Should you EQ drum samples?

SO…it doesn’t matter how amazing your samples sound, if they don’t fit alongside your other tracks or are covering them up, you need to use EQ to help things gel together better. They are not excused from any EQ treatment simply because they are MIDI tracks or virtual instruments.

How do you Equalise drums?

The best is to use a separate EQ to cut the ringing sound out. Use a narrow Q, boost all the way up and sweep the boost across the frequency spectrum until the ringing sound pops out at you. When you find it, simply reverse your boost to get rid of the ring. Rinse and repeat.

Do drum samples need compression?

When it comes to dynamics, most drum samples are pretty consistent, so there’s no need to use a compressor on every track to control the dynamics. However, dynamics processors can still be excellent tools for shaping the color and character of drum samples.

How do you make drum samples sound better?

So, here are 18 things you can do to give your drums the wow factor.

  1. Think about the high-end. When picking kick drum samples, pay particular attention to the high end of the sound.
  2. Layered snares.
  3. Double snares.
  4. Control the tail.
  5. Shift the pitch.
  6. Ride the waves.
  7. Use two hi-hats.
  8. Cut out the quantise.

What makes a kick punchy?

In short, the faster the tempo is, the less low end you usually want in your kick. Songs with faster tempos usually have thinner kick drum sounds. You can hear this clearly on most heavy metal music. If you listen to the kick drum in these songs, it often sounds super thin with a ton of top end, but almost no low end.

Should you compress kick drum?

Kick Drum Compression is Essential In the context of a solo drum performance, you won’t HEAR any need for a compressor. This is why we need to focus on the bigger picture, not on any particular track. Either way, let’s listen to our entire kit to get some context…

What frequency is a floor tom?

Depending on the size of the drum there are different frequencies involved. Big floor toms have a fuller sound around 80 – 100 Hz but smaller toms might need to be boosted even higher, around 100 – 200 Hz.

How do you blend drum samples?

Tips For Blending Live and Sampled Drums

  1. COMPLEMENT THE ORIGINAL RECORDING.
  2. MAKE SURE THE NEW SAMPLES ARE IN TUNE.
  3. AUTOMATE THE TRIGGER THRESHOLD.
  4. WATCH FOR PHASE ISSUES.
  5. APPLY BUS EQ.
  6. PUT YOUR TRACKS IN THE SAME ROOM.