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Best drum machine for me are analog synth. So I used a Dave Smith MEK to make a kick bass. So I can modulate it with almost infinite possibilities.
Then I made a little live jam with only the MEK and just a reverb in ableton. This is the raw output of this jam.
If only I could have 10 MEKs so I could jam live with a complete drum kit.
So there is the base kick at the beginning, but the entire track could be sliced to make drums samples.
Disquiet Junto Project 0345: Sample Time
The Assignment: Make your own drum machine sounds, do something with them, and share them.
Major thanks to Matt Nish-Lapidus and Jason Wehmhoener for helping put together this project.
Step 1: Today is August 9th, meaning yesterday was August 8th, or as it has come to be widely named: 808 Day, celebrating the Roland TR-808. In slightly belated celebration of that day and that device, we’ll be devising our own drum machines.
Step 2: Think about making your own drum machine. What basic set of sounds would it come with? (If you would benefit from additional structure, consider one for each of these categories: Accent, Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Low Tom/Conga, Mid Tom/Conga, Hi Tom/Conga, Clave/Rim, Maracas/Clap, Cowbell, Cymbal, Open Hat, Closed Hat.)
Step 3: Based on your thinking from Step 2, create those dozen or so sounds that are the basis for your imaginary drum machine.
Step 4: Record a piece of music using your new drum machine. At the start of the track, before the music begins, put the full sequence of sounds you created in Step 3, one after another, with a little silent space before and after each. (For next week’s project, people will be making music with your imaginary drum machine.)
More on this 345th weekly Disquiet Junto project (Sample Time / The Assignment: Make your own drum machine sounds, do something with them, and share them) at:
https://disquiet.com/0345/
Major thanks to Matt Nish-Lapidus and Jason Wehmhoener for helping put together this project.
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