#147: How To Use One Shot Drum Samples

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On this show, we always talk about how to blend drum samples transparently with your real kit. Or how to program natural sounding MIDI drums.

But what about the opposite approach?

You can use static, one shot samples in your drum mix to either make it explode, or to enhance your real, authentic sounding drums in a different way.
Here's why and when you might want to use one-shots:

· Consistency - Many performances are just too inconsistent and dynamic. If you want a steady pulse and groove that hits hard throughout the whole part or song, one-shots are your friend.

· One-shots give you huge professional sounds instantly, when you might not have access to an environment that could provide that.

· Self-made one-shot drum samples from your session can be a life-saving replacement (as a last resort) if the performance was a complete disaster.

· Creative effects (adding a huge room samples for just one part of the song, for example).
And here's how to do it and what to watch out for:

· Have an organized folder structure on your computer where you store your samples. Keep it organized, and remember your session references this folder (so you can’t change computers without bringing these along!)

· Choose your sampler (or copy/paste manually, using tab to transient or something similar, depending on your DAW)

· Learn how the detection circuit of your trigger plugin or audio to MIDI tool works: Sensitivity, threshold, retrigger pad, etc.

· Learn how to set your sampler's dynamic response

· Learn how to manipulate the envelope (attack & sustain) of your one-shots being played

· Tune your sample to suit the original drums in the song

· Set it all up so you can audition and change samples quickly

· Make intentional and logical routing decisions: Do you only trigger close mics or a blend of everything, including rooms or effects? Is it a mono or stereo sample? Based on those things, where does it go? To the drum bus? To your kick/snare/toms groups? To the mix bus? Does your group need to be stereo then?
Let's dive into this in full detail and discover the power of one-shot drum samples!
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