FL Studio is really powerful for drums programming, my 2 cents.
With a little bit of work you can even come up with a real "human" feel.
Programming Drums: What do you use and why?
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- KVRAF
- 3266 posts since 22 Sep, 2003 from under the sun
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- KVRAF
- 7315 posts since 7 Mar, 2003
You can get some amazing sounds from both Reason and FLstudio, and you can get a human feel quite easily too.
But its not just your program that will effect the human feel - Its the samples too.
Try the NSKit7 - Quite easy to get a human drumming away in a sequencer with that.
But its not just your program that will effect the human feel - Its the samples too.
Try the NSKit7 - Quite easy to get a human drumming away in a sequencer with that.
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- KVRAF
- 7315 posts since 7 Mar, 2003
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My Youtube Channel - Wires Dream Disasters
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- KVRAF
- 7936 posts since 18 Feb, 2003 from out there somewhere
I use a number of things but mainly DR-008 and slicy drummer.
why? because it's what I own.
why? because it's what I own.
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- KVRAF
- 7315 posts since 7 Mar, 2003
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- KVRist
- 476 posts since 28 Jun, 2002 from Vancouver, Canada
Patience my friend ... patience. We all know that dance-beats are the future!Spe3D wrote:I will bite my lip and resist
(stu.macQ)
Limited? Hmm ...
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- KVRAF
- 6478 posts since 16 Dec, 2002
My turn to bite my lip and resist...Patience my friend ... patience. We all know that dance-beats are the future!
oh bloody hell I can't
ROFL!
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- KVRAF
- 6478 posts since 16 Dec, 2002
(aww another double post, something wrong in this end I fear)
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- KVRAF
- 3139 posts since 6 Sep, 2002 from United Kingdom & Opinions Will Travel :O)
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- KVRian
- 713 posts since 1 Jul, 2002 from Haarlem
I think Fruity Loops (and I believe Orion as well) is good for programming, because - as mentioned - you can see the beat you're programming, in a similar way as in drum notation.
But that goes for the piano roll in Logic and Cubase as well, and those are less loop-oriented, which is better, I think.
Reason is also nice, because it has a pretty piano roll for the drum computer. The step sequencer shows only the patern of one instrument at the time, which can be a drawback. But Redrum doesn't let you use layered samples, and that is very limiting if you want to make lively and lifelike sounding drums.
So I would recommend using a sampler like Battery or DR-008 in combination with a piano roll editor, so you have full control over dynamics. Dr-008 offers more options, but I use Battery because it gives an instant overview of the kit you're working with.
But that goes for the piano roll in Logic and Cubase as well, and those are less loop-oriented, which is better, I think.
Reason is also nice, because it has a pretty piano roll for the drum computer. The step sequencer shows only the patern of one instrument at the time, which can be a drawback. But Redrum doesn't let you use layered samples, and that is very limiting if you want to make lively and lifelike sounding drums.
So I would recommend using a sampler like Battery or DR-008 in combination with a piano roll editor, so you have full control over dynamics. Dr-008 offers more options, but I use Battery because it gives an instant overview of the kit you're working with.
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- KVRAF
- 10134 posts since 16 Dec, 2002
for some realsitc acoustic drums in FL, grab a load of different kicks, snares and highhats layer them as such and set them to be played randomly. Program your beat and hit play. Its amazing how realistic it can sound and you never get the same loop twice, depending on how many sample you used.
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- KVRAF
- 6179 posts since 29 Mar, 2003 from Location: Location
If you want to experiment,and use the loops you have,"making Waves"is a way to get off the beatentrack a bit.
Making waves is a sample seqr where you can edit your existing drm loops in various ways to get some interesting results...for what that is worth to you.
If your handy with wires and solder,there`s a post at KVR where someone shows how to make your own 8piece midi drm set.
(Sorry,I`d have the address,but i`m writing this,and it`s not convenient at the moment.)
Your own midi drms is the easiest,fastest,way to input midi drm notes.
Making waves is a sample seqr where you can edit your existing drm loops in various ways to get some interesting results...for what that is worth to you.
If your handy with wires and solder,there`s a post at KVR where someone shows how to make your own 8piece midi drm set.
(Sorry,I`d have the address,but i`m writing this,and it`s not convenient at the moment.)
Your own midi drms is the easiest,fastest,way to input midi drm notes.
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- KVRAF
- 1618 posts since 15 Aug, 2001 from montreal, canada
Logic's my fav. The exs has this nice feature where you can swap samples on the fly in the file loading dialog box.
Live 4 is gonna be a wicked tool to check out though. Amazing possibilities in a simple to use interface.
Live 4 is gonna be a wicked tool to check out though. Amazing possibilities in a simple to use interface.
Stuck in Aperture Laboratories for a 2nd time!
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- KVRer
- 28 posts since 3 Oct, 2003
Not so. You can use layered samples in the NN-XT sampler and use the ReDrum to trigger them via the gate outputs on the back of the rack.But Redrum doesn't let you use layered samples, and that is very limiting if you want to make lively and lifelike sounding drums.
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- Banned
- 4026 posts since 27 Jan, 2004
I´d say that Reason is the most powerfull app because it´s completely modular...Terror Twinkie wrote:Not so. You can use layered samples in the NN-XT sampler and use the ReDrum to trigger them via the gate outputs on the back of the rack.But Redrum doesn't let you use layered samples, and that is very limiting if you want to make lively and lifelike sounding drums.