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Drums samples? Strings?

topic posted Sat, October 16, 2004 - 11:41 AM by  ~a great fire~
Hey there,

What do you guys use for passable drum samples? I am recording at home, making demos so I can find bandmates, but want something that sounds great, but my drum samples always sound like ass. My music is a mix between Jesus and Mary Chain, Sigur Ros, Low, Led Zeppelin and the Cure- organic drums, lots of atmosphere, some crazy loud guitars at times and a lot of electronics.... Fun stuff. Also, what do you use for strings? I have been using Fruity Loops, but that takes up too much resourceses for what I want to use it for- I'm looking for a passable sampling synth now with a smaller footprint,

Stay well!

~jason
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  • Re: Drums samples? Strings?

    10/18
    Hi Jason:

    For strings, and maybe drums, you might consider Reason or a similar program. Basically you get a midi keyboard (small footprint there) and hook it up to your computer (if you're recording to a computer), and Reason is the synth's brains. Reason has lots of very good samples.

    Personally, I prefer using drum loops and bringing them into Digital Performer. Typically said loops are real drumsets, recorded and edited into snippets such as main section, b section, fill a, fill b, etc. Well recorded and set-up drum loops can really sound like you had a drummer in the studio.

    AP
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