Guest meneedit Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Why the hell is it so hard to get good cymbals or cymbal loops? I have decided to make a pop song even though i despise pop and I was using "Lady GaGa - Just Dance" for reference. If you have the song, listen to the cymbals when the beat kicks in. you can hear long hats/cymbals. I'm not sure exactly which cymbals they are but from my experience over the years it is near impossible to find cymbal loops with JUST the cymbals playing. If you download acoustic drum loops you get all the unwanted stuff on top like kicks and snares. you cant EQ the unwanted stuff out because by the time you get rid of the kick drum you dont have much left on the frequency range and the cymbals sound pathetic. As for just loading in individual cymbals... it never works because for starters humanization is a lot of hard work and in the end they still don't sound real. All I want is a cymbal loop of real cymbals being hit. why is that so hard to find!!?? I haven't found one site that provides this. Please if anybody can help me I would be so grateful. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/48798-cymbal-loops/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hahathhat Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 (edited) i got a cymbal kit on my mpc1000, i got it from akai's website. edit: envelopes ok Edited September 9, 2009 by hahathhat Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/48798-cymbal-loops/#findComment-1118566 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adjective Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 (edited) I think your best hope is those same drum loops you don't like. Within them you will find that, in the slower ones, you'll have a kick/ride or kick/hihat combo for a couple seconds. This is what you want. Throw a steep hi-pass filter around 120 - 300(just a guess), it'll be a trade-off between hiding the kick and thinning your cymbal. You can capture some of the essence of a groove within 2-4 hits. It doesn't even need to loop properly, you just need to retrigger the sample at the right time. Also mixing just a hint of real cymbals with synthetic ones(with a little verb maybe) is enough to make most ears find them real enough. They can fill-in whatever is lacking in the other. Edited September 9, 2009 by Adjective Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/48798-cymbal-loops/#findComment-1118686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chim Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 (edited) Akai's cymbal samples are top notch Also slight randomization of the pitch, if your sampleplayer has it, is great in small amounts. Or go ask a drummer and record his cymbals. Edited September 9, 2009 by chimera slot mom Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/48798-cymbal-loops/#findComment-1118704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
patternoverlap Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 This might have what you are looking for Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide patternoverlap's signature Hide all signatures New Prints Available Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/48798-cymbal-loops/#findComment-1118803 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sneaksta303 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 i think i may have some decent cymbal loops but they are in .rex format. can you use? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide sneaksta303's signature Hide all signatures The Dark Tower Cycle Pplz ep The Swarm H.P. Sneakstep's Educational Tours Vol. 1 Branch Acidian - Acid's Done Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/48798-cymbal-loops/#findComment-1119656 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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