Programming Acoustic Drums (Included in Essential)

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The first five lessons of this course are FREE!

Will Marshall is a mix engineer, producer, composer, who has engineered for artists such as Oscar-nominated film composer Nicholas Britell, and Grammy-nominated jazz musician Patrick Gleeson. In this course, Will explains how to use digital drums to elevate your production. In 24 lessons Will demonstrates his workflow to program professional drums.

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Course Content

The First Steps of Programming Acoustic Drums
Will explains what makes up a modern drum kit and how to select a good starting point.

Introduction and Overview

02:58
Overview of Kontakt

06:18
What Makes Up A Modern Drum Kit?

04:06
How Does A Sampled Drum Kit Work?

06:19
Picking A Starting Point

03:30

Working With Drum Grooves
Will demonstrates the Groove Library in Native Instruments, deconstructing and editing drum grooves, and programming a groove from scratch.

Adding To Your Drum Grooves
In this step, Will explains the different articulation options as well as adding structure and a different feeling to your drums.

Recording and Tweaking Your Drum Kit
Will demonstrates how to record with MIDI, recording with drummers, and picking the right drum kit for your project.

Mixing Your Kit Levels
Will demonstrates how to mix your drums with Kontakt or an outside DAW, mixing with close mics, and working with room and overhead mics.

Programming Acoustic Drums (Included in Essential)

About Course

This content is for Essential, Pro Path Premium, All-Access Membership Subscription, and Pro Path Basic members only.

What Will You Learn?

Course Content

The First Steps of Programming Acoustic Drums
Will explains what makes up a modern drum kit and how to select a good starting point.

Introduction and Overview

Overview of Kontakt

What Makes Up A Modern Drum Kit?

How Does A Sampled Drum Kit Work?

Picking A Starting Point

Working With Drum Grooves
Will demonstrates the Groove Library in Native Instruments, deconstructing and editing drum grooves, and programming a groove from scratch.

Using the Groove Library

Exporting Grooves To Your DAW

Deconstructing Drum Grooves

Editing an Existing Groove

Programming A Groove From Scratch

Adding To Your Drum Grooves
In this step, Will explains the different articulation options as well as adding structure and a different feeling to your drums.

Articulations

Adding Structure to Drum Sections

Adding Feel: Swing, Rushing & Dragging

Adding Feel: Asymmetry, Tightness & Sloppiness

Recording and Tweaking Your Drum Kit
Will demonstrates how to record with MIDI, recording with drummers, and picking the right drum kit for your project.

Recording MIDI

Recording Using V-Drums

Choosing & Tweaking a Kit

Understanding How Drums Are Recorded

Working With Individual Drums

Mixing Your Kit Levels
Will demonstrates how to mix your drums with Kontakt or an outside DAW, mixing with close mics, and working with room and overhead mics.

Guide to the Mixer

Mixing Close Mics

Working with Room Mics

Working With Overheads

Reverb

Blending Programmed & Electronic Drums

About Course

This content is for Essential, Pro Path Premium, All-Access Membership Subscription, and Pro Path Basic members only.

What Will You Learn?

Course Content

The First Steps of Programming Acoustic Drums Will explains what makes up a modern drum kit and how to select a good starting point.

Introduction and Overview

Overview of Kontakt

What Makes Up A Modern Drum Kit?

How Does A Sampled Drum Kit Work?

Picking A Starting Point

Working With Drum Grooves Will demonstrates the Groove Library in Native Instruments, deconstructing and editing drum grooves, and programming a groove from scratch.

Using the Groove Library

Exporting Grooves To Your DAW

Deconstructing Drum Grooves

Editing an Existing Groove

Programming A Groove From Scratch

Adding To Your Drum Grooves In this step, Will explains the different articulation options as well as adding structure and a different feeling to your drums.

Articulations

Adding Structure to Drum Sections

Adding Feel: Swing, Rushing & Dragging

Adding Feel: Asymmetry, Tightness & Sloppiness

Recording and Tweaking Your Drum Kit Will demonstrates how to record with MIDI, recording with drummers, and picking the right drum kit for your project.

Recording MIDI

Recording Using V-Drums

Choosing & Tweaking a Kit

Understanding How Drums Are Recorded

Working With Individual Drums

Mixing Your Kit Levels Will demonstrates how to mix your drums with Kontakt or an outside DAW, mixing with close mics, and working with room and overhead mics.

Guide to the Mixer

Mixing Close Mics

Working with Room Mics

Working With Overheads

Reverb

Blending Programmed & Electronic Drums

The First Steps of Programming Acoustic Drums
Will explains what makes up a modern drum kit and how to select a good starting point.

Working With Drum Grooves
Will demonstrates the Groove Library in Native Instruments, deconstructing and editing drum grooves, and programming a groove from scratch.

Adding To Your Drum Grooves
In this step, Will explains the different articulation options as well as adding structure and a different feeling to your drums.

Recording and Tweaking Your Drum Kit
Will demonstrates how to record with MIDI, recording with drummers, and picking the right drum kit for your project.

Mixing Your Kit Levels
Will demonstrates how to mix your drums with Kontakt or an outside DAW, mixing with close mics, and working with room and overhead mics.