hard drums, sampled from vinyl

**2nice** · 10-27-2004

so recently i have been sampling drums from various vinyl records into my eps-16+. i edit the samples and process fx on the eps, and i sequence the eps with midi output from protools (the midi-out from my midi-usb interface is connected to the midi-in of the eps). i record samples into pro tools, along with my bass synth and live instruments (guitar, bass, mic recording). then i do mixing, editing, and additional fx processing in pro tools.

so how can i make my vinyl drums harder? i have been trying to think of a good analog hardware fx chain to put between my turntable audio and the a/d converters of the eps (in an attempt to create a pure analog signal path for the audio leading up to the a/d converters). the only such unit i already have is an analog preamp (nad pp-1). how about some analog compression? analog filtering? (i do already have analog filters in the eps but that is after the first a/d conversion). i doubt that i would eq in hardware since i am very comfortable with the sound and flexibility of pro tools eq. so how would a compressor or filter sound? is there a way that i could use an analog tape deck to add tape compression or tape echo to the drums? any other analog fx that would be useful?

**Tha Sun God** · 10-28-2004

well, i'm really not familiar with hardware, but i make my drums harder by adding so much bass to it, then i compress the hell outta them(kicks). then i cut down on the bass frequencies a lil. I use waves processors also.

**2nice** · 10-28-2004

u mean that u eq up the bass frequencies, compress it, and then eq the bass back down?

just tried it in reason with this dope kick i sampled from vinyl... it really bangs in the speakers, is there any "theory" behind this trick or did u just come across it experimentally?