Snare "Stick Roll"(?) Effect?

TheGiRatina

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Hi,

I'll try to explain what I mean the best way I can.
Do you know the military way of playing the snare, with 2 sticks, and at some points, the drumming would go from hard hits to soft and swift left-right hits which sound gentle?

I tried simply doing it by lowering the velocity and giving a 50L-50R loop effect to no avail, as the sample always starts with a strong hit.

I use Ableton.
Any ideas? :)
 
You have to play it in, to get the human feel. Even if you step it in, you have to use multiple different velocities to simulate human imperfections. The term you are looking for (I believe, if I understand you correctly) is "press roll." You could also probably find a sample.
 
draw the notes in the the piano roll and change the velocity of some of the notes, you should always have total control over what notes are loud and what notes are soft
 
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