Crashes?????

[BigMitch05]

most of time i dont incluse crashes in my beats...but when i hear other peoples beats they sound more completed cuz they know when and where to include crashes.....the only time i might use a crash is after a drum roll...but some beats have crashes in the initial loop....so my question is when is a good time to inlcuse crashes in an beat exculding after drum rolls...i apperciate the help....

 

[initialproductions]

on the first beat of a bar, on a chord change, basically whenever u have a crash tho u want to have a kick drum under it or it will sound weak. listen to music and analyze when people use crashes.

 

[theinquisition]

Use crashes to accent certian notes and stops.. and when i use crashes i always put them on the 1st beat (4/4 time) hope this helps
peace

 

[as20gp]

if i do use a crash, i put it before a chord change

 

[SFB]

on downbeats, during drum fills, on snare beats, it really doesn't matter as long as it sounds good. but try not to overdo it because then it gets annoying

 

[MadTiger3000]

The rule is no rule.

Don't always do a kick drum under it.

Don't always do it on the first beat.

Cosign SFB.

 

[ThaBeastman]

Yeah I like having random crashes; like this is my drum pattern


K-KS-K---S
K-KS-K---S
then the next is
K-KS-C---S

when you do it like that it can be real sexy sounding, try it out.

 

[Enndee]

Yeah, you gotta try new ish out all the time.

 

[Whiteboy954]

lol.........its a cymbal crash. people use this forum like a pacifier

 

[Generation E]

whenever i feel like it...

 

[VexaDJ]

Try this: put a crash at the start of every bar, then take them away again until it sounds right.