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Re: [elektron] Machinedrum bottom end lacking...

2006-05-09 by Tarekith

It's 100% entirely you.  The MD thumps somethign fierce IMO, try
playing with the EQ and hi pass filter with heavy amounts of res.

On 5/9/06, rydan <rydan@...> wrote:
> Hello there!
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> I have been experimenting quite a bit with my UW, and I really love it,
> especially for creating weird percussive loops and strange sampling effects
> using the ram machines. However, I feel the kick drums are a bit lacking. I
> can't really put my finger on it, but they sound a bit thin I think. They
> may be loud and cutting through, but it seems hard to get that extra, deep,
> round oomph out of them.
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> So, well, my other favourite for drum sounds is Attack, så I created a
> really mean-sounding trance style kick, added some unmild compression (UAD-1
> rocks!), and exported to a wav file. Transfered it to the machinedrum and
> Tada!, eeeh oh, no, wait, the ooomph was gone again...
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> Is it just me, or is anybody else experiencing this?
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> /Patrik
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