Creating Realistic MIDI Drums
Chapter 1 : Drum MIDI Basics
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1:00 Introduction
Luke outlines what you?ll learn in this course and how you can use it to create realistic drum tracks for your songs and productions.
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6:21 Drum MIDI Basics
Get an explanation of the basics of MIDI as it relates to programming drums.
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3:39 Understanding MIDI Maps
Learn how MIDI Maps can have an impact on what sounds you hear when dealing with drum MIDI info.
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1:25 Hi-Hat CC MIDI
Luke explains how "Continuous Controller" information is important when dealing with hi-hat foot pedals on e-drums.
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1:34 MIDI Basics Recap
Luke provides a recap of the drum MIDI topics covered in this section.
Chapter 2 : Creating Realistic Drum MIDI
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7:36 Kick & Snare Patterns
Luke explains his approach to creating realistic kick and snare patterns within grooves.
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6:00 Creating Realistic Ghost Notes
Explore how to create realistic ghost note patterns to add texture and depth to your MIDI grooves.
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4:54 Creating Realistic Hi-Hat Parts
Watch how to program realistic hi-hat patterns using articulation and velocity variations.
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7:15 Editing Hi-Hat CC Pedal MIDI
Luke explains how he edits his recorded Hi-Hat CC controller information to create realistic open hi-hat articulations.
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6:10 Programming Open Hi-Hat Articulations
Learn how to program open hi-hat articulations when you don't have a hi-hat pedal controller.
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8:45 Programming Drum Rolls
Luke programs a drum roll pattern from scratch and explains how to make the snare rolls sound as realistic as possible using some of the previously discussed principles.
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9:11 Creating Realistic Drum Fills
Learn how create realistic drum fills and how to end your drum fills in a way that a real drummer would.
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8:31 Programming Cymbal Swells
Luke shows you how to program realistic cymbals swells from scratch.
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5:56 Quantizing & Humanizing Your Grooves
See an explanation of the benefits of quantizing and humanizing your drum MIDI.
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3:58 Normalizing Your MIDI
Learn how to normalize your entire drum groove or selectively quantize specific instruments to find the "sweet spot" of the velocity range.
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8:19 Velocity Curve Adjustments
Luke demonstrates how velocity curves have a big impact on your drum grooves and allow you to create realistic drum patterns quickly.
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7:46 Programming a Realistic Drum Groove
Luke now applies all the principles discussed in this series and programs a drum groove from scratch.
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3:57 Programming Realistic Drum Fills
Luke concludes this series by adding a programmed drum fill to the previously created groove while applying all of the principles discussed in this tutorial series!
Product Overview
Are they real or fake? In this in-depth video tutorial series, it's drum pro Luke Oswald's goal to make it so you can’t tell! Learn all the basics of MIDI as it relates to programmed MIDI drums, and explore several practical ways to edit your drum MIDI to create the ultimate realistic drum grooves.
Luke starts with an explanation of MIDI events, note length, velocity, note numbers and hi-hat pedal CC information, and then explains his approach to editing MIDI to create realistic kick & snare patterns, hi-hat patterns, drum rolls, cymbal swells, drum fills and more.
Continuing on, you'll discover practical workflows and the benefits to quantizing and humanizing your drum MIDI parts, and how to apply velocity normalization and velocity curve adjustments for better dynamics. Luke concludes the series by creating a killer drum groove and fill from scratch while applying all of the principles learned in this course.
See the individual tutorial descriptions below for more info. If you want to make better drum parts and grooves for your tracks and songs, this series is the one to watch… Get "Creating Realistic MIDI Drums" today!
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Reviews
Submitted 4 months ago
You can program Midi, but haven't got much experience in Drum Programming... This course is for you!
Just what I needed! I'm not a drummer. So this was the course for me! Almost each video episode had at least one great take-away that helped me in understanding how to design more realistic sounding drum patterns! I can't wait to start trying out applying all of this next time I design my own grooves!
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Submitted 6 months ago
Excellent intro to midi drums
This course is clear and sequential in its intro to the use of midi drums including tips and many helpful basics. As a beginner I found this to be a great and comprehensive course.
I am a: Hobbyist, Ableton Live
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Submitted 8 months ago
Excellent instructional video!
Instructor provides clear and simple explanations of how to manipulate midi notation to make a realistic drum track. It has already proven to be very useful for my songs. He is working in Studio One, but the principal tools used to manipulate the notes (velocity, quantize, etc.) are easy to understand if you use another DAW.
