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qtheerearranger · Post by **qtheerearranger** » Wed May 27, 2015 7:07 pm

Hi,

I am working on a collaboration now with a buddy and we have just started. We really enjoy the "Raindrop Reverb Percussion" sound that we hear on this track by Aurora, https://youtu.be/d_HlPboLRL8 and have been trying to recreate it. We have been struggling with this a lot

and could really use anyones help on achieving this or a similar sound.

I have tried starting with both samples and creating massive patches that should behave similarly to the sound, I dont know if I just dont know what wave shapes make good for this sound or if Im somehow making the envelopes more of a pluck or something, but I just don't know where to try next.

I have been having issues finding tutorials on this as I just dont know what to search, clearly raindrop reverb perc isnt a real thing haha. Help us please!!!

Rah · Post by **Rah** » Thu May 28, 2015 2:20 am

Sounds like an analog drum machine tom or bongo. Or a high pitch snare without the noise component. Try a drum synth.

Chapelle · Post by **Chapelle** » Thu May 28, 2015 5:42 am

soul_junkie · Post by **soul_junkie** » Thu May 28, 2015 6:50 am

2nd'd 808 Tom/Conga w/ medium hall verb.

Maybe has a small pitch envelope to make it 'drip'.

Can be made very easily with any synth and a sine wave.

qtheerearranger · Post by **qtheerearranger** » Fri May 29, 2015 11:10 pm

Thanks for all your help!

Really crazy how much I was overthinking that sound. It was incredibly easy to make.

soul_junkie · Post by **soul_junkie** » Sat May 30, 2015 5:25 am

qtheerearranger wrote:Really crazy how much I was overthinking that sound. It was incredibly easy to make.

This is the biggest takeaway everyone should have.

Quite often things are much simpler than they seem

How to: Raindrop Reverb Perc? as seen in Aurora, Lorde, and other pop productions?