SoundBite: Gated reverb on snare from scratch
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Here we have a 1980s style drum track...
I'm going to add gated reverb to the snare drum. First though we'll hear ordinary reverb...
I'll add a gate to the reverb. I've fine-tuned the settings already...
It doesn't sound bad but the gating isn't consistent in every hit. Listen again...
That's because the gate is closing on the tail of the reverb, so it isn't always accurate. What I can do is trigger the gate directly from the snare. I'll activate the side-chain input.Then I'll set the key to be Bus 1 - The same bus that's feeding the reverb. It sounds like this...
Much better. Let's hear before and after...
Thank you for listening.
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David Mellor
David Mellor is CEO and Course Director of Audio Masterclass. David has designed courses in audio education and training since 1986 and is the publisher and principal writer of Adventures In Audio.
@noaccount-count: And the winner on the real gated drums reverb from 80s are: Phil Collins!!!
@arcsound: Actually I prefer a real drummer with no electronic enhancements. That's how great music is created. Toss all this digital rubbish, all the best tunes were created and recorded with analog instruments (Rhodes, Hammond Mellotron) on analog medium, through analog effects and treatments. Digital anything is the problem, not the solution. Now get off my lawn!
@arcsound replies to @arcsound: Best on vinyl or cassette
@paisleepunk replies to @arcsound: nah i burned ya lawn lol
@semexx3 replies to @arcsound: as much as analog is amazing and the quality unmatched, it’s not fair to say digital is the problem because you don’t want to take the time to figure it out and get the best out of it. the logic of “this analog equipment from the 80s has no chance of ever being improved in or surpassed by a digital medium” just doesn’t make sense. it’s cool to not like something, i can’t force you to change your mind but i implore you be more open minded about the future of music, music should bring generations together but it always tears us apart
@pirate0jimmy replies to @arcsound: A lot of the problems with ProSumer digital recordings is: a. Waaay too low voltage for the system 5v is USB semi-lame and 3.3v is going to tend to that nice sound you get from an Olympus voice recorder that runs on one triple-a battery. 12v is kinda-okay (as found in some TASCAM mid-price level portable recorders), with 17v (+/-17v dc) being solid and able to fully use the range of a 5532 or 5534 integrated circuit. The cheapy low voltage inputs are generally lower-spec overall and will NEVER have a good transformer input (too big, too heavy, too expensive).
b. If you are willing to pay the NEW price of an ATR-102 or an MM-1100 or Harrison Console, or big Urie monitors IN CURRENT MONEY, you can get an excellent digital system. It will cost more than a middle class house, and occupy all of your time and attention. When my Dad bought a new 2" AMPEX in 1972, it was worth more than a house on 5 acres North of Seattle, AND it was with 4-year money, not 30 year money. He was billing studio time at $400/hr.
@pirate0jimmy replies to @arcsound: Compact Disc, when well-done, dwarfs vinyl playback on cheap through expensive systems. Cassette tape is a low-quality format that can be better than 8Track and 4Track cartridges, most of the time. I used it for years for walkman and Car-Fi, where it is "good enough" with clean heads and pinch rollers.
Ps: a $500 d-a converter from 2010 onward gets you 95% of the big money sound and will be an upgrade of a CDP-102@@arcsound
@arcsound: And thank you Phil Collins. I prefer the first example, reminds me of Autobahn.
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@Dinnernator: Noice