Love it when those drums come in for the first time. I wasn't sure how you would fit the synth in there at first but it comes in really smooth and natural. This is really catchy, awesome work.

Love it when those drums come in for the first time. I wasn't sure how you would fit the synth in there at first but it comes in really smooth and natural. This is really catchy, awesome work.

Holy damn, 1:30! Love the entry of the bass. Solid vibes, great pacing. Awesome!

Holy damn, 1:30! Love the entry of the bass. Solid vibes, great pacing. Awesome!

And definitely gonna watch Le Samouraï this week, thanks for the recommendation

And definitely gonna watch Le Samouraï this week, thanks for the recommendation :D

So good! As a real drummer, I really want to improve at electronic beats like this. I have the ideas just not sure on how to execute. Any advice would be really appreciated! Dont think...Make Beats.

So good! As a real drummer, I really want to improve at electronic beats like this. I have the ideas just not sure on how to execute. Any advice would be really appreciated! Dont think...Make Beats. :)

Thank you! The guzheng sample magician did all the work.

Thank you for listening! I hope you enjoy the movie!

Absolutely, "Don't think... Make beats!".

For drumming, I really don't consider myself an expert on the subject. In most pieces I rely heavily on sampled loops rather than programmed drums. This is partly because i'm just not good at programming drums but also I love the feel of really played drums. So yeah it's cheating but hey if it sounds good i'm fine with it.

Music Radar provides a wealth of samples with cool loops. A lot of jazz drums on this track, brushed snares, etc are from the Jazz club sample set.
MusicRadar samples

The other option which I used on this track is to take a sample and slice it. I used the amen break here, sliced it, mapped it against notes and it allows playing the drums live, recording it and combining what i am looking for with the pure awesomeness and energy of the original sample. Especially if you're a drummer, using the sample slicing, mapping it to pads and playing live on that may give you awesome results.

Again, I'm not a specialist and there a lot of people better at that on Weekly Beats, but that's my 2 cents. This could be an awesome topic for the forum. I'm curious as well on other people's tips and tricks.

[quote=hent03]Love it when those drums come in for the first time. I wasn't sure how you would fit the synth in there at first but it comes in really smooth and natural. This is really catchy, awesome work.[/quote] Thank you! The guzheng sample magician did all the work. :) [quote=codydjango]Holy damn, 1:30! Love the entry of the bass. Solid vibes, great pacing. Awesome! And definitely gonna watch Le Samouraï this week, thanks for the recommendation :D [/quote] Thank you for listening! I hope you enjoy the movie! [quote=Saucey-dough]So good! As a real drummer, I really want to improve at electronic beats like this. I have the ideas just not sure on how to execute. Any advice would be really appreciated! Dont think...Make Beats. :) [/quote] Absolutely, "Don't think... Make beats!". For drumming, I really don't consider myself an expert on the subject. In most pieces I rely heavily on sampled loops rather than programmed drums. This is partly because i'm just not good at programming drums but also I love the feel of really played drums. So yeah it's cheating but hey if it sounds good i'm fine with it. Music Radar provides a wealth of samples with cool loops. A lot of jazz drums on this track, brushed snares, etc are from the Jazz club sample set. [url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/free-music-samples-royalty-free-loops-hits-and-multis-to-download]MusicRadar samples[/url] The other option which I used on this track is to take a sample and slice it. I used the amen break here, sliced it, mapped it against notes and it allows playing the drums live, recording it and combining what i am looking for with the pure awesomeness and energy of the original sample. Especially if you're a drummer, using the sample slicing, mapping it to pads and playing live on that may give you awesome results. Again, I'm not a specialist and there a lot of people better at that on Weekly Beats, but that's my 2 cents. :) This could be an awesome topic for the forum. I'm curious as well on other people's tips and tricks.

Awesome man, this is cool as hell.  Love the far east/western combo.  The hard panning of the 2 lead parts around 3:00 minutes is wild.

Awesome man, this is cool as hell. Love the far east/western combo. The hard panning of the 2 lead parts around 3:00 minutes is wild.

Absolutely, "Don't think... Make beats!".

For drumming, I really don't consider myself an expert on the subject. In most pieces I rely heavily on sampled loops rather than programmed drums. This is partly because i'm just not good at programming drums but also I love the feel of really played drums. So yeah it's cheating but hey if it sounds good i'm fine with it.

Music Radar provides a wealth of samples with cool loops. A lot of jazz drums on this track, brushed snares, etc are from the Jazz club sample set.
MusicRadar samples

The other option which I used on this track is to take a sample and slice it. I used the amen break here, sliced it, mapped it against notes and it allows playing the drums live, recording it and combining what i am looking for with the pure awesomeness and energy of the original sample. Especially if you're a drummer, using the sample slicing, mapping it to pads and playing live on that may give you awesome results.

Again, I'm not a specialist and there a lot of people better at that on Weekly Beats, but that's my 2 cents. This could be an awesome topic for the forum. I'm curious as well on other people's tips and tricks.