more punch to your drums

[disco]

how do you add more punch to you drums with out useing your effects ive been looking in the edit screen the cut off kinda dose it but im looking for more

disco

[SPISHAK]

Compression is REALLY the way to go if you want to fatten drums. The cut-off is great to help the drums and bass not fight each other making the overall sound more punchy....example......for a song with a sub bass part, use a hi-pass filter on drums at about 50-60 hz, and a hi-pass on sub bass at about 30 hz,That way they don't compete for the same low freq's. However, I do this in my DAW not the X, and I use it to cut the low freq's out of all parts, meaning if I have a PAD that doesn't have alot of low freq's, I'll use a hi-pass to cut all lows out(even if you can't hear them) to ensure nothing is competing for the same low freq's in the mix. It's like carving out a space for every instrument so you don't get a muddy mix. Check THIS out for some info on using compression(you'll have to scroll down some) And THIS is a good read to understand what I meant by cutting out low freq's and why you should! I hope this brings you some wizdom

[E5150]

Hi there disco,

my experience with the Fantom is limited to the last few days as I've only just picked one up BUT

Can I ask in what environment you'd like more punch and, by "more punch" do you mean louder or with more attack ?
It could be a matter of adjusting velocity (if dealing solely with midi info) or compression (in the recording realm)

I'm sorry I can't be of more specific help as I'm new to the Fantom (and this forum !) but I do have some experience working with recorded audio

All the best

Doc
Australia

[SPISHAK]

BTW isn't 5150 police code for crazy folks up to no good?(in usa anyway)

I believe Disco's wanting to add FATTNESS to the drums like on a CD of your favorite music, and yes, compression is the key. give my links a try.....some good info for quality home recording.

cheers!

[E5150]

LOL
Crazy folks up to no good ! Cool

No, I'm not the crazy type (although some might disagree I guess).

I grew up idolising the likes of Black Sabbath & Van Halen - among others.
Sabbath recorded an instrumental piece titled "E5150" and Eddy Van Halen named his home studio "5150 Studios" - I think they even recorded parts of the 5150 album there

When I build my new rehearsal/recording space, I hope to name it E5150

Anyway, back to business-
"Fattness" - gotcha
Yep, compression indeed

I'm reading that Home Studio Guide right now - what a great link !
Thanks heaps spishak

Doc
Australia

[xone]

I printed it out. Thanks for the great info!!!

[SuperKonquer]

Why not use the mfx on the keyboard, I honestly haven't tried because i use a mv 8000 but you can compression on your drums


http://fantomized.info/docs/faq/Fantomi ... l#entry7.5

[wudsiba]

I've been looking for a quick guide to using compressers for quite a whle mow, and I love that it has the chart giving example setttings for whatever it is your recording. Great find...

wudsiba
Fantom X6
Audio exp.