Hey!
Some years ago I tried to avoid machine-like drums by using a plugin to set a drum component to e.g. 122 velocity +- random 2…so everything was between 120 and 124 velocites.
Then I further adjusted the velocities manually…note by note…a lot of work! The custom kit I used back then did not have compression (either none at all or only a bit)…so you could hear the difference between velocity 124 and 120.
However, many metal kits are tight so you don’t hear the difference. You need to program your drums in a different way….not just 120 vs. 124…
My question is if adding different velocities to midi makes sense? Of course I know that you should accent notes and use different velocities for slow bass drum vs. uptempo vs. different speeds of doublebass…
But what about individual notes in certain parts? Do I need to use 124, 122, 123, 121 velocities? Although most metal kits don’t care about such little differences?
OR is it sufficent to have e.g. 5 different velocity settings for the bassdrum AND Superior Drummer’s hit variation with “randomize hits” plays back different samples anyway, although the velocity is always e.g. 123, 123, 123, 123 and I no longer have to use 123, 121, 122, 124?
Any ideas?
Thanks!
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This post was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by LeanderL.
