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Im was in need of drums and tired of paying for crap sounds..so i usually buy factory made drums for production but now im started just taking some off records

My question IS . . .

What are some tips for getting the drums cleaner sounding? cause ill get a really good kick but it will have this hiss behind it..or maybe some FX from left over instruments or percussion . . .

Any tips?

..sorry if this has been posted/solved before


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11-21-2005
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i mess with the envelopes a lot when i sample drums. this could help smooth out the ends or whatever the drum calls for. if the drum has too much reverb or a clicking noise towards the end of the sample i try to adjust the adsr to give it a smoother release. try gating your drums as well. filtering out unwanted frequencies can be very useful as well. if youre into more commercial (clean) type drums, then try looking into 70s Pop/Rock. they have some real nice and BIG drums.
11-21-2005
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Im was in need of drums and tired of paying for crap sounds..so i usually buy factory made drums for production but now im started just taking some off records

My question IS . . .

What are some tips for getting the drums cleaner sounding? cause ill get a really good kick but it will have this hiss behind it..or maybe some FX from left over instruments or percussion . . .

Any tips?

..sorry if this has been posted/solved before
If you're sampling from vinyl, make sure to get the record and your needles as clean as possible. Also, record the sample at as high a level without clipping as possible to reduce noise to a minimum.


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11-22-2005
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i mess with the envelopes a lot when i sample drums. this could help smooth out the ends or whatever the drum calls for. if the drum has too much reverb or a clicking noise towards the end of the sample i try to adjust the adsr to give it a smoother release. try gating your drums as well. filtering out unwanted frequencies can be very useful as well. if youre into more commercial (clean) type drums, then try looking into 70s Pop/Rock. they have some real nice and BIG drums.
What is 'gating'? I keep hearing about it.
11-22-2005
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A noise gate is a device/plugin that cuts out the volume of the imput when a certain lower threshold is reached.

So, basically, if your "silent" parts are noisey, you set the gate threshold low enough so it cuts that noise out.

If you're chopping out one shots, it doesn't really matter because you'll essentially be doing it by hand.


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11-22-2005
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If you're sampling from vinyl, make sure to get the record and your needles as clean as possible. Also, record the sample at as high a level without clipping as possible to reduce noise to a minimum.
Co-sign. clean needle + clean vinyl = great drums for chopping or looping

11-23-2005
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Thanks guys..i will mos def be doing these things


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11-23-2005
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A noise gate is a device/plugin that cuts out the volume of the imput when a certain lower threshold is reached.

So, basically, if your "silent" parts are noisey, you set the gate threshold low enough so it cuts that noise out.

If you're chopping out one shots, it doesn't really matter because you'll essentially be doing it by hand.
Cheers, I will look it into this- getting 'clean' samples is hard work.
11-23-2005
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Co-sign. clean needle + clean vinyl = great drums for chopping or looping
i love a bit of dust on my records. ****, id add dust to some of em. Its a matter of taste tho i suppose. I like heavy, dirty drums...like Evil Dee or Pete Rock...but If you want "Dr Dre" drums your better off cleaning vinyl with a ****in toothbrush

infact, floss that **** haha
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11-26-2005
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i love a bit of dust on my records. ****, id add dust to some of em. Its a matter of taste tho i suppose. I like heavy, dirty drums...like Evil Dee or Pete Rock...but If you want "Dr Dre" drums your better off cleaning vinyl with a ****in toothbrush

infact, floss that **** haha


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