Post by drumsonly2002 on Oct 30, 2010 11:20:44 GMT -5
Due to circumstance, a lot of gigs I play have no soundmen, and the rooms are small, so I bring my own PA for my kit. My backline is hot enough, thus no need to add drums into the FOH mix. The advantage is having more control over my sound.
Since Ddrum samples are not colored and some what dry, adding effects to enhance the sample can can make the great greater. One common effect for the snare is reverb. Adding a touch of reverb as we all know is a common practice.
Another effect I have toyed with is adding some phyco-acoustic color via a unit called a BBE Sonic Maximizer. www.bbesound.com/products/sonic-maximizers/482i.aspx and www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSuSXnnSSKk&feature=related I find the unit, adds a very nice "clarity" to what you subject it to. It adds more bottom end punch, and a nice cripsness to the kit. Hard to explain but akin to removing a blanket front the front of a speaker. Can really add low punch to the snare, at the same time, add to the "snappyness" of the snare. With any effect, less is more and I discovered one would not start pouring on any effect to the point of lessening the natural flavor of the sound, but enough to enhance. Trying to illustrate in a drumming sense. If you had a kit with worn heads, but replace it with new heads. The kit sounds "fresher". Hard to believe Ddrums can sound better than what they are, and in fact, they cannot. It is the speaker that needs the help in displaying the rich true sounds the module is endowed with. That is why DDrums rule as a drum sound source. True and real acoustic state of the art sampled sounds.
The BBE units can be gotten as a DI box, foot pedal or rack unit. I bought mine used E Bay. I am putting together an SKB rack for my DDrum module. The rack will contain a DDrum SE-4, Rolls Power Conditioner, Alesis R-12 Mixer, D-Sharp reverb, and a 482i Sonic Maximizer. Though DDrums do not have on board effects, I prefer adding what is needed via outboard gear. Yes it is bulkier, heavier and a bit costly. Yet, something to be said in having an SKB rack with your favorite gear sitting beside your kit when playing a show.
Since Ddrum samples are not colored and some what dry, adding effects to enhance the sample can can make the great greater. One common effect for the snare is reverb. Adding a touch of reverb as we all know is a common practice.
Another effect I have toyed with is adding some phyco-acoustic color via a unit called a BBE Sonic Maximizer. www.bbesound.com/products/sonic-maximizers/482i.aspx and www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSuSXnnSSKk&feature=related I find the unit, adds a very nice "clarity" to what you subject it to. It adds more bottom end punch, and a nice cripsness to the kit. Hard to explain but akin to removing a blanket front the front of a speaker. Can really add low punch to the snare, at the same time, add to the "snappyness" of the snare. With any effect, less is more and I discovered one would not start pouring on any effect to the point of lessening the natural flavor of the sound, but enough to enhance. Trying to illustrate in a drumming sense. If you had a kit with worn heads, but replace it with new heads. The kit sounds "fresher". Hard to believe Ddrums can sound better than what they are, and in fact, they cannot. It is the speaker that needs the help in displaying the rich true sounds the module is endowed with. That is why DDrums rule as a drum sound source. True and real acoustic state of the art sampled sounds.
The BBE units can be gotten as a DI box, foot pedal or rack unit. I bought mine used E Bay. I am putting together an SKB rack for my DDrum module. The rack will contain a DDrum SE-4, Rolls Power Conditioner, Alesis R-12 Mixer, D-Sharp reverb, and a 482i Sonic Maximizer. Though DDrums do not have on board effects, I prefer adding what is needed via outboard gear. Yes it is bulkier, heavier and a bit costly. Yet, something to be said in having an SKB rack with your favorite gear sitting beside your kit when playing a show.
