How To Make Sampled Drums Sound More Realistic
This video is about my favourite techniques for making sampled drums sound more realistic in the mix. It can virtually impossible to make samples sound like a real drummer, but that shouldn't stop us from performing and processing them in a way that mimics realism and reduce the potential "uncanniness" of the samples we use. Get your free copy of the My New Microphone Mixing Guidebook: https://mynewmicrophone.com/mixing-gu... Affiliate disclaimer: some links in this video description may be affiliate links, meaning I may receive a small commission if you decide to buy anything using these links (at no additional cost to you). It's a simple way to help monetize the channel and help me to make more free content here on YouTube. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:34 Demo 00:54 Choosing Realistic Samples 01:50 Using Scratch Takes 03:26 A Note On Using Samplers 04:07 Our Starting Point 04:22 Ghost Notes 05:37 Time Compression/Expansion 07:30 Rushing And Dragging 08:33 Creative Sample Chopping 09:18 Volume Changes 10:33 Noise 11:39 Transient Shaper Automation 12:33 Amplitude Modulation Via LFO 13:29 Pseudo Drum Room 15:15 Snare Plate Reverb 16:33 Subgroup "Glue" Processing 17:42 Further Processing (Snare And Hats) 19:01 Revisiting The Samples 19:25 Final A/B Comparison ------ Plugins Used In This Video: ►KiloHearts Transiet Shaper: https://mynewmicrophone.com/Kiloheart... ►Xfer Records LFO Tool: https://mynewmicrophone.com/Xfer-Reco... ►Soundtoys Little Plate: https://mynewmicrophone.com/Soundtoys... ►Waves CLA-76: https://mynewmicrophone.com/Waves-CLA-76 ►Waves SSL G-Master Buss Compressor: https://mynewmicrophone.com/Waves-SSL... ►FabFIlter Saturn 2: https://mynewmicrophone.com/Fabfilter... ►Soundtoys Decapitator: https://mynewmicrophone.com/Soundtoys... ------ Related My New Microphone Videos: ► • Make Your Programmed Drums Sound More Real... ► • Want "Glue" In Your Mixes? Try These 5 Str... ► • 5 Techniques For Adding Sonic Variety To Y... ------ More From Me: ►Blog: https://mynewmicrophone.com ►Courses & Ebooks: https://learn.mynewmicrophone.com ►Services: https://learn.mynewmicrophone.com/ser... ►Music: https://linktr.ee/arthurfox ►Mixing: https://foxmixing.com ►My Gear: https://mynewmicrophone.com/my-gear
Make Your Programmed Drums Sound More Realistic!
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