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In the first of a two-part series, Eddie Bazil explains how some simple adjustments in your DAW will help you to achieve more bounce in your drum beats, by adding syncopation, swing and dynamism.
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:20 - A Quick History Of Beat Production
01:07 - Early Programmable Drum Machines
04:33 - Defining A Good Beat
05:15 - Example 1: Shifting The Snare To Drive A Beat
07:55 - Example 2: Altering Dynamics And Note Durations
10:51 - Example 3: Adding Urgency With A Backbeat
12:37 - Example 4: Creating Swing With The Hi-Hats
Watch part 2 here: youtu.be/cZH0KD9kIPA
First published April 2024
soundonsound.com/techniques/drum-beat-construction-part-1-podcast
Image Credits
Eko_ComputeRhythm.svg: Clusternotederivative work: Clusternote, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons - creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
Roland_TR-808_&_909.jpg: Brandon Danielderivative work: Clusternote, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons - creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Candyman777, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons - creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
RX11 - Etomonick, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
SCI_drumtraks.jpg: ghostdadCamera
2.0, via Wikimedia Commons - creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Andreas Gortan, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons - creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
Eddie Bazil Biog
Eddie Bazil launched his music industry career at the age of 17 as a synth programmer for a range of Electro / New Wave bands including Art of Noise, Spandau Ballet, Pet Shop Boys, Bobin, Paul Dee, DJ Krush, DJ Shadow, Jets Orchestra. By his 20s he was working as a sound designer for Akai, Roland Emu/Ensoniq, eventually signing on exclusively with the latter. Later, due to a growing demand for software instruments and libraries, Eddie started to develop libraries for various software manufacturers, including Native Instruments, Kiesel, Sound Effects Library, Arturia and Propellerheads. A meeting with Phil Allen, a Capital Radio DJ, resulted in the company Samplecraze, which Eddie has spent 20 years developing as an educational resource. At this time he trained in music production and soon gained a number of prominent contracts working with some notable artistes such as Busta Rhymes, Greensleeves, 9 Bar, SFP, Sleeveless, Chris Campbell and Gam Productions. He contracted to Island Records and Chrysalis as a producer and remixer, plus was commissioned to write the score for Macbeth that ran at 2 Way Mirror at Alexander Palace for the Cambridge Shakespeare Company. His ongoing development of Samplecraze has led to him offering educational workshops and classes, releasing four books via PC Publishing and becoming a contributor and forum moderator for Sound On Sound. Recently he has established The Audio Production Hub for online education and been invited by the Recording Academy to become a Grammy judge.
eddiebazil.co.uk
samplecraze.com
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In the first of a two-part series, Eddie Bazil explains how some simple adjustments in your DAW will help you to achieve more bounce in your drum beats, by adding syncopation, swing and dynamism.
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:20 - A Quick History Of Beat Production
01:07 - Early Programmable Drum Machines
04:33 - Defining A Good Beat
05:15 - Example 1: Shifting The Snare To Drive A Beat
07:55 - Example 2: Altering Dynamics And Note Durations
10:51 - Example 3: Adding Urgency With A Backbeat
12:37 - Example 4: Creating Swing With The Hi-Hats
Watch part 2 here: youtu.be/cZH0KD9kIPA
First published April 2024
soundonsound.com/techniques/drum-beat-construction-part-1-podcast
Image Credits
Eko_ComputeRhythm.svg: Clusternotederivative work: Clusternote, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons - creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
Roland_TR-808_&_909.jpg: Brandon Danielderivative work: Clusternote, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons - creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Candyman777, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons - creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
RX11 - Etomonick, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
SCI_drumtraks.jpg: ghostdadCamera
2.0, via Wikimedia Commons - creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Andreas Gortan, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons - creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
Eddie Bazil Biog
Eddie Bazil launched his music industry career at the age of 17 as a synth programmer for a range of Electro / New Wave bands including Art of Noise, Spandau Ballet, Pet Shop Boys, Bobin, Paul Dee, DJ Krush, DJ Shadow, Jets Orchestra. By his 20s he was working as a sound designer for Akai, Roland Emu/Ensoniq, eventually signing on exclusively with the latter. Later, due to a growing demand for software instruments and libraries, Eddie started to develop libraries for various software manufacturers, including Native Instruments, Kiesel, Sound Effects Library, Arturia and Propellerheads. A meeting with Phil Allen, a Capital Radio DJ, resulted in the company Samplecraze, which Eddie has spent 20 years developing as an educational resource. At this time he trained in music production and soon gained a number of prominent contracts working with some notable artistes such as Busta Rhymes, Greensleeves, 9 Bar, SFP, Sleeveless, Chris Campbell and Gam Productions. He contracted to Island Records and Chrysalis as a producer and remixer, plus was commissioned to write the score for Macbeth that ran at 2 Way Mirror at Alexander Palace for the Cambridge Shakespeare Company. His ongoing development of Samplecraze has led to him offering educational workshops and classes, releasing four books via PC Publishing and becoming a contributor and forum moderator for Sound On Sound. Recently he has established The Audio Production Hub for online education and been invited by the Recording Academy to become a Grammy judge.
eddiebazil.co.uk
samplecraze.com
About The Recording & Mixing Podcast Channel
On this channel you’ll find shows packed with hints and tips about getting the most out of the recording, mixing and mastering process.
______________________________________________________
Catch more shows on our podcast channel.
soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts
Available on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Subscribe to Sound On Sound: https://sosm.ag/subscribe
Visit our main website (over 16,900 articles!): soundonsound.com
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Get FREE 170-page RECORDING TECHNOLOGY eBook: https://sosm.ag/recording-ebook
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Go to https://sosm.ag/digital and apply Promo Code: SOSYT50
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