Sunday, 7 June 2015

Of all acoustic instruments


 drums and percussion instruments seem the most elusive to capture with a compelling sound. Pop recordings are (mostly) driven by an unique and attractive drum sound. The definition of what makes a "good drum sound" has been greatly expanded since the advent of drum machines, samplers and the endless manipulations possible with Pro-Tools. Record producers are looking for the drummer to drive the "feel" of the song and their drum sound to "fill" a certain amount of space within the song's recording. Musical tastes and emotion evoke feel while genre and current trends and fashion usually dictate the exact "size" and specific nature of the drum sound. Of course there are always exceptions to any rule.

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