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By Drew Hamlett Mon Aug 03, 2020 3:27 pm
When I explode my drum tracks and then export them(selecting explode) I get this weird background thing that is the combination of all the drums back only like the highs. I've tried searching the manual and stuff. Just trying to figure out what is? I usually use it in my final productions at a lower volume because it sounds kind of cool.

https://soundcloud.com/drew-hamlett/backgroundthing
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By antic604 Mon Aug 03, 2020 6:33 pm
Drew Hamlett wrote:When I explode my drum tracks and then export them(selecting explode) I get this weird background thing that is the combination of all the drums back only like the highs. I've tried searching the manual and stuff. Just trying to figure out what is? I usually use it in my final productions at a lower volume because it sounds kind of cool.

https://soundcloud.com/drew-hamlett/backgroundthing


Do you happen to have a reverb on drum program? Or you're sending them to reverb on one of the Sends? That's what your description sounds like.
By Drew Hamlett Mon Aug 03, 2020 6:56 pm
Lampdog wrote:Track not found it says.


Sorry here it is

https://soundcloud.com/drew-hamlett/bac ... 4PYwuEtdoV

antic604 wrote:
Drew Hamlett wrote:When I explode my drum tracks and then export them(selecting explode) I get this weird background thing that is the combination of all the drums back only like the highs. I've tried searching the manual and stuff. Just trying to figure out what is? I usually use it in my final productions at a lower volume because it sounds kind of cool.

https://soundcloud.com/drew-hamlett/backgroundthing


Do you happen to have a reverb on drum program? Or you're sending them to reverb on one of the Sends? That's what your description sounds like.


No I don't have any reverb on anything.
By 40Beatz Mon Aug 03, 2020 7:13 pm
Was this Project 1st created on a different Update? Like created in 2.7....then finished in 2.8.1?
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By elstebbano Mon Aug 03, 2020 8:39 pm
Automatic percussion maker, I want that :smoker:
Lets hope we can find out what causes that effect so we can recreate it^^
Sounds a bit like a limiter or hard compressor and you only hear the attack section.. Do you have some funky sidechains/sends/subgroups happening? If so, maybe you can try bouncing it without those..Is it only in this project and only on the drum program?
By Drew Hamlett Wed Aug 05, 2020 12:37 am
40Beatz wrote:Was this Project 1st created on a different Update? Like created in 2.7....then finished in 2.8.1?


Na. It was just 2.8

Here is a video showing what is happening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcLqutvzLKk

Go to like 1:10 to hear it. I say it's only the high part of drum pattern, but I mean its' like it's the drum pattern but with a high pass at like 1000hz
By 40Beatz Wed Aug 05, 2020 12:48 pm
Oh Ok i hear it. If you open the Project, what are the Settings of that Track 4? Make a video of Track 4 Soloed. You may have recorded some Filtered Automation?

Play the Project with Track 4 Soloed while in the Prog Edit Screen to see if you enabled a High Pass filter by mistake
By CharlesRandolph Wed Aug 05, 2020 2:02 pm
Drew Hamlett wrote:
40Beatz wrote:Was this Project 1st created on a different Update? Like created in 2.7....then finished in 2.8.1?


Na. It was just 2.8

Here is a video showing what is happening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcLqutvzLKk

Go to like 1:10 to hear it. I say it's only the high part of drum pattern, but I mean its' like it's the drum pattern but with a high pass at like 1000hz


Upload the project folder to drop box, PM someone the link. They can download it, load it on the MPC and see what's wrong. This way takes less time and easier than the back and forth. Plus they can post the answer here, just in case someone else have the same issues.
By Drew Hamlett Wed Aug 05, 2020 2:31 pm
40Beatz wrote:Oh Ok i hear it. If you open the Project, what are the Settings of that Track 4? Make a video of Track 4 Soloed. You may have recorded some Filtered Automation?

Play the Project with Track 4 Soloed while in the Prog Edit Screen to see if you enabled a High Pass filter by mistake


You can see I play Track 4 soloed in video start. It has no effects on it. Can anyone try just exploding a drum track and do a export with explode selected?


CharlesRandolph wrote:Upload the project folder to drop box, PM someone the link. They can download it, load it on the MPC and see what's wrong. This way takes less time and easier than the back and forth. Plus they can post the answer here, just in case someone else have the same issues.


It's not really a huge issue. It's just an extra audio file that I can use or not. Just really wanted to know what it was and what is it there for. It's not really much to it. I just create an empty project, load some drums, play, explode drum track then do an export with explode selected. Then you get the extra audio track.
By 40Beatz Wed Aug 05, 2020 2:40 pm
Drew Hamlett wrote:
You can see I play Track 4 soloed in video start. It has no effects on it. Can anyone try just exploding a drum track and do a export with explode selected?


Yea But i wanted to hear it playing in the beginning of the video...soloed! You didnt show what was goin on in the Program Edit.

I wanna hear it before you exported it...to narrow down where the problem is coming from
By CharlesRandolph Wed Aug 05, 2020 2:51 pm
Drew Hamlett wrote:It's not really a huge issue. It's just an extra audio file that I can use or not. Just really wanted to know what it was and what is it there for. It's not really much to it. I just create an empty project, load some drums, play, explode drum track then do an export with explode selected. Then you get the extra audio track.


As @40Beatz stated we can't see what the project is doing. So at this point, it's difficult to pinpoint the issue. I export all the time and I don't have this issue.
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By Lampdog Fri Aug 07, 2020 7:51 am
Maybe export settings included things you didn’t consider. Export the same session again and pay attention to the settings to see what will be created. Pics (or it didn’t happen....SHOT OUT TO PRAH), project send to someone else for troubleshooting.