I am fascinated by the i-map drum concept with ST2 - and the video demo on the ST web site. After playing around with it for awhile myself, I start to understand the basic layout - but I sound nothing like Kerzner on the demo - or the mp3 demo on the esoundz acoustic drums web page!
Laying down the drums is by far the most time consuming aspect for what I do. Do I just keep experimenting - or is there a method to get better in an organized fashion? I'm a keyboardist - not a drummer. In other words ... does anyone have any tips?
Plus - the mp3 demo for the esoundz acoustic drum ... was that really done "live"?
Thanks
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i-map help
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- KVRAF
- 4692 posts since 28 Jan, 2003 from In these very interwebs
I'm pretty sure that's all live.
Just like any other keyboard skill, it takes practice. Personally, I like to use my left hand for kick and snare, and right hand for hats and cymbals - similar to an acoustic drumkit. I think Dave likes to hit the snare with his right hand. He also does funky 16th hihat stuff that I still haven't gotten the hang of yet...
Forever,
Kim.
Just like any other keyboard skill, it takes practice. Personally, I like to use my left hand for kick and snare, and right hand for hats and cymbals - similar to an acoustic drumkit. I think Dave likes to hit the snare with his right hand. He also does funky 16th hihat stuff that I still haven't gotten the hang of yet...
Forever,
Kim.
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- Sonic Reality Head Chef
- 8566 posts since 11 Mar, 2002 from Florida
Yeah, that was all live. I find that I can do better feeling drum parts if kicks, hats and snares are played at the same time as opposed to overdubbing. They can interact more. But, it does take practice. The layout of the I-Map is meant for two hand fitting with the more crucial elements of the groove such as snare rolls, ghost notes, a variety of kick and snare hit positions and then variety of hi hats. The only thing I find to be less than ideal is that the trade off with the hats being there with more articulations is that the toms are a little far away and you have to move your hand to get them. I was thinking about putting together a dual keyboard where the toms were right on top of the regular kick, snare, hats (on top like another organ manual). I have a feeling that might be the ultimate in live finger drumming (at least for my own tastes) and you just take the upper manual and transpose it down an octave so you are playing the toms in the same two hand space (just going up a manual). Of course no one goes to these lengths for finger drumming! But it can be rewarding if you do.
Anyway, just practice and practice. It's one of the more fun things to do anyway, especially if you have good sounds for it like the Studio Drum Capsule. We're nearing completion of a product called I-Drums which is insane! Soooo many great new drum sounds on it. So, at least if you spend some time learning to play the I-map there are a bunch of products we've made to use your skills on.
I'll be doing more tutorials. In fact, I was planning on doing a very serious extensive tutorial to promote I-Drums because it is like the Vienna Symphony of drum libraries. Perhaps we'll even just include a video tutorial with every copy. I don't know. But, the I-Map is going to be more and more a popular standard with all of these different products out there like the SR/M-Audio Refills, SR/IK Studio Drums Capsule, SR/IK Acoustic Drums eROM, SR/ILIO I-Drums and the Akai Interactive Drum Kits.
Anyway, just practice and practice. It's one of the more fun things to do anyway, especially if you have good sounds for it like the Studio Drum Capsule. We're nearing completion of a product called I-Drums which is insane! Soooo many great new drum sounds on it. So, at least if you spend some time learning to play the I-map there are a bunch of products we've made to use your skills on.
I'll be doing more tutorials. In fact, I was planning on doing a very serious extensive tutorial to promote I-Drums because it is like the Vienna Symphony of drum libraries. Perhaps we'll even just include a video tutorial with every copy. I don't know. But, the I-Map is going to be more and more a popular standard with all of these different products out there like the SR/M-Audio Refills, SR/IK Studio Drums Capsule, SR/IK Acoustic Drums eROM, SR/ILIO I-Drums and the Akai Interactive Drum Kits.