Keyboard drums

[gwayms]

I use the drums from Casio CTK-671 keyboard to record drums. Is there any tips that might help me make them sound better. You can tell right away that they are keyboard drums.

 

[thembuzz]

If you're using synth drums, the short answer is that there's nothing you can do to them to make them sound like acoustic drums. Short of actually buying yourself a drum kit, or finding a drummer, samples are your best bet. If you've got a computer - and I'm guessing that you do, seeing as you're on this forum and all - I'd suggest getting hold of something like Fruity Loops, Reason or Acid, all of which you can use to make loops or even full tracks using one-shot drum samples.

On top of that, there's a UK music tech magazine called Computer Music which gives away a cover-mounted CD every month that contains stripped-down but fully functional versions of sequencing and loop-making software. I believe the magazine's available internationally if you're not from the UK.

 

[gwayms]

I use Acid for my recording program but have never seen the drum loop part. But thats not saying much maybe I'll look a little more into it. I also had Fruity Loops but it just seemed really time comsuming to work with.

 

[lykwydchykyn]

Try this:
http://www.alandmoore.com/TheoryOfDP.htm

it might help.

 

[webstop]

Check out Drumagog. It is designed to replace the recorded drums sounds with a variety of sampled drums sounds.