EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

dogo01@... wrote:

>I would like to build a drum sample instrument.  I would like it to 
>be efficient, yet varied.  For instance, maybe I'll have 5 kinds of 
>kick drums, snares, claps, etc.
>
>Do other people do this?  Is there a preferred method of doing this, 
>or is it more efficient to build up a drum kit for each particular 
>track being worked on?
>
>Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated!
>
>thanks,
>Doug

I tend to have a handful of kits, each covering a basic category (drum 
machines/acoustic/garage/etc) for songwriting. Within each kit is a 
selection of kicks, snares, hats, etc. 

The one thing I've never standardised is the kit layout - some have an 
octave's worth of kicks followed by an octaves worth of snares etc - 
others have a complete set of sounds in each octave (the better approach, 
IMO). For example: 

C - kick 1
C# - kick 2
D - snare 1
D# - clap
E - snare 2
F - perc 1
F# - closed hh
G - perc 2
G# - pedal hh
A - perc 3
A# - closed hh
B - perc 4

As a song progresses the kit is renamed and customised: the individual 
samples may be replaced, unused samples deleted, extra variations added, 
and effects added (live and/or bounced).

At least that's the theory... ;-)

Darrel