How do you humanise your drum patterns? (in: Instruments)

By: mixtur se
31 Jul 03:19

I have played drums for 30 years or so and have programmed drums for almost as long. First of all, a beat can sound ok with a logarithmic approach with %swing, random velocity, random timing etc but this is not what a real drummer does. Here are som tips to sound more like a real drummer:

Don’t play hi hat and cymbals at the same time
Lay the groove so that it drags slightly late or pushes slightly early on key notes
Use ghost notes on the snare (16th offbeat)
Add soft stick rolls at t…

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