Unfortunately we don't have a Foo Fighters track to demo with but a lot of the urgent, relentless feel of music like that can come from a skilled drummer "pushing" the beat. Pushing, and it's opposite, predictably referred to as pulling, refers to the practice of deliberately playing particular beats in the bar a little early, or a little late.
Wave Alchemy SYS-100 Drums - Need Some Roland Analogue In Your Tracks? These Samples Have The Old School 1970s Vibe
I love synthesis and synthesisers and while they aren't going to fool anyone in the realism stakes, drum sounds synthesised with analogue subtractive synthesisers have a character which adds texture to a track, whether electronic or not. Combine this with classic Roland synthesisers, some very desirable analogue outboard and real tape and vinyl, and I want to hear more!
We’ve Seen Genre Specific Plug-ins Before, Now UJAM Have Released Beatmakers With 3 Sub-Genre Specific Plug-ins - What Do We Think?
The release of three new Beatmaker virtual drummer instruments from UJAM might point the way to a future trend in plug-ins. We’ve had genre-specific plug-ins for a while but doesn’t it make sense to have subgenre specific plug-ins too?
Free Tutorial - How To Get Your Drum Parts Down Fast Using Toontrack Superior Drummer 3
In this free video tutorial you will learn how to get drum parts down in your songs quickly and creatively using Toontrack's Superior Drummer 3. Dan Cooper walks you through a straightforward process that will enable you to have full control over drum grooves within the Superior Drummer application.
Case Study - Mixing Live Band Recordings Using Universal Audio UAD-2 Plug-ins
In this video James starts by showing you around his mix session and explains his initial routing choices such as the addition of a drum buss and two reverb sends. James then takes you through the processing he used on his tracks. Watch the video to hear each stage throughout his mixing process.
Free Tutorial - How to Record And Mix Drum Kit With A Limited Number Of Microphones
In this video from the team at Audient, producer, engineer and drummer Hamish Dickinson of Phoenix Sound in Nottinghamshire, UK, takes us through his ideas and techniques for microphone selection and positioning when using a limited number of mics on a drum kit.
Free Tutorial - How To Track Drums With a Trash Mic
The term "trash mic" refers to a microphone used to record anything including vocals, guitars, and in this case drums. This mic can be lo-res by design or created by the engineer by using guitar pedals, a wah pedal, or anything else that will render a distorted and chaotic-sounding result.
Free Tutorial - Drum Overhead Placement Tips
The mics over your drum kit are your best way to get a reliable, and in-phase sonic picture of the entire kit into your mix. Properly placing your mics is a critical task yet it doesn't add much more time to your setup. It all starts with relationships to your kick and snare. Watch this free video tutorial to see to see 3 tips in action.
Our Top 6 List Of Drum Processing Plug-ins You Should Try In Your Mixes
In this article, we steer well clear of compressor and EQ plug-ins, instead we list a selection of plug-ins that aren't conventional "mixing" plug-ins, instead, the plug-ins featured in this list are what we consider to be unique "processing" tools that all produce very cool effects and results when used on multitrack drum tracks and drum loops.
Comparison Of The Tape Processing In Wave Alchemy Evolution
In his recent review of Evolution by Wave Alchemy Julian referred to the four alternative Kontakt instruments which offer samples which are pre-processed with varying amounts of tape saturation using a Studer A80 tape machine. In this video, Julian compares the effect of these four alternatives.
Tutorial - Recording Drums - Part 5 - Room Microphones
In this tutorial video for Production Expert, Drummer James Ivey continues his drum recording tutorial with a look at room mics, what configurations to use and how they sound.