Flams

[judahkim]

I program flams manually…i.e. in the grid editor, I do NOT put notes in the FLAM articulation because they sound weird.  I program two hits on CENTER that are really close to each other.

Anyway, my issue is that it ends up sounding really “shhh” -ee for lack of a better word.  It makes the snare sound really thin and sandy sounding…I even took out the bottom snare completely.  And any compression I add to it makes it worse.

 

I’ve tried different snares…Can anyone give me some advice on making it sound less thin and  “shhh”-ee?

Check out this link to see what I mean (this is the noble and cooley snare on this track):

 

https://we.tl/t-AHafGb1tVB?src=dnl

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.1.7
Operating system: macOS Mojave (10.14)

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[Bear-Faced Cow]

I rarely use two centre articulations when programming a flam. If my main hit is going to be a centre articulation, then I will most likely lead with a mid or an edge articulation. Quite often if I am programming a flan leading with a centre articulation, my intention is usually to follow it with a rimshot. Also keep in mind that the first hit is not as powerful as the following.  Sometimes, it will be as little as half the power, or less. Otherwise, it will sound unnatural. You will also want to space the two hits in context with the song. In fact, all aspects should be in context of the song.

Jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

[monospace]

You could try spacing the hits farther apart. In my opinion, programmed flams sound more realistic that way, plus you eliminate the phasing/sounds-canceling-eachother-out effect that you describe.

E-drummer. eDrumIn trigger interface with various Roland trigger pads. MacBook Pro (mid-2015); MacOS High Sierra; Logic Pro X 10.4.8. Superior Drummer user since 2009.

[ElfDragon]

Not sure if Im the first one to mention that in Area 33 Flams are not mapped even though they appear in the Snare Articulations. Apparently this issue may be addressed in: SETTINGS > MIDI In/E-Drums.

• Note: such settings  are stored in your project when its saved. To use certain settings with each project save a default project

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.6
Operating system: macOS Mojave (10.14)

[Mark King]

Definitely further apart. If you get phasing they are too close.

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