CTW Members Mr Happy Posted February 25, 2004 CTW Members Share Posted February 25, 2004 right guys - i'm as thick as shit when it comes to producing so i'm gonna try and leach some free pointers from u guys. what kind of volume levels work best for diff styles of music? what arrangements work effectively to give a track some pace to it? do filters help with the use of percussion? what sort of frequences should the percussion be playing at? what different types of percussion are there out there and do some work better than others for specified tasks? have i left anything out? basically once i've learned how to use percussion in a very formalaic way, i can then start to use some imagination and play about a bit. but at the moment my tracks feel empty and slow (and i'm thinking its due to the lack of percussion) Quote Mr Happy's fishy fish MangaFish munch munch MSN & e-mail - mangafish@mangafish.net AOL - MangaMorgan Online mixes - http://www.mangafish.net/mixes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW DJs LiamStyles Posted February 25, 2004 CTW DJs Share Posted February 25, 2004 Fuck off and learn for yourself, cheeky bastard!!! Quote LiamStyles Bet you look good on the dancefloor *LiamStyles - mixes on rotation* Current mix "No Concept Of Time" CLICK HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW DJs LiamStyles Posted February 25, 2004 CTW DJs Share Posted February 25, 2004 hahahaha, u arse Quote LiamStyles Bet you look good on the dancefloor *LiamStyles - mixes on rotation* Current mix "No Concept Of Time" CLICK HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members Mr Happy Posted February 25, 2004 Author CTW Members Share Posted February 25, 2004 stop stairing at my arse Quote Mr Happy's fishy fish MangaFish munch munch MSN & e-mail - mangafish@mangafish.net AOL - MangaMorgan Online mixes - http://www.mangafish.net/mixes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW DJs Ian Cashman Posted February 25, 2004 CTW DJs Share Posted February 25, 2004 filters and compression m8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members Mr Happy Posted February 25, 2004 Author CTW Members Share Posted February 25, 2004 COMPRESSION!!!! it seems so obvious now cheers mate - i'll have a play about btw - does the compression filter go under an alias' Quote Mr Happy's fishy fish MangaFish munch munch MSN & e-mail - mangafish@mangafish.net AOL - MangaMorgan Online mixes - http://www.mangafish.net/mixes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW DJs Ian Cashman Posted February 25, 2004 CTW DJs Share Posted February 25, 2004 QUOTE (Mr_Happy @ Feb 25 2004, 21:09) btw - does the compression filter go under an alias' eh? use filters on every bit of percussion if needed. and compress the drum mix with the bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members ChrisT Posted February 25, 2004 CTW Members Share Posted February 25, 2004 A bit of Reverb does the trick also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members LiquidEyes Posted February 26, 2004 CTW Members Share Posted February 26, 2004 * compression compression compression compression! * parametric EQ (experiment boosting different parts of each drum sound) * use HP filters for things like tom toms, where the bottom-end is excessive and clashes with the kick drum * go easy on effects (subtle use of reverb and delay can work a treat) Other than that ... just piss around until it sounds good! There are no hard-and-fast rules for EQing drums, but some drum sounds suddenly sound really good when you boost a particular frequency range. As for "what drum sounds shall I use" ... LOL ... I thought you were into techno mate! If it sounds good, use it - *anything* goes! Just use trial and error mate and you'll develop your own unique style. Personally I like to use plenty of tribal drums (congas etc) and "real" drum sounds (sampled snares etc). I also get lots of squelchy noises out of my synth, and piss around with them even more on my PC. But don't do what someone else does! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members Mr Happy Posted February 26, 2004 Author CTW Members Share Posted February 26, 2004 QUOTE (LiquidEyes @ Feb 26 2004, 01:01) But don't do what someone else does! thanx alot andy just need to learn to do it the 'correct' way before i start experimenting, if you get me? Quote Mr Happy's fishy fish MangaFish munch munch MSN & e-mail - mangafish@mangafish.net AOL - MangaMorgan Online mixes - http://www.mangafish.net/mixes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members Mr Happy Posted February 26, 2004 Author CTW Members Share Posted February 26, 2004 QUOTE (Mod1 @ Feb 25 2004, 21:34) QUOTE (Mr_Happy @ Feb 25 2004, 21:09) btw - does the compression filter go under an alias' eh? use filters on every bit of percussion if needed. and compress the drum mix with the bass on my (rather old) version of sound forge and cool edit pro, i cant find the compression. just wondered if some apps will name it something different Quote Mr Happy's fishy fish MangaFish munch munch MSN & e-mail - mangafish@mangafish.net AOL - MangaMorgan Online mixes - http://www.mangafish.net/mixes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members ChrisT Posted February 27, 2004 CTW Members Share Posted February 27, 2004 In soundforge the Wave hammer effect is the compressor, i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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