Computer Music

#03 Bringing character to your drums

Programming drums using multiple sound sources can result in them sounding incoherent. The solution? Apply a few processing techniques to a drum group.

In this tutorial, we will discuss the balancing of individual channels and sending all of the drum stems into one group ready for processing. Reverb will be used in order to imprint a distinct ambience and affect the way in which the drums will be perceived.

Before modern advancements in digital technology, vintage outboard equipment was used to shape and colour the signal path. Current digital emulations of sought-after vintage

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