How to make the mix less spitty

[LazerBeakShiek]

The other night I was messing around with the AKAI Beats VST. Beats replaces Essentials and things are different now. Unrelated. I came across a problem and am looking for the best solution. The jam came out with the drums really spitty. The samples are nice and tight, but when used in an arrangement come out like the drums are spitting. What would you do? Compression, or the opposite of compression? An EQ shelf around 8k like -4db? Distortion to lofi it?



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[Orson]

I'm certainly no expert Beaky but I thought it sounded great and couldnt hear anything wrong with the drums or anything.

 

[LazerBeakShiek]

The mix is pretty basic. Dry. How about reverb and a low cut shelf taking off a couple db?

AKAI has some nice samples with their MPC collection. It was easy find some sounds I liked.

 

[rob aylestone]

I can't hear a problem either - would the shelf not rob the top? Sounds fine to me as it is.

 

[LazerBeakShiek]

would the shelf not rob the top?

Yeah. How about reverb?

Does reverb on the master help?

 

[Orson]

Sounded just fine. Which one is best is down to personal choice but I doubt anybody could hear difference.

 

[Farview]

It sounds fine. Again, I'm wondering about your monitoring situation.

If you compress the drums, the cymbals will get weird and the short, tight snare will become longer.