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[Nathan]

From memory there are 20-30 notes on the highest range pans, so it’s not impossible, although it might take up a large range of the MIDI. It would probably be best to have a sparate EZX dedicated to them, so several instruments from bass to soprano could be used, and even more than one pan covering each note range (overlapping notes build).

Just wondering, is it possible to get an EZX responding to more than one MIDI channel?

But, definitely some more ethnic percussion, african, indian, oriental, australasian… I’d love TT to provide this.

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[Nathan]

I’d be up for that too.

+3

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[Nathan]

Sorry Juicy, I forgot about the “turn the mp3 down” bit

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[Nathan]

At a guess, the mp3 is hypercompressed, ie lots of volume for the size of its peaks (low crest factor).

Drums played from SD2 are almost as opposite as you can get from that, they are very “spikey” (high crest factor) and so will have a relatively low volume for the size of the peaks -and SD2 is relatively unprocessed compared to even EZD, so the spikes will be larger for the same perceived volume.

You are going to either have to buy a bigger system to get the level up, or you are going to have to EQ, compress and limit the audio so that you can bring the volume up for the same peak level. Probably best to trim any frequencies south of 40Hz away for starters, unless you are sure your system can reproduce them. Compress with a low ratio (1.5:1) and a low threshold, low enough so that there is 6 to 8dB or gain reduction at the max level (this might get you up to a doubling of perceived level if done right). Use a brick wall limiter (eg Fabfilter Pro-L) to chop up to another 6dB off the peaks -this might not sound pretty if done insensitively, so USE YOUR EARS).

These steps might get you quite a bit of level increase without clipping your amps; they’re a rough parallel to what happens in mixing and mastering a track, but without the other music to mask some of the uglyness that is got away with, you might not be able to push it as far as in commercial recordings .

I provide and run stage monitors for live gigs, and raw drums are the spikiest audio you get to amplify (unless you make a hobby out of amplifying electrical faults). I get around this by using big amplifiers for lots of headroom (we rarely actually use all the power available, and usu only a fraction). On top of this we use DSP processors to limit the signal so we can push it that little bit further without clipping (clipping being the pagan slayer of HF drivers). Saying this, the smallest drum monitor I use is 500W+500W (sub plus mid-hi cab), the largest uses one side of over 5kW of power amp.

I hope this helps.

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[Nathan]

The Koloss samples were just that: isolated samples, used for “sample stacking” -no bleeds, no ambients, etc. I think maybe TT will reserve the “Koloss method” for stuff like that instead of whole instruments (close mics, bleeds, overheads, ambients, etc).

I know it’s nice for someone to do all the work for you, and I get as excited as anybody when new TT sounds are released, but you might have all the stuff you need for the sound you want.

Is this an “acceptable” reggae sound? Much of the snare is sidestick, but contains straight hits and rimshots too:

http://www.planetnine.org/reaperpix/reggae_groove_check_CV+MF_snare.mp3

Snare “ringy” enough?

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[Nathan]

ORIGINAL: John

If you have Spotify, you can listen to these two tracks on the ‘Princess & Mr. Tom’ album ‘Lost’:
http://open.spotify.com/track/7q01GXniotr9iXiu8fvPn2 – spotify:track:7q01GXniotr9iXiu8fvPn2
http://open.spotify.com/track/6YoVvSktXHQxVDAjAdaUun – spotify:track:6YoVvSktXHQxVDAjAdaUun

I used Twisted Kit on several songs but it’s not so easy to spot save but on these two songs.

Do you have to download something to listen to these please John? The webpage was unresponsive.

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[Nathan]

You have got the LP EZX haven’t you?

Depends on your musical tastes and styles I suppose, but for percussion it’s a no-brainer.

That was the first one I got. Electronic and No.1 Hits are also recommended if you use drum-machine/ electronic percussion sounds.

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[Nathan]

Try this for size, Dog.

It’s a bit of a free-for-all, Brazillian hybrid, but I think it’s all Twisted Kit.

http://www.planetnine.org/mp3/Foray8%20(1+2)%20PL9-8-1%20(mix1).mp3

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[Nathan]

It’s easy to forget the focus and concentration it must take, not to mention the blows of these backwards steps. Does it hurt, physically, with the constant sitting behind the kit in one position, without the usual playing then listen breaks, etc…

Thanks for sharing Chris.

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