versatile and feel a lot better than the plug-ins you have mentioned. I also agree that a lot of the sounds you get in the sample packs are way too bombastic, although I think there are some packs out there with more retro or dead sounding drums.
However, you could end up buying sample packs until the cows come home! I don’t think it’s reflective of your production skills, you want the right sound out of the box and not have to work too hard to make it do what do you want to do.