How To Make BETTER SOUNDING Drum Covers!
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2019
- There's an ocean of terrible electronic drum covers out there. If you want to stand out, up your drum cover game by using Drum Software Plugins! Most People Just Record Stereo R/L coming straight from the drum module. Maybe with the music baked into the track because it's going the AUX In of the module too. That's a really easy way to record and really great for your first couple dozen drum covers. But if you really want to get better sound, drum plugins on your computer are the way to go. Here's how it works: (Tutorial Steps Written Below)
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✅The Drum Software: Superior Drummer 3
✅The DAW: Reaper
✅The Audio Interface: Focusrite 2i2
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1. Connect your computer to your laptop via USB cable. If you have an old drum module you'll need a MIDI to USB Cable.
2. Download a DAW program such as Reaper
3. Download a Drum Plugin, such as a Superior Drummer 3 or Addictive Drums. (this is sometimes called a Drum VST or Drum Software
4. READ THE MANUAL for your DAW, every one of them is different, so it's kinda impossible to explain how to use each one in this video :)
5. Open up your Midi Device Settings and see if your drum module has shown up. If it hasn't, you may have to restart your module, or close out your DAW and open it up again. When you see the module (TD30 for example) click on it and enable midi from this device.
6. Set Audio Thread to highest priority
7. Lower Buffer size to 64 in the audio settings menu. This lowers latency
8. Open your drum plugin that you downloaded inside the DAW. Open the Midi/Edrums setting inside of the drum software. Select your drum module brand. This maps the midi notes correctly for your drumset. That way when you hit a drum, it makes the right sound.
9. Plug your headphones into THE LAPTOP. Not your drum module.
10. Press record and play!
11. Stop Record, adjust the drum audio to your liking, switch sounds ect. Then go to file, render, and name your track. Once rendered, you can then use this new high quality track in your video editor for your cover!
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The second video in this series is live! ruclips.net/video/H671b7lExa0/видео.html
Great informative video as usual Justin! Please make a part 2 explaining the next steps after you've captured the audio. Such as Video capture, video editing as well as syncing the audio with video.
Thanks for all you do!!
Just stumbled upon your channel recently on RUclips, but subscribed right away! Man, I really enjoy your content. So informative! It really helped me getting started and setup for doing some both better looking and better sounding drum covers. Thanks for the great content, the help and the inspiration! Keep it coming 👊
Wow! Thus video is packed full of great information & user experience. Justin is certainly full of knowledge. The video editing suggestion;must certainly! Well done for a great video here & congrats on the nice drumming on all the other videos. 👍
2:12 You missed the perfect opportunity to say “the midi gritty of the tutorial”!
I couldn't agree more! Started with Superior Drummer 2, ten years ago. Still go back to old recordings and remix with Superior Drummer 3. Still using the same TD-6V module.
This is absolute gold for anyone looking to setup home recording. Watch and learn.
Another great video with lots of excellent advice!!
Very very good information here. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for all your hard work man, your channel is dope!
Thanks Brian I really appreciate it! :D
This drum cover series has been very informative. Your whole channel is just so helpful.
Thanks Kevin!
Very useful video Justin! VST drums is definitely the way the go. I was hesitant at first, but the learning curve and the trial/error process are definitely worth it. I don't think I'll ever go back to using the samples of my drum module.
Hey Justin! Been using Reaper for years! Glad to see you using it as well.
This was really terrific. This is exactly what I want to do. Just waiting on some money coming soon. I’ll send you a photo when it’s all done. Thanks for this video.
Thanks for the awesome video, I've been thinking about doing this with my setup for awhile and didn't know about REAPER
Great video Justin I like that your are always making very helpful videos for beginning e drummers. We are thankful for that my dear friend 😎👍👊✌️
Great video, very informative. Definitely would love to see how you edit your sounds
This was very informative Justin, thanks man! I’m think of switching to VST, possibly AD2 as apparently is much more easy to use than SD3 for a beginner like me 😉 So this vid was just what I needed.
Oh and big yes on the video editing!!
Great video! Definitely make a video about the video/lighting/camera setup
Hey Justin love ur vids keep up the great work
Thanks Austin!
Ayyy he replied
I would love to see a part II on the video element and combining the audio and video.
Great video and information, Justin. Thank you for sharing and taking the time to produce this. Question: What are the specs of your laptop? I have a i7 Surface Pro 3 with 16GB of RAM and I'm thinking about running all of the drum software from it to keep the footprint small and have a touch screen.
Justin,
Thank you for all your videos and content! Great stuff for those of us who are new to the edrum world.
I have a question for you regarding mixing and matching of sets and modules.
I’ve heard you speak very highly of both the alesis strike pro module and atv adrum sets.
I’m curious if you might know if combining the adrum set with the alesis strike pro module would work well. I like the idea of having the flexibility of the alesis strike pro but the durability of the atv set.
Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you again for the time you put into making all your content!!
Nice Justin!
I've been using EzDrummer 2 to record covers for the past 2 years. Its a bit cheaper and limited compared to Superior Drummer but a great alternative if you're looking for something cheaper!
I'd been waiting for a video like this - thanks for making it, and I def would love a Part 2! I never even considered that really the MIDI performance is whats important and that changing kits is possible down the road! I have SD3, Addictive 2, and recently bought Groove Agent 5 when it was on sale. However, it seems that SD3 is the one thats the best designed for use with Roland kits. Issue I've seen with Addictive 2 is that all the kits are limited to 4 piece kits (so how are you supposed to add the extra pads/toms or cymbals??), and for Groove Agent - Steinberg has a cool demo on RUclips of a drummer performing with the plugin but it was only after I bought it that I realized he was using a Yamaha kit (which is nearly the only kit preset you can load inside it - I hear its a pain to tweak the hi-hat response of eDrums inside it). Have you tried AD2 or GA5 - if so have you bumped into the same limitations or found workarounds?
Awesome video at a perfect time. I’ve been thinking about using my MacBook to use a drum plugin and didn’t know how to start. When you play covers, is there a way to get songs without drums?
Nice! I'd love to try but think I'd be overwhelmed. I'll stick with the irig for now I suppose. I'll be thinking about it though.
Hi Justin, I have been watching your channel for several years now, this is my first comment.
First let me say that 65 drums is absolutely brilliant. It was the mention of Premier Pro that prompted this response, I have just started using it for editing videos of my band for our new website (gnt-band.co.uk). Premier Pro is a very powerful tool but takes a lot of learning, I would love to see something about using Premier Pro with band videos. Keep up the good work
Cakewalk by Bandlabs has an excellent sounding drumset and the whole thing is free. Really worth trying if on a budjet!
Hey Justin, I hope you do a review of Artist Electronic Drum kits. I think theyre an AU/NZ brand.
Also, using external drum sounds, you dont have to have a super expensive module, if yours breaks,(like mine did), you can get a lower down module, as long as it has midi out, youre golden.
Just thought, some DAW wont allow cymbal clamp, Ableton does not, Logic X does., not sure on Reaper.
I use a cheap Medelli drum module to trigger Addictive Drums 2 and it works great inside and outside of Reaper.
It sounds leagues better than any Roland or Yamaha module at a fraction of the cost.
Hey Justin. Long time lurker, love your channel. Looking into getting an E-Kit. Given myself a $5000aus budget to be fully set up. Was either considering the Roland TD-17KVX and deck it out with replacements like you did in your video, or buy the Alesis Strike pro?? Plz help
yo nice, REAPER is great; one can also use it for free for 1 month I believe, so it's easy to test and see if this workflow will work before actually spending money on anything.
btw, if I have problems with latency (because Windows) and I don't want to buy an audio interface, what's your opinion on recording using the module audio as reference (instead of the VST), then choosing the drumkit in the VST afterwards? since I'm probably going to be changing/adjusting the drum sounds after anyway, I don't think it matters that much which sound I listen to while recording.
also, great video as usual!
What module are you using? You shouldn't be having any latency issues. I have a Xeon 1231v3, 16GB DDR3 and I don't have any latency issues with a TD-50.
@@drumyogi9281 you are indeed correct that I shouldn't be having latency issues; I was using FL Studio ASIO (~60ms latency) instead of ASIO4ALL (~6ms). sadly, using ASIO4ALL means that I can't listen to stuff at RUclips at the same time, unless I do some stuff with Virtual Audio Cables (which I did, but it feels kind of cumbersome)
I think my question is still relevant for the people who don't want to switch audio devices every time they open their DAW so they can listen to RUclips while they play the drumkit
@@GoulartGH oof that sucks. I don't have internet (only on my phone) so I never even thought about that. Hopefully there is a work around. Maybe download the video in mp3 and transfer that to your DAW but that just sounds like a pain the the arse.
Do you recommend a tarpaulin or plastic sheet or do you kick it old school and cover them cloth or a blanket?
i just set my audio to run from the interface, so if i play youtube it comes from the interface(sapphire6) 2x2
right click on the icon in the right hand corner and set default to the interface and yes download ASIO
Can we have that "Metal Justin" preset? Sounds fantastic!!
Justin, what about the camera/phone. How do I connect it to the mix. Thanks for your video post.
Welcome to the dark side, my Padawan. :D
Just two additional notes to further decrease latency:
1. Disable the internal sounds in your module
2. Use a dedicated audio interface instead of the built-in interface from the module as those are slower than almost any external audio interface. Especially when the module needs to send your external audio coming from your iPhone additionally.
