in light of the new board feature being introduced, figured i'd kick it off by starting a board regarding questions on percussion.
can range from finding the right rhythm to finding the right oneshots (anything)
everyone is free to give each other advice here.
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Integrating ghost notes does wonders for a cooler-sounding beat. If you've got a simple beat, like kick snare kick snare, or something along those lines, ghost notes for the snare really help fill in the blanks in some areas, and help your drums achieve a special complex-sounding flare. Another thing is just messing around with odd placement of percs in general. I do a lot of experimental stuff, which this is especially good for. Moving a kick slightly sooner or later in a beat will make the difference between a simple beat and a complicated beat, and that goes for any other bit of percussion. In terms of general arranging, I'd say start with the kick, then add the snare, then add any other small percs into your beat, like hihats or something.
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i primarly stay with drum's and chorus seem's to add flavor to certain tracks that you may be making idk just my thoughts but i mean you guy's can do whatever though i do love the drums and chorus maybe a little dubstep up in there a little lol.
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I like to stick with a few decent-sounding drums for each genre so i know exactly which oneshots to get when making a beat
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Random thing that sounds cool: delay 3/8 or 3/16 on hi hats
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What's the basic pattern for riddim I'm kinda struggling on that any advice would be much appreciated
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Riddim is basically just minimalistic dubstep. It follows the same patterns you traditionally hear in the genre but with more of an emphasis on simplicity. Just listen to some riddim on AT to understand the grooves. Here are some different examples:
You'll probably notice a similarity in drums. Alot of light, trappy percussion. Usually as you make the drums heavier, you tend to stray farther from what most people would call "riddim". Same goes for sound design. But you definitely shouldn't let that hold you back from doing whatever the hell you want. It's all dubstep at the end of the day. Just mess around and have fun with it!
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How do ya get this started
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You can also offset the pattern itself.
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Talking a lot about offsetting things. What would be the best way to do that?
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I've often found a lot of inspiration for finding beats, patterns and references for drum sounds on the masterclasses of the "Drumeo" YouTube channel: (link is only visible to registered users)
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When using 808s try putting and 808 one shot into a Machiniste then create a note track. After that place down a pitch track and there ya go...
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ayyyyeee
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Maybe shakers for hi hats in 20% shuffle with a rasselbock for 1/2 speed (for more deepness)
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@vudumagic I'm trying my hand at some 5/4 stuff.
This is an example of ghost notes here: (link is only visible to registered users)