Pattern Creation | Realistic Drum Programming - The Ultimate Guide (Part 2)
Learn to create more realistic and nuanced MIDI drum patterns. Careful listening and attention to detail will reveal the subtle, often overlooked, qualities that give real drum recordings their natural/organic sound. By becoming an actual student of the instrument, we can learn the mindset and logic behind authentic drum beats, allowing us to give more life and subtlety to our own productions and compositions. Drum programming is a deep topic and getting a pro sound takes patience and practice!
The DAW I'm using is Studio One, but all of these techniques will work equally well in Ableton Live, FL Studio, Logic, etc.
Topics:
0:15 - Introduction and Overview
2:22 - Listening and Imitation
8:05 - Drum Beat Fundamentals
17:10 - Important Considerations
19:57 - First Beat Analysis
23:32 - Velocity and Subtlety (Beat 1)
28:46 - Velocity and Subtlety (Beat 2)
35:00 - Velocity and Subtlety (Beat 3)
36:12 - Variation and Contrast (Beat 1)
39:45 - Variation and Contrast (Beat 2)
40:19 - Variation and Contrast (Beat 3)
41:24 - Overall Contrast
42:36 - Outro
Other videos in this series:
Part 1 - Sample Selection: • Sample Selection and Manipulation | R...
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