NSkit 7 Commercial, why does no one know about it?
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- KVRer
- 18 posts since 26 Aug, 2005
I guess I'm one of the 350 who owns this kit, but I've never been able to use it for its full potential because I am not a drummer and I do not understand some key concepts like when to use snares on or snares off. When is it best to use the mallet-hit or hand-hit samples and on what instruments. When to use miss-hits. I love this kit and I'm glad I bought it but oh man did I get way more than I expected for the money. I definitely reccomend anyone looking for a COMPLETE and REALISTIC acoustic drum kit sample set pick this up before it vanishes.
And if anyone can help me figure out practical uses (for a real drummer) for some of the more specific samples I mentioned, that would be appreciated.
And if anyone can help me figure out practical uses (for a real drummer) for some of the more specific samples I mentioned, that would be appreciated.
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- KVRAF
- 7414 posts since 8 Feb, 2003 from London, UK
It's all about musicality and sounding like a real drummer/drumkit.
You use "snares on" kits, when you want the sound of a kit when the snare wires are "on", else you use the "snare off" kits
. The snare wires add a gritty buzz to all the drums to a greater or lesser extent.
Mallet / Hand kits: these are for when you want the sound of someone playing a drum kit with mallets or with their hands. The mallet kits are probably more "mainstream", obviously. Mallets have less attack than a drumstick but more than hands.
Sometimes a piece will have the drummer using a stick in one hand and a brush in the other, switching the stick to a mallet half-way through for some tom and cymbal work maybe, then over to a pair of sticks. Depends entirely what you want your music to do.
Mis-hits: well, real drummers do occasionally make mistakes (so I'm told). These are to make your programmed drum tracks sound more realistic. Of course, if you're after that "overdubbed to death" sound, skip 'em.
You use "snares on" kits, when you want the sound of a kit when the snare wires are "on", else you use the "snare off" kits
. The snare wires add a gritty buzz to all the drums to a greater or lesser extent.Mallet / Hand kits: these are for when you want the sound of someone playing a drum kit with mallets or with their hands. The mallet kits are probably more "mainstream", obviously. Mallets have less attack than a drumstick but more than hands.
Sometimes a piece will have the drummer using a stick in one hand and a brush in the other, switching the stick to a mallet half-way through for some tom and cymbal work maybe, then over to a pair of sticks. Depends entirely what you want your music to do.
Mis-hits: well, real drummers do occasionally make mistakes (so I'm told). These are to make your programmed drum tracks sound more realistic. Of course, if you're after that "overdubbed to death" sound, skip 'em.
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- KVRAF
- 3971 posts since 19 Apr, 2005 from Brissie
I think the easiest way to describe the snare on/off thing is to say that with the wires on, you get the snare sound you're used to hearing, whereas with the snare off, it almost sounds like a tom, rather than a snare (albeit a tight tom). Snare on is the default, and you'd only find a drummer playing snare off very occasionally.
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- KVRAF
- 3617 posts since 28 Jan, 2006 from Phoenix, AZ
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