Stules Tips

[Primz]

I was thinking we share tips and tricks in the different styles we do ? Old school, trap, hybrid lo fi all of that?

 

[crosstevsky]

This has been said a couple of times...but no matter what your style(s) your doing... put effort into your drums...

 

[Primz]

This has been said a couple of times...but no matter what your style(s) your doing... put effort into your drums...

Gotta agree here, drumming is the biggest thing one can do. Listen to alot of songs and replicate the drumming.

 

[Primz]

Another thing, variation, dnt have your song be the same throughout the whole song. Change it up, automate it to slow down or speed up.

 

[YannFer]

This has been said a couple of times...but no matter what your style(s) your doing... put effort into your drums...

+1
Many people start with drums... and it's a very good habit.

However, I must admit it is (to me) the most boring thing to do... drum patterns ? yuk ! I hate it really...

 

[Memento Beats]

Personally, I have made only one beat in my entire life by starting from drums Really, drums are usually thing that I do in the middle of making a beat. I mean when I create a pattern I always start with the melody, and then I add some drums so that I know which direction I would like to go. But this is just my way of doing it

 

[crosstevsky]

I usually build simple loop with kick and snare only... to give me that pulse so i can bring other stuff...and build hihats and other elements later...

 

[crosstevsky]

+1
Many people start with drums... and it's a very good habit.

However, I must admit it is (to me) the most boring thing to do... drum patterns ? yuk ! I hate it really...

If you are clicking kicks and snares can be a bit boring...I agree...try playing them on a controller it's more fun...

 

[YannFer]

If you are clicking kicks and snares can be a bit boring...I agree...try playing them on a controller it's more fun...

Yes, I have been using one since very recently (like a week or so)... And yes, it makes it less boring and much quicker.
But I still don't have fun while doing it... To me it's like gain staging... it's a task I have to perform but not something I enjoy...

Sometimes I have fun programming my drums... I end up turning the best loop into some subpar bossa nova, thinking "that was fun" while click-and-dropping the file into the bin...

 

[skidflow]

When Im done with a beat...I like to move all the instruments except for the drums(kick, snare, and hi hat) maybe 3 or 4 ticks to the left or right for a better feel of "the pocket".