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Tom rolls

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  • 07-03-2006 7:00pm
    #1
    Martyr
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    I've no drumming experience at all, but the music i'm making focuses alot on drumming..so anyone any tips for creating realistic sounding drumrolls? mainly on the toms.

    here is a picture of the track sequencer in reason, what should i change?
    there are 4 different toms here, where 2 are very similar in sound..one
    being a little brighter than the other.

    tom_roll.png

    here is the sound, its about 5 seconds in you here the roll..does it sound real?

    http://www.thesmith.ca/weiss/tom_roll.mp3


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    david
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    The timing is off, it skips a bar or something.

    Actually looking at the sequencer screenshot, it seems as if it should have twice the amount of beats in the tom fill.


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    markyboy
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    I'd say slow it down alot, tap along with it on a desk and try again. You're also missing a major bit at the very end of the attached clip. Keep up the good work!


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    Anima
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    I take it the break is for a drum and bass or similar type song? Sounds ok to me, maybe add in a few more hits here and there.


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    jtsuited
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    Play the midi data in using a midi device. Quantized toms sound silly and lifeless. You'll get much more human and nicer sounding piece.


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    Martyr
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    Thanks for the response.
    I'm not using the loop for anything, i was just practicing on the tom rolls.
    Messed about with the velocity again last night & that seems to help alot.
    It still doesn't sound right, but it might pass most listeners as being realistic with some bass in the background :)


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    Ardent
    Registered Users Posts: 5,291 ✭✭✭Ardent


    Average Joe wrote:
    Thanks for the response.
    I'm not using the loop for anything, i was just practicing on the tom rolls.
    Messed about with the velocity again last night & that seems to help alot.
    It still doesn't sound right, but it might pass most listeners as being realistic with some bass in the background :)

    This is it. The more you listen the more you'll convince yourself there are flaws in it. First time I listened to it, it sounded fine. I'm sure it would sound even better in a mix.

    If you really wanted to get a realistic, non-quantized roll, I'd record at a fairly slow tempo and tap out the notes on a midi controller. Doesn't matter if you're tapping just the same note, you can move the notes to the relevant tom sounds after you're done recording.


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