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FunkyBunch · Post by **FunkyBunch** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 6:15 am

how can i create a drumsound like the one in micheal jacksons billie jean?
which drumkit? which effects and compression?

realmarco · Post by **realmarco** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 8:45 am

help us help you,post a short mp3 of said desired sound

C00kie · Post by **C00kie** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 10:29 am

If I recall it correctly its an early 80s Roland drumcomputer (TR808?) and to me it sounds completely dry (except for the clap/whip at the end of every second measure, which is a synth or sample)

AD80 · Post by **AD80** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 10:50 am

http://www.rasputinmusic.com/albumpage2 ... 7464381122

Here yall go.

I have that snare somewhere. It came with my MPC but I forgot the name. Maybe they used a MPC 60.

Sascha Franck · Post by **Sascha Franck** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 11:20 am

I don't think by any means that it's an 808. MPC might be a better guess.
In any case, there's some nasty reverb on the snare.

Might be some sample from a vinyl record too, there's some noise on those drums...

C00kie wrote:If I recall it correctly its an early 80s Roland drumcomputer (TR808?) and to me it sounds completely dry (except for the clap/whip at the end of every second measure, which is a synth or sample)

A clap? Are we even talking about the same tune?

clueless · Post by **clueless** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 11:25 am

http://www.yamaha.com/publications/alla ... ncler.html

Timbre · Post by **Timbre** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 11:29 am

FunkyBunch, i did a Billy Jean version, called Jilly Bean

nothing is sampled from the original songtrack.

http://www.skerm.com/david_illustraties ... y_Bean.mp3

C00kie · Post by **C00kie** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 11:33 am

Timbre wrote:i did a Billy Jean version, called Jilly Bean

So please share with us... how did you recreate the drums sound?

bastien · Post by **bastien** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 11:56 am

It's in that Yamaha article. It was a particular kit, played by a real drummer

Sascha Franck · Post by **Sascha Franck** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 11:58 am

C00kie wrote: So please share with us... how did you recreate the drums sound?

Errrrr... trying my best to be a prick here, yeah - but what was actually recreated?
I can't spot anything.

Here's the original in comparison with the "recreation":
http://home.arcor.de/s.franck/billie.mp3

Where do you spot even the slightest similarities?
Time for some ear check, eh? There's nothing to share, other than "it's a drumbeat".

Timfonie · Post by **Timfonie** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 12:10 pm

Sascha Franck wrote:Here's the original in comparison with the "recreation":
http://home.arcor.de/s.franck/billie.mp3

The recreation is a little slower. That's all!

The drum intro of Billy Jean must be one of the most well know. One first snare hit and you know that the song is comming.

clueless · Post by **clueless** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 12:14 pm

clueless wrote:http://www.yamaha.com/publications/alla ... ncler.html

again

donkey tugger · Post by **donkey tugger** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 12:22 pm

Timfonie wrote:
Sascha Franck wrote:Here's the original in comparison with the "recreation":
http://home.arcor.de/s.franck/billie.mp3
The recreation is a little slower. That's all!

Eh? It's a competely different sound.

I'm not saying that it sounds bad, but it sounds nowt like the first clip soundwise.

Modeler · Post by **Modeler** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 12:23 pm

There's a subtle hi-hat and quite a heavy shaker sound. The key is the snare, very snappy and hollow.

The first two bars of the original track are just the drums, you could just sample it?

[prepares to be pelted with rotten fruit]...

clueless · Post by **clueless** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 12:25 pm

Cheat Mode wrote:The key is the snare, very snappy and hollow.

indeed...

one last time...

clueless wrote:http://www.yamaha.com/publications/alla ... 4/chancler .html