I have a 4 year old laptop with 16 gb of ram, and an SSD, it runs Reaper, Steven Slate, and youtube no problem, I never changed the buffer size so it is running at 256 but I have no latency, regardless of running the audio from the module via USB or just sending MIDI, I do have a Focusrite scarlett 2I4 which I also use. another way you can do it without running RUclips is to load the audio track in a track in reaper, then load the drum VST and hit record, it will only record your drums but you will have the included audio track that you can also render as a complete file after you adjust levels to taste. The Roland TD11 can send audio via USB or you can also use the outputs to connect it to the Focusrite, or like you do from the module's headphone out. Many different ways....
Oof that sunburn
Yup most my skin peeled off this summer. Got sunburned Bad
What kit and module you have? Looks sick brahh
A td30
Roland TD-1K full review? :)
So before I purchase SD3 or upgrade to the full version of SDD5, I've used the free SDD5 and the free MT-PowerDrumKit and for the life of me I cannot get the volume loud enough to enjoy live drumming from my TD-27. I can just barely hear when I hit a pad and if I crank my headphone gain on my interface and/or the output in Reaper, I'm at risk of losing what's left of my hearing if any other track plays or if I forget and just mouse click on one of the drums in the UI. I've connected my kit via USB and Reaper sees it, no problem. I'm using a Focusrite 2i2 for the output and the Focusrite AISO drivers. What I don't know about DAW and MIDI you could write an internet about but I have googled and watched vids until my eyes are bleeding. Any thoughts from either Justin or the community?
Hi, Justin. Can I use this setup for live gig. Do I need any additional software and/or equipment? Now, I can only think of using Reaper with SSD5. Thank you.
Yeah you can use that, you'd just need a way to send an audio feed to your headphones AND the stage :)
What set of edrums do you recommend for a beginner under 500€?
Hey Justin what do I think of the new Roland td1-KVXL
Tbh I think it looks dumb what do u think of it
I'm trying to find this TD1KVXL you're talking about but google has nothing on it
What was the SD:Gretsch Kit plug-in ?
I didn't see this mentioned in the video (in case I missed it) but how do you handle (eliminate, ideally) the existing drums if you are playing along to a full band track?
You can't remove the drums fully from the song. You have to download a song without drums. There are websites that sell those types stem tracks with one instrument missing. Or search youtube for drum less version: name of song.
I would have assumed people would just try to tune the existing drums as low as possible as I imagine drumless tracks would be hard to find for most songs. Thanks for the reply
How are you not playing over the music still? My setup is the same as yours with my phone going into the module and I have both outs going into my interface and also USB into computer. I'm still having drums play over the music on inputs 1/2. How do I separate my drum audio from my module and and the audio from my phone?
This one already driving me nuts, the outs from the module outputs the audio from the phone and the audio from the drum kit itself at the same time, perhaps the module that Justin uses has the feature of outputting just the AUX IN without including the edrums sounds. IMHO the point would be to get an audio interface with typical RCA IN plugs and a cable from minijack/lightning to RCA so you'd end up plugging the phone (with Spotify, RUclips or whatever) directly to the audio interface.
Ok, I see, with most of the Roland modules under the MIDI Setup you can set "Local Ctr" to OFF to disable the internal sounds
Laptop stand: I picked one of these up from Sweetwater and they work great for holding a laptop...you can either get the full stand version or they sell it as just the top half you can mount to a rack clamp and have it right there at your kit: www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/GEMS--gibraltar-gems-electronic-mounting-station or www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/DJ-GEMS-PK--gibraltar-laptop-mount-with-clamp-package clamp version..
I get this weird feeling this video was directed at me... Hahahaha. I love this channel!
Whats the lowest cost way to obtain superior drummer 3?
Piracy
It also works on PCs
What if you don't see your module 12:54 I have titan 50
WOW!
This seems like a NO-BRAINER, especially for those complaining how the edrums don't sound like Acoustics!
This is exactly how I record my drum covers in Logic Pro X. I get into trouble when I fix stuff after the video is done recording and then it looks like I Milli Vanilli it. Normally it's small things and are hard to even tell it was a post production edit. Additionally, I only have two cameras, so sometimes, I have to do a couple takes for multiple angles....oh the struggles of a pathetic RUclips channel.
make your own music for god's sake..
Most importantly, learn to play the song properly. Nothing worse than playing the song “with my own take on it”
Respect the song, respect the original drummer and respect the feel of the song.
That's one view for sure, many drummers make note for note replications of songs. But my view is that music is always changing, it's meant to be played around with. If you look at some of the best drum covers on RUclips, they are from incredible drummers doing their own take on the song. It's not disrespectful, it's just how music works. Why would I play a song exactly note for note? I'm not adding anything, I'd just be playing the song slightly worse than the original drummer. Just an opinion.
65 Drums fair enough we can agree to disagree. What’s your opinion of a drummer not playing his / her song live in concert / gig as it was recorded in the studio? I know I like to see my favourite songs played note for note or it grinds my gears (to borrow a phrase haha)