Members maiden_fan Posted January 4, 2011 Members Share Posted January 4, 2011 My band is looking to get some studio time to get a new EP recorded. After hearing some of the awesome clips here and other forums and due to very limited funds across the band, I though it may be more cost effective to get the drums programmed? Is there anyone here that would do that for a fee? Or anyone you can recommend? Thanks Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted January 4, 2011 Members Share Posted January 4, 2011 No, don't do it. A drummer's style is a big part of a band's sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OverDriven Posted January 4, 2011 Members Share Posted January 4, 2011 It would be better to rent an E-Drum kit, record the hits in MIDI, and send that to someone with either Superior 2.0 or something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maiden_fan Posted January 4, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2011 I see your point, but wouldn't it be better to actually have a decent sounding EP than a really budget recorded one that sounds weak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted January 4, 2011 Members Share Posted January 4, 2011 Listening to the one tune on your myspace, sounds pretty simple. I could do it for you, if the price was right. How many songs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maiden_fan Posted January 4, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2011 Looking at 4-5 depending on what the price is? PM me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nakedzen Posted January 4, 2011 Members Share Posted January 4, 2011 Just record the drums at your rehearsal space (if possible) and replace the kick, snare and toms with samples. No midi needed, just get DrumReaplacer (free) or APTrigga vst ($45). There's tons of free and high quality samples floating around. Andy Sneap (has recorded Testament, Exodus, Arch Enemy) for example put his samples available for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maiden_fan Posted January 4, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2011 I have no experience with recording etc, I think I would rather get it done by someone who knows what they are doing. But if it is as easy as you say mabye I should look into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted January 4, 2011 Members Share Posted January 4, 2011 I see your point, but wouldn't it be better to actually have a decent sounding EP than a really budget recorded one that sounds weak? Budget recording does not mean weak sounding. I would rather listen to a somewhat raw recording of a real band with a real drummer than an over-produced thing with fake drums, auto-tune blah blah... that's actually part of the reason new music is so insipid these days, too much cut and paste. I'm not saying make a single-mic garage recording that is barely intelligible, but do something that sounds cool, has tons of energy and everyone in the band contributes with their fingerprint. Your fans want to hear your band's character and energy. A label is not too concerned about recording quality either, they know they can hook you up real quick if they like what you're doing. If you're unknown/unsigned band, it's not all about production quality, trust me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members duncan Posted January 4, 2011 Members Share Posted January 4, 2011 Tom's amazing at doing drums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tommy Horrible Posted January 5, 2011 Members Share Posted January 5, 2011 Budget recording does not mean weak sounding. I would rather listen to a somewhat raw recording of a real band with a real drummer than an over-produced thing with fake drums, auto-tune blah blah... that's actually part of the reason new music is so insipid these days, too much cut and paste. I'm not saying make a single-mic garage recording that is barely intelligible, but do something that sounds cool, has tons of energy and everyone in the band contributes with their fingerprint. Your fans want to hear your band's character and energy. A label is not too concerned about recording quality either, they know they can hook you up real quick if they like what you're doing. If you're unknown/unsigned band, it's not all about production quality, trust me. Truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Markdude Posted January 5, 2011 Members Share Posted January 5, 2011 It would be better to rent an E-Drum kit, record the hits in MIDI, and send that to someone with either Superior 2.0 or something similar. +1 to the extreme. This way will be inexpensive, will produce high quality results, and will still retain a bit of the mojo and character of real drums and a real drummer. I love programming drums as much as anyone could (I do it all the time), but if you have a solid player, then capture his style! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Detonator Posted January 5, 2011 Members Share Posted January 5, 2011 I've done it before for people. It's a lot of work when your talking multiple songs. Lots of man hours to get the tracks convincing sounding. In the end, what I got paid didn't really = the pure amount of work I had to put in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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