
Not being perfectly on the grid can definitely add some human realism, but IMO getting your velocities right is the far bigger deal to programming drums that don't jump out at you as sounding "programmed." And, for the instrumental rock I write, that's kind of my bar to hit - drums that people don't notice as not being a drummer. It's a lot faster than programming everything click by cllick, and provided you vary your velocities as you work (and do so with an eye on how the intensity should support the ebb and flow both of the song as a whole, the emphasised beats in each measure, and even things like thinking about dominant and non diminant hands and realistically how hard COULD a drummer hit a particular note in a fill, etc) you can get some pretty decent results. My general process, for what it's worth, is I'll usually start by creating a couple drum loops, for the main "verse" and "chorus" sections of a song, use them to flesh out a basic track, and then go in and starting cutting them up and editing, adding fills in by hand, etc. Featuring five carefully captured kits, each handpicked for their unique tonal qualities, paired with Will Putney’s raw but still sonically immaculate production style, this EZX paints a unique document of hard-hitting, aggressive-sounding. I.e - you have two feet and two hands, so you can't hit more than four things at once. The Modern Metal EZX was recorded by engineer/mixer/producer Will Putney at his own Graphic Nature Audio studios in New Jersey.


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Also, spending some time behind a real drum kit and having a drummer show you how to play a basic rock beat probably helps, and will give you an idea of some of the technical challenges facing a drummer. The Superior Drummer 2.0 with The Metal Foundry Expansion Pack (Crossgrade) is a B&H Kit that allows registered users of EZdrummer to move up to Superior. Click to expand.So, you're asking two questions here.ġ) How do you learn what sounds good? You already know what sounds good, otherwise you wouldn't be asking this.Ģ) How do you learn to program drums? I started by reverse-engineering drum performances I liked, trying to replicate drum parts from songs, starting simple and getting more complex.
