Recently I have beem having difficulty making pads. I need your help!
I want to make pads that fit dark/atmospheric songs. (I USE REASON 3)
Another thing I'm having difficulty with is snares; all mine either sound gay or fuzzy and so I'm sticking to the Amen at the moment, hehe
Could you provide me with some info on what makes a good snare, how to make them and where to find them?
MANY THANKS
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This post has been edited 1 time(s), it was last edited by Ciaran: 02-01-2010 22:52.
for reason pads you can start with looking at the factory preset thor / combi etc pads and see how they've been made using the various devices tear em apart and rebuild em to ur taste
as for snares really its about finding the right sounds to work with in the first place, the rest is eq / layers and possibly some compression, theres a lot of different drum packs available online, the vengeance pack is widely used but also has some useful sounds just try and build up a bank with enough sounds to choose from that work for you
okay thanks for your advice!
But please tell me; what sort of snares do you like and what sort don't you like? (short, 'snappy', pitched up/down, etcetera)
For snares: layering is the key that opens many doors.
Watch the producer masterclass by Mistabishi (4 parts), he gives some great advice on kicks and snares, I learned a lot from this....
Pads: I dunno Reason, the advice for Thor is good, but Thor only exists since version 4 and you are using version 3 so that won't help a lot i guess.
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