Different Cymbal Attacks

[Tony]

I have a feeling that I have already asked this question,… but maybe not,… .

I use EZdrummer2 and it provides almost everything I need (for my level of song recording),…

However, I would quite like to do a few tracks like Albatross (Fleetwood Mac) or Nothing Else Matters, where there are some subtle cymbal strikes but also some quiet crescendo – decrescendo cymbal work. The sort of thing where you get the cymbal sizzle rising and falling in volume but no strike noise as such.

All of the cymbals in EZdrummer2 tend to be simple crashes.

They tell me that Superior can be made to provide such articulations but I don’t want to buy that package just to get the cymbals when EZD2 is perfect for 90% of what I do.

Any hints would be appreciated

T

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[Scott Eshleman]

A number of EZDrummer libraries include ‘Cymbal Swells’ as part of their MIDI grooves
including the EZDrummer2 Modern & Vintage kits.

Navigate to the [SEARCH] tab and filter for ‘Cymbal Swells’ in the Play Style column.
Enable [Show Web MIDI] to display & hear grooves from libraries
or MIDI packs that you may not own currently.

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Thanked by: Tony

[Tony]

Thanks Scott,

Obviously, I didn’t even know the cymbal swells existed as a category.

I do mostly covers so I tend to program with my own midi.

Sometimes I even play along to the songs and them create the midi from my recordings. My timing on the drums isn’t that great (and I tend to get quite a variation in strike pressure) but it is normally close enough to only require a few fixes of the midi.

I know that Toontrack think of EZD2 and the other products as songwriter tools but I really only use it to get some really great quality samples. The variety of kits means that I’m not stuck with sounds from my kit.

Thanks again

Tony

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