[ddots-l] Re: drums a wider sound
- From: "Omar Binno" <omarbinno@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:27:24 -0400
DJX,
if we just copy a track, doesn't it just copy the info from it? so if a track
is recorded stereo with a mono sound like drums, isn't the copied track gonna
be the same, hence not allowing you to get a panned sound? wouldn't i have to
actually play the drum track on a new track and pan them that way?
----- Original Message -----
From: D!J!X!
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 10:48 PM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: drums a wider sound
if you're doing hip hop, here are some ways:
Take to samples that sound similar or that you might already be layering.
split them out to 2 separate tracks and pan them out a bit. If you're only
using 1 sample, take a copy of the track, change the pitch on it a bit and
again play with the panning. Spread the channels out as far as you'd like to
split the sound. The same can be applied to kicks, it all depends on what kick
type you're using. For a bass kick like a tooned 808 or 909, you could do some
of it, for other more thump kicks or dry kicks that serve as gound for the
beat, it might not be a good idea.
Another way of widening the stereo image for any instrument that is mono or
too centered, pan it out to 1 side, then get a delay effect and insert it, send
the delay back on the opposite side and set a small amount of delay. play with
the setting till you get the amount of widening you want. Hard to explain in
writing, this is 1 of those things that works better as a walk through.
These are some of the techniques i can think of from the top of my head,
there's more though.
HTH, D!J!X!
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From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Omar Binno
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 10:22 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] drums a wider sound
Hello,
I've gotten the art of making my drums sound decent as far as punchiness,
bass, loudness, etc. What i'm wondering, though, is what's a good way to make
them sound wider? I know drums aren't usually recorded completely stereo, but
i'm listening to radio recordings and the drums sound wider than they do in my
recordings. any plugins or techniques you folks could recommend?
Thanks for all input!
Omar Binno
Website: www.bigoproductions.net
AIM: LOD1116
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