Tips & Tricks

Advanced Tips For Creating Drums with Depth

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Greg Faletto

Some advanced techniques you can try when you want to push your drums off into the distance of your track and bring other elements to the front.

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How to Use Reverb to Create Depth in Your Drums

Posted on October 07, 2014 by Greg Faletto

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You’ve probably heard songs with drums that have a great sense of depth. The vocals are right up front in the mix, and the kick drum is present without conflicting with them. Maybe the 909 snare drum is laid back a bit in the mix—it feels “further away.”

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What Is Wide? More Info On Widening Your Drum Hits

Posted on October 07, 2014 by Greg Faletto

Hopefully you got a chance to read our last article about using panning to make your drums sound nice and wide. Maybe you have those basics down and you’re looking for more advanced techniques. We will be sharing some more advanced...

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Widening Drums with Harmonizers and Doublers

Posted on October 07, 2014 by Greg Faletto

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In the last two articles, I explained how you can get a wider drum sound by simply using panning, and I explained how manipulating frequency (pitch), timing (phase), and amplitude (volume) differently in the left and right channels can...

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How to Make Space For Your Drums in the Mix

Posted on October 07, 2014 by Greg Faletto

Okay, you picked out some great samples, tweaked them to get the exact sound you wanted, and programmed them into an amazing pattern that grooves and sounds great. But none of that matters if you can’t hear your drums loud enough when

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