Steves Springy Drums for Slacktone tune

Surfocaster Joined: Jan 16, 2010 Posts: 214 Somerset, England	Posted on Mar 05 2013 05:50 AM Hi All I am currently trying to do a drum track for Slacktones PCH. Im using Steves Springy drum loops and Reaper but i just can't find a loop that fits. I have all of the dowwnloads that Steve does but i can't get anything to work. I can get them to sound fine for most other Surfy stuff but this track !! Any ideas anybody? Cheers Nigel Top
Surfocaster Joined: Jan 16, 2010 Posts: 214 Somerset, England	Posted on Mar 05 2013 06:28 AM Come to think of it, Im having similar trouble with The Varatones Surf Blaster. Not being a drummer I find it hard to understand what I'm hearing! Are the tunes not what we would call Surf, are they a different beat alltogether? Last edited: Mar 05, 2013 06:29:05 Top
crumble Joined: Sep 09, 2008 Posts: 3158 Guildford England	Posted on Mar 05 2013 07:55 AM The drums are pretty up front in the mix on PCH so you should be able mark the hits in a midi editor. Use the midi GM kit for starters then you'll see the patterns, there's some PCH youtube videos to cross reference and a whole bunch of video tutorials about drum replacement and cutting. I'm no drummer either but i do this fairly easily now, just needs practice and understanding. Find the correct BPM - run the track in your DAW - mark drum hit positions in the midi drum editor/piano roll. Top
da-ron Joined: Jan 02, 2009 Posts: 1307 The original Plymouth, UK.	Posted on Mar 05 2013 09:36 AM I've used Hydrogen pretty successfully. It's an open source (ie free!) drum editor - you can transcribe the drum track without using loops. It's pretty easy to use and the drum samples are pretty flexible. http://www.hydrogen-music.org/hcms/ — http://thewaterboarders.bandcamp.com/ Last edited: Mar 05, 2013 09:37:22 Top
Surfocaster Joined: Jan 16, 2010 Posts: 214 Somerset, England	Posted on Mar 05 2013 10:09 AM I'm always up for learning this stuff so I will give that lot a go, thanks. What I can hear ( I think ) is a strong accent on all 4 beats in PCH rather than a more typical accented 2 and 4? (Hope I haven't just embarresed myself there) which you get in the Springy drum loops. Am I describing a back beat here? Top
Brian Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19340 Des Moines, Iowa, USA	Posted on Mar 05 2013 12:06 PM Not every surf song uses the "2 on the 2" classic surf beat. — Site dude - S3 Agent #202 Need help with the site? SG101 FAQ - Send me a private message - Email me "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea Top
Number9 Joined: Jul 18, 2009 Posts: 499	Posted on Mar 05 2013 12:42 PM . Last edited: Mar 01, 2020 09:17:30 Top
PrestonRice Joined: Oct 05, 2012 Posts: 1725 Austin, Texas	Posted on Mar 12 2013 03:23 PM da-ron wrote: I've used Hydrogen pretty successfully. It's an open source (ie free!) drum editor - you can transcribe the drum track without using loops. It's pretty easy to use and the drum samples are pretty flexible. http://www.hydrogen-music.org/hcms/ Another shoutout for hydrogen... Me gusta. — IMO. Top

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