Does this sound better? Real drum samples!!

[moptop]

It was suggested that I redo this using some real sounding drum samples.

Please let me know what you think, better or worse!

Thanks

 

[SeaGtGruff]

It sounds okay to me, although I didn't listen with headphones yet, just my laptop's speakers. Also, I'm not a drummer, so I might not be near as picky about it as a drummer might be.

Better or worse than what? I guess I need to look for your original version to compare this with it. Anyway, I thought the song was a catchy little pop ditty.

 

[Robus]

Not too crazy about that splash. Otherwise, drums don't sound bad from what I can hear but they are pretty low in your mix. Bass is too loud in my opinion.

 

[moptop]

Made some more changes!

I went back and did another re-mix and added some harmony.

Is this better or worse?

Thanks

 

[jimistone]

like robust said, the drums are way low in the mix. It's hard to tell exactly how they sound.

 

[BroKen_H]

The 7-7 final1 mix is clear. The kick is good, the snare has a nice snap, but it's a bit quiet in the mix. The ride is very nice, but it def sounds digital (the same exact sound on each hit). The cymbal on the left is quite bright. A bit of over use of the china (or what sounds like a china). More traditional crashes might do you better. Not much toms in the mix, but they sounded realistic. I like that your panning is not 100%. Nothing quite so annoying as a cymbal or tom that's completely in one speaker... Can't tell you about how your hihat sample sounds though

 

[easlern]

Yeah I think this is a definite improvement mop top. There's still that whip crack though that sounds odd. Is it a cymbal? Really like the xylophone/guitar pairing. Harmony is nice, feels like it fills up the sound (not sure how to say it really but I think you know what I mean.)

 

[moptop]

There's still that whip crack though that sounds odd. Is it a cymbal?

Yes, it's actually a double cymbal hit, one right after other, and I do kinda over use it but it sounds so cool. "Whip crack" is a good way to describe it. Like the sound in the Zombies song Time of the season. There are a couple of cymbal hits that I do need to edit. Drums are hard to do when you have to plan the whole track out before you start recording any of the other tracks. I build my drum tracks from scratch not using any loops. The programs I use are old and out of date and have limited features and I am sure there are way better one's out there now but I hate to change since I know these inside and out. Learning a new program doesn't sound like much fun to me.

Thanks all for your input. You've reinforced some things I already knew that needed attention and pointed out some that I didn't notice myself.

 

[andrushkiwt]

those cymbals...

the harmonies fill everything out much nicer than the original, IMO. a lot better with those in there