KVR Audio

Zoomby · Post by **Zoomby** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 10:02 pm

Hi,

I noticed that I have some folders with only kicks, snares or hihats in it. Would you sort it? How would you do it? I thought I could maybe sort them into folders that describe the sound (i.e. "909ish", "snappy", metallic", "full", "oldschool" for snares). How would you name them?

bye,
Chris

C00kie · Post by **C00kie** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 10:35 pm

Does it really matter??

I would probably name them differently than you would

The Chase · Post by **The Chase** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 10:38 pm

random shit like "Gaykittens.wav" or "omglol.wav" to keep things interesting

sonarman · Post by **sonarman** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 3:14 am

I use the Dewey Decimal System.

Reverse Engineer · Post by **Reverse Engineer** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 3:23 am

I have a folder with 1,917 single hit samples (hats, kicks, snares, pings, pipes etc etc) but very few (maybe 50 tops) have what could be called a descriptive name. Most are like "ghir.wav or 534634.wav or xy1.wav, xy2.wav and so on.) Like chase says, it keeps things interesting when you can't pinpoint a single sample you want.

stash98 · Post by **stash98** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 3:27 am

i keep my drums in the folders they came in when i got them. i guess you are talking about random drum sounds you acquire. for those, i just made a folder called net drums and throw them all in there.

yemski · Post by **yemski** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 3:38 am

.[quote]Like chase says, it keeps things interesting when you can't pinpoint a single sample you want.[/quote

Yeah sometimes randomness is the key. It can lead you interesting directions, or just confuse and fustrate you.

Reverse Engineer · Post by **Reverse Engineer** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 3:41 am

yemski wrote:Yeah sometimes randomness is the key. It can lead you interesting directions, or just confuse and fustrate you.

It's not half as frustrating though as when you get the thought in your head that says "why the f**k does everything i do sound like something everyones already done"

cptgone · Post by **cptgone** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 4:04 am

Sort drum samples? Just say no.

yemski · Post by **yemski** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 4:08 am

It's not half as frustrating though as when you get the thought in your head that says "why the fcuk does everything i do sound like something everyones already done"

Well, if this begin to happen divorce yourself from what everyone else is doing. Take influences from other areas of culture, books,film the visual arts, theatre etc. Or alternatively listen to music you would'nt normally listen to for inspiration,Ethiopian panpipe gangsta rap or Country and western drum and bass. You could also try what I just did and fling a series of random genres together to form a new one. Who knows maybe you could discover something you might actually like.

Reverse Engineer · Post by **Reverse Engineer** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 4:38 am

yemski wrote:
It's not half as frustrating though as when you get the thought in your head that says "why the fcuk does everything i do sound like something everyones already done"
Well, if this begin to happen divorce yourself from what everyone else is doing. Take influences from other areas of culture, books,film the visual arts, theatre etc. Or alternatively listen to music you would'nt normally listen to for inspiration,Ethiopian panpipe gangsta rap or Country and western drum and bass. You could also try what I just did and fling a series of random genres together to form a new one. Who knows maybe you could discover something you might actually like.

That's more or less was i do as a "hobby"

I do listen to a lot of electronic music, but the majority i listen to is stuff like low, sufjan stevens, elliott smith, cocteau twins, will oldham etc. What i actually make on the other had could generally be summed up as shit.

But i do have a lot of fun doing it.

Zoomby · Post by **Zoomby** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 12:28 pm

Thanks for the tips. Maybe you are right. If samples are sorted too strictly it's getting boring.

RapRogue · Post by **RapRogue** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 12:34 pm

Easy, by function, snare samples under that and so on.

3*s · Post by **3*s** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 1:29 pm

By type, I have a "strange percussion" folder for all the wierd ones.

DRedman · Post by **DRedman** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 2:31 am

yeah youve all hit on the point of sorting too strictly. But doing randomly i catch myself overusing ones I am familiar with, ignoring others, and wasting time previewing ones Id forgotten when Im sick of the ones I get stuck using.

so ... try a functional approach - describe obvious limitations AND unique characteristics of the sample in the actual filename: limitations (cut for no natural decay; hh tip closed etc) and unique characteristics (what reminds you of - 909). that way youll instantly know which ones are inflexible and which aint.

plus if you break em into too many folders its hard to constistently compare. maybe only folder differentiate kit piece types "kck snr tom hh cymb ride skin shaker woodblck"

approach is undrated

How do you sort drum samples?