Make YOUR OWN drum kits...

I've been using pre made drum kits for a while now, and I'm interested in making my own drum kits. To do this, I would have to sample drum sounds off of a record. Can some one please give me some tips on doing this. Stuff like what are the best records to get drum samples off of, how to EQ the drum samples so that the kick is heavy and the snare is snappy. Sh*t like that.

Me, I load any cd into the computer, rip audio from it with Sound Forge
chop, eq to whatever I like, then load it into my 2kxl.

EQ, you gotta use your ears, no one can tell you what sounds good to your own ears.

Chop off the air at the extreme ends of the sample.
The start and end points of the each sample should start and/or end
at zero crossings to ensure no pops and clicks in your sample.

USE YOUR EARS WHILE DOING ALL OF THIS.

1. Go to a junk shop and buy a heap of 40's, 50's and sixties records that look interesting or maybe have the kind of drums you want on them.

2. Use sound forge to record them into the computer.

3. Use Tools -> Auto Region

4. Then Tools -> Extract Region

This extracts each individual hit. Go through the hits for what you like...or sounds interesting.

5. Also keep some of the turntable noise for layering with your drums.
6. Normalize the hits if the level is too low.
7. Try reversing some samples.
8. Try pitching some way up or way down.
9. Try layering some 808 kick drums with your kit

Experiment

Thnks, I'll check it out

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sumedho wrote:1. Go to a junk shop and buy a heap of 40's, 50's and sixties records that look interesting or maybe have the kind of drums you want on them.

2. Use sound forge to record them into the computer.

3. Use Tools -> Auto Region

4. Then Tools -> Extract Region

This extracts each individual hit. Go through the hits for what you like...or sounds interesting.

5. Also keep some of the turntable noise for layering with your drums.
6. Normalize the hits if the level is too low.
7. Try reversing some samples.
8. Try pitching some way up or way down.
9. Try layering some 808 kick drums with your kit

Experiment

This is the tekneek I use 90% of the time and it works for me.
I can't even begin to tell you how much time this saves me.

Man just get you some break beat jointz from back in the days
Like "Catch a Grove" and "I Can't Stop" and you good.

two words, BOZ SCAGGS
fat ass drums

HA, Boz! that's awesome. i've been sampling Boz records for a while and keeping it a secret. i am no longer ashamed to say it...i have Boz Scaggs records in my home. feels good to get that off my chest.

Ricochet Rock Nice wrote:Man just get you some break beat jointz from back in the days
Like "Catch a Grove" and "I Can't Stop" and you good.

These n Others R at The-Breaks.com

TRUST THAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





P.S. BOZ SCAGGS ................IS Fire THERE I SAID IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

its all very well to say just use your ears. but some decent monitors will really help you achieve the sounds you are after.