Find a drummer and talk to them about rhythm and style. I find when laying down percussion to start with hihats keeping tempo then put in the kick and move on to snare/toms. Finally throw in the ride and crash cymbals when necessary. Go back and delete items from the tracks that aren't necessary (or, if you want to be really good, cut out the bits that are impossible for a drummer to play). You'll note on Summer Anthem that the crash isn't really hit too often, maybe once every bar or two. For dance tracks the kick and hihats are far more important.Ultimate Dj wrote:Ultimate Dj wrote:Heya,
just found this awesome thread.
and i need some help (duh). This may be to big a question to ask here but im gonna try anyways
Im trying to create a Dance/Trance song. and i need some help with the drumkit.
I tried taking apart the Combi in my Oasys called Summer Anthem and this helped a bunch but i still need some more advice. pretty much i want to know how to play the cymbals that make a dance song without over killing it but without getting bored with it either.
so any help lyk what exact keys to play in wat order...etc!
Thanks alot! whateva u can add pleazee do!
thnx
Pura Vida
DJ
Just thought i'd re ask!
Pura Vida
DJ
Take the default pad setup (&tempo) on Summer Anthem and play this seq:
||: Pad1 | % | Pad1 | % | Pad3 | Pad4
||| Pad5 | % | Pad6 | % | Pad7 | Pad8 ||
||: Pad1 | % | Pad1 | % | Pad3 | Pad4
|Note in the breakdown in the middle there how the hihats keep going but even the kick as well as everything else percussion-wise is taken out, till the buildup on pads 7 & 8 when the snare(?) is added back. The crash only takes place on pads 1-4 when you hit the pad (ie right on the first beat).
The other interesting thing I noted was if you leave off the second hit of pad1 then in bar 4 the arpeggiated sequence goes into dischord! Is this a case of karma coming back to bite us?
