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Enjoy this full masterclass on drums...for free! This video is packed with advice, tips, and solutions for your drum programming issues! (all genres)
CHAPTERS:
*VERY IMPORTANT: Level 3 won't make any sense if you don't first see the mistakes and problems in Level 1 and 2. Most of the solutions are found in those first 2 levels.
0:00 Intro 0:26 Listening To The 3 Levels
1:25 Level 1 Drums 2:00 Problem 1 - Short Loop 2:20 Problem 2 - Layering Too Many Full Loops 3:12 Problem 3 - Over EQ 3:52 Problem 4 - Compression Copycat 4:16 Problem 5 - Not Adjusting A Compressor 4:39 Problem 6 - Random Panning 5:40 Problem 7 - Duplicating To Make It Bigger 6:19 Problem 8 - Out Of Key Drums 8:34 Problem 9 - Timing Issues 9:34 Problem 10 - Lack Of Continuity
15:39 Problem 1 - The Wrong Kick Drum 18:36 Problem 2 - High End Frequency 20:27 Problem 3 - Shape, Envelope, & Dynamics 26:17 Problem 4 - Too Many Reverbs 28:30 Problem 5 - Group Processing
30:25 Level 3 Drums 31:11 Positive 1 - Length & Arrangement 32:49 Positive 2 - Variation 36:49 Positive 3 - The "Right" Kick Drum 37:19 Positive 4 - Removing Harsh Frequencies 39:24 Positives 5 & 6 - Layering and Spatial Balance 42:45 Positives 7 & 8 - Shape and Pitch 46:22 Positive 9 - Better Use Of Reverb 49:16 Positive 10 - The Only "Secret" Trick I know
