drum sequencing...All opinions please

[RecordingIdiot]

hey another stupid question...i mentioned in another thread that in a previous recording i had played some rough drum tracks and the guys went over the rough tracks with sounds from the "drum kit from hell" i think. after all was said and done the recording sounded decent, but after listening i started to feel guilty because it was me but not. get what i mean? because there were a couple of little mistakes and he corrected them while "sequencing" if thats even the right term. i can play everything live very well but when recording i act like a total douche and fuck up all the time, i think cause i get intimidated and nervous. bottom line: im not happy cause its not me but is this a good method to save time if its easily done live?
to hear it go to www.necrosismusic.com . thanks in advance.

 

[peopleperson]

I think the tracks on your site sound really good. As far as the drums, it's really up to you, you know? If you're not comfortable with the end result being a bit patched up with "fake" drums, then Id say dive into practicing your performance. If you're fine with drums from hell, as long as it sounds good, who cares? It's what you're comfortable with. I've gotten into a thing recently where Im using BFD (which sounds incredible) to lay out demos, and Im to the point now where I like using it so much, that I've kind of temporarily spoiled my taste for real drum tracks. Plus, Im lazy and not that great yet at capturing good drum sounds in the studio.

 

[Disposable]

My drummer would kill me if he knew that I try to patch stuff up.
I can't do it too much though, he'd know if I did a lot.

I've brought up the idea of using replacement sounds and he won't have any of it. It's always "It's not me" or "Then why do I even bother recording?"

I've managed to sneak a bit of reinforcement into his sound at times though.

 

[fritzmusic]

Man those tracks sound great. I know it's VERY hard to get the right live recorded drum sound with this style without expensive equipment, a talented engineer and many hours at the mixing console. If you actually played the beats that triggered the midi samples then hats off to you and there's no shame in that. There are many paths to glory in recording drums and it's not necessarily how you get there, it's if the drums that are in your mind are faithfully expressed as you want them to be heard that counts. Anyway, great sounding tracks and I like the "March of the Dead" most.