GetGood Drums Explained

In this video tutorial series, drum master Luke Oswald covers the amazing sounding GetGood Drums virtual instrument drum library in detail. See how to get killer drum sounds for your productions!

Series Introduction
Welcome to GetGood Drums (05:02) - Luke introduces you to the GetGood Drums virtual instrument featuring the Matt Halpern sample library.
Interface Navigation & Drum Auditioning
Loading GetGood Drums in KONTAKT (03:05) - Learn a variety of ways that you can to load GetGood Drums into KONTAKT.
Auditioning Sounds (04:33) - Get a walkthrough of the GetGood Drums interface and how to audition each drum.
MIDI Layout & Articulation (06:38) - Luke explains the layout of the default MIDI mapping and talks about the different instrument articulations available within this plug-in.
Settings Panel
Setting MIDI Mapping Presets (03:04) - See how to set the correct MIDI Mapping info for your drum module or drum MIDI to make sure the proper samples are triggered.
Global Velocity Curve (06:21) - Luke demonstrates how to use the velocity curve to create a more realistic performance and playback experience.
Creating Custom MIDI Maps (09:18) - Can't find a MIDI map preset that works for your setup? Explore how to create a custom MIDI map to make sure each articulation is triggering properly.
Using the Learn Function (03:13) - Get an explanation of how you can use the built-in "Learn" function to quickly map articulations to specific MIDI notes by using your MIDI controller.
Saving Presets (01:29) - Luke explains the importance of saving your settings and shows you how to save presets in a variety of ways.
Mixing within GetGood Drums
Making Mix Adjustments (06:18) - Luke demonstrates how to make mix adjustments within the GetGood Drums plug-in in real-time while playing back one of his drum performances.
Creative Options (05:28) - Luke explains his mix choices from the previous video along with additional creative mix options.
Multi-Channel Output Configurations
8 Stereo Channels (08:16) - See how to setup both KONTAKT and GetGood Drums for multi-channel output functionality.
Multi-Channel Mixing Options (05:01) - Luke demonstrates how you can mix within the GetGood Drums interface and within your DAW simultaneously when using a multi-channel output configuration, and also explains the benefit of using all stereo channels.
8 Mono & 4 Stereo Channels (06:06) - Discover an alternative method of setting up multi-channel output configurations with additional output options.
Mix with Mono & Stereo Channels (05:45) - Luke now explains how additional multi-channel outputs provide more flexibility when mixing within your DAW.
Using FX in Your DAW (07:18) - Luke reveals how you can add FX to discrete channels within your DAW when using a multi-channel output configuration.
Practical Applications
Mix Examples with Performance (09:14) - Luke provides a demonstration of additional mix options within GetGood Drums along with a video performance on his electronic drums. Watch the performance video and the mix adjustments at the same time.
Hard Hitting Grooves (07:35) - Listen to new groove examples with a heavier feel to hear how GetGood Drums performs.
Ghost Note Grooves (07:13) - Luke provides a funky groove example with softer dynamics to showcase the ability of GetGood Drums to sound great with any genre of music.
Halpern Drums with Slate Trigger 2 Pt. 1 (08:20) - Are you recording acoustic drums? Learn how to replace/layer your drums with the Matt Halpern samples from GetGood Drums using Trigger 2.
Halpern Drums with Slate Trigger 2 Pt. 2 (06:15) - Luke places Trigger 2 on the kick, snare top, snare bottom and tom channels to demonstrate how all drums can be replaced using the Matt Halpern samples from GetGood Drums. Examples include both heavy-hitting grooves and softer funky grooves.
Conclusion
Series Recap (01:07) - Luke ends with a video recap of all subjects covered in this tutorial series.