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[Mick Avoidant]

Hats make a sound when opening. EZD is being true to life.

[Mick Avoidant]

Is it a strike or the hat opening?

[Mick Avoidant]

I thought that’s what your levels would be. Bring them all down to -12dB, even the output. That will give you lots of room for boosting any EQ. Export at -12dB.

When you master them, the output needs to peak at -9bB for streaming, -6dB for CD and 0dB for radio. Put limiter on the output channel, to even out the peak levels.

[Mick Avoidant]

What is the input level? What is the master channel meter reading?

[Mick Avoidant]

Try downloading the product manager and logging it into your account https://www.toontrack.com/product-manager

[Mick Avoidant]

Have you tried bandmate?

[Mick Avoidant]

Mark Wheatley wrote:

Some great answers. I have a picture of the late great Charlie Whatts as my Logic Pro Icon for drums. The kit I’m using has a similar sound I think to his. If anyone asks who the drummer is in the future, I will say a session drummer called Charlie.

To my ears the drums don’t sound like midi, my co-writer thinks the same, it’s just that three people I know made those comments, which was the reason for asking the forum the question. It’s the first time I’ve used the forum in the words of Arnie ‘I’ll be back.’

You’ve been brave enough to let us hear your song. My band’s album is soundcloud.com/avoidantnorwich.

[Mick Avoidant]

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Further thoughts: it’s ‘too much like midi’ for someone. Given that the grooves were laid down by a pro drummer and playback is through a sampled kit, these whoevers are either clueless or too fussy to live. Maybe they are the kind to pick fault in everything. Your mix is dead right. You got the words clear without being too loud. That’s hard to get right when you know the. The naysayers should try doing what you do. The worst critics can’t do it themselves.

Further thoughts: it’s ‘too much like midi’ for someone. Given that the grooves were laid down by a pro drummer and playback is through a sampled kit, these whoevers are either clueless or too fussy to live. Maybe they are the kind to pick fault in everything. Your mix is dead right. You got the words clear without being too loud. That’s hard to get right when you know the. The naysayers should try doing what you do. The worst critics can’t do it themselves.

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[Mick Avoidant]

I’ve listened to Alice. The problem is what I thought it would be: the naysayers are talking squit. There’s nothing wrong with your song at all. Maybe the naysayers would like to try their own recording in ezdrummer.

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[Mick Avoidant]

How are you doing the drum tracks? Are programming the piano roll yourself? Can we hear them? That would help to work out what you could do.

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[Mick Avoidant]

I’m listening to a band right now. The bell is louder than elsewhere on the ride.

[Mick Avoidant]

Thank you

[Mick Avoidant]

You know how to write an instrumental. Good work. I don’t like techno, but I do like yours.

[Mick Avoidant]

I’ll give you a listen. I’ve now started with a synth pop band as well, as bass player and backing singer only. We’re working on a CD.

[Mick Avoidant]

Building your own is cool to do. Do you have anything online? Our album is at soundcloud.com/avoidantnorwich. The guitarist and I share the lead singing.

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