[SPAM] Re: FX for Drum Machines was Re: [sdiy] DIY Analogue Drum Machines???

[Terry Ahrens]

I like to run my analog drums through the Encore Frequency Shifter with a
very small amount of shift. It really seems to make things "come alive" as
the slight variations in pitch simulate hits to different parts of the
drumheads, etc.
~Terry



"Byron G. Jacquot" <thescum at surfree.com> on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 at
10:45 PM  wrote:


>> What FX do you use with drum machines to create interesting sounds?
>
>A very short delay can be used to change things nicely.  If you can 
>break out individual sounds, try it on just the snare drum.
>
>It can be nice to chorus or flange just the hihats, too.
>
>Ring modulation does nifty stuff to drums, too.
>
>Heavy compression or peak limiting can help make things feel a little 
>more exciting.  It's a pretty common mixing practise nowadays to do 
>this in parallel with the regular drum sound, with a very hefty 
>degree of limiting.  Youll hear the drum hit from the direct sound, 
>then the compressed signal will come whooshing up behind it.
>
>If you do a little web searching, you should be able to find 
>schematics for the Shure LevelLoc, which makes a nice FX limiter.  If 
>you skip the I/O transformers, you can probably build one with junk 
>box parts.
>