Elektron Musical Instruments

I don't use the compressor much either.  It just doesn't do much for 
me either.  

I do the same with the bd.  That's what you should do with any 
sampler or drum machine with multiple outs.  Sometimes you could also 
put the snare on it's own out.  

I also find in the stereo outs I should pan different parts in 
different areas.  This is also good with the stereo delay.  I pan it 
like a real drum kit is set up.  After I pan everything I use the 
filters in the routing? menu.  Not the synth menu.  This puts the 
drums in a high or low part in the pan.  The pan is left and right, 
and the filter is up and down.  

I think the filter will really put the snare out there.  Not to 
mention using the multiple trigs.  I haven't done this yet.  But once 
you get one sanre set in the stereo pan copy that machine and make 
another one in the same pan and everything but change the synth 
parameters.  I haven't done this yet.  I've just been thinking about 
it.     

gotta play condition zero bye.

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "tahvenaine2002" 
<toni.ahvenainen@p...> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I like my MD a lot, but I also find that do a lot of tweaking after
> I've recorded the MD patterns to get it sound better (and yes, I've
> tried to re-record a lot). What I mean is for example snare; I find 
my
> self always looking for the great thick snare sound and usually I 
just
> can't get it. So I'm looking for some post-processing  tips (and 
tips
> for MD) which I could put to good use. I'm not particulary looking
> tips concersing MD internal machines. I believe people here have 
some
> good knowledge and it still involves MD, because I want MD to sound
> best possible. Here are some examples:
> 
> 1. I've found that using individual output (for example C) for kick,
> helps the kick sound. It doesn't have to 'compete' with other
> instruments so much and the compressor won't mess it up (because of
> other instrument sounds). How to get really good thumping kick? I
> believe it has to everything with the bass sound on a same track?
> 
> 2. For the thickening of snares I use technique called doubleing. I
> create a small delay (few ms really) and pan the delays a little. 
This
> makes snare a little more thick and also a stereo. It sounds better
> this way. But not thick enough.
> 
> 3. I never use MD master eq or I use it just a little. I've found 
that
>   MD is allready a very bright one, so ne need to eq it anyway. If I
> use it, I use it just a few ticks (like 6 or 8) on a midrange to 
help
> snare. Yours method may differ from this?
> 
> 4. I never ever managed to use compressor on a snare or a kick.
> Everybody is yelling (especially in forums, like kvr-vst) that
> everything should go through compressor (the compressor-religion to 
me
> it really is and shows nothing but lack of skills). I don't find it
> very usefull. I mean I know how they work and I can hear different
> attack/release times, but it really is a very minor effect, which
> makes me yawn. Making a good balance with faders counts a lot more
> than compressor. Am I right, how do people use the compressors and 
to
> be exact: what is it that you are trying to do with the compressors
> (is it anything more than a 'lets rock it!'-attitude?)?
> 
> 
> Well there are some questions and tips. What I'm after is pro-
sounding
> beats that can compete with big names, not just
> 'very-good-for-an-bedroom-musician' stuff. And I'm trying to do it
> with MD. I have a feeling that it would be easier with samples (of
> other people records), but I'm not ready give up. I want to build 
up a
> good craftman skills rather than sample other people works.
> 
> Toni.
> ps. a little ranting there, but it goes a long way..