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Submitted 9 months ago
Comprehensive tutorial
This tutorial gives a comprehensive treatment of MIDI drums and how you can manipulate the MIDI timing, note and velocity information to sound more (or less) "realistic." The trainer also spends some time in various drum instrument plugins demonstrating features that help achieve these same goals.
Ease of Use Quality of Videos
Submitted 2 years ago
Easy to follow. Very helpful.
Easy to follow. Very helpful.
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Submitted 2 years ago
Basic Rock Drums
Basic rock drums nothing else no good for hip hop or pop or EDM
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Submitted 2 years ago
Very good for starters!
I found there a bunch of new techniques I've never thought of using before. Recommended.
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Submitted 2 years ago
Very good tutorial.
Straight to the point with lots of useful information
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Submitted 2 years ago
Something for everyone...for the novice, the beat programmer to the professional drummer
The intro is a great introduction to MIDI drums...generally for the novice. This proceeds to systematic discussion of what it takes to make a controller input or a programmed drum track sound like a professional drummer. Some good tricks and tips in the later videos of how to use the plugin controls as well to optimize the feel and groove; this latter particularly attuned to Superior Drummer and Addictive Drums 2.
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Submitted 2 years ago
Great tutorial: Very useful for non-drummers
Explained mainly with Superior Drummer 2, a little Addictive Drums, but works with other Drum Samplers (and different DAWs) as well. Great explanations from a drummer's perspective (the instructor is a drummer and a drum programmer). The other Groove3 title on the same subject called Creating Realistic MIDI Drums makes a great companion to this tutorial, as it is from a different instructor with a different approach and teaching style. Both are definitely recommended.
I am a: Musician, Producer, Audio Engineer, Cubase
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training
Reviews
Submitted 4 months ago
You can program Midi, but haven't got much experience in Drum Programming... This course is for you!
Just what I needed! I'm not a drummer. So this was the course for me! Almost each video episode had at least one great take-away that helped me in understanding how to design more realistic sounding drum patterns! I can't wait to start trying out applying all of this next time I design my own grooves!
Submitted 6 months ago
Excellent intro to midi drums
This course is clear and sequential in its intro to the use of midi drums including tips and many helpful basics. As a beginner I found this to be a great and comprehensive course.
I am a: Hobbyist, Ableton Live
Submitted 8 months ago
Excellent instructional video!
Instructor provides clear and simple explanations of how to manipulate midi notation to make a realistic drum track. It has already proven to be very useful for my songs. He is working in Studio One, but the principal tools used to manipulate the notes (velocity, quantize, etc.) are easy to understand if you use another DAW.
Submitted 9 months ago
Comprehensive tutorial
This tutorial gives a comprehensive treatment of MIDI drums and how you can manipulate the MIDI timing, note and velocity information to sound more (or less) "realistic." The trainer also spends some time in various drum instrument plugins demonstrating features that help achieve these same goals.
Submitted 2 years ago
Easy to follow. Very helpful.
Easy to follow. Very helpful.
Submitted 2 years ago
Basic Rock Drums
Basic rock drums nothing else no good for hip hop or pop or EDM
Submitted 2 years ago
Very good for starters!
I found there a bunch of new techniques I've never thought of using before. Recommended.
Submitted 2 years ago
Very good tutorial.
Straight to the point with lots of useful information
Submitted 2 years ago
Something for everyone...for the novice, the beat programmer to the professional drummer
The intro is a great introduction to MIDI drums...generally for the novice. This proceeds to systematic discussion of what it takes to make a controller input or a programmed drum track sound like a professional drummer. Some good tricks and tips in the later videos of how to use the plugin controls as well to optimize the feel and groove; this latter particularly attuned to Superior Drummer and Addictive Drums 2.
Submitted 2 years ago
Great tutorial: Very useful for non-drummers
Explained mainly with Superior Drummer 2, a little Addictive Drums, but works with other Drum Samplers (and different DAWs) as well. Great explanations from a drummer's perspective (the instructor is a drummer and a drum programmer). The other Groove3 title on the same subject called Creating Realistic MIDI Drums makes a great companion to this tutorial, as it is from a different instructor with a different approach and teaching style. Both are definitely recommended.
I am a: Musician, Producer, Audio Engineer, Cubase
1. When did you start dabbling in music?
I've always had an interest in drumming from a young age and started playing in 6th grade when a family friend stored their drum set at my parents house for a summer. I started playing in church the next fall and have been playing ever since. No one had to tell me to practice, it was just something I loved to do. I just enjoyed everything that had to do with drumming.
2. What training have you had?
I studied piano at a young age, then played trumpet from elementary through middle school. I started drumming on my own at the age of 12, then switched to drumming as my main instrument in high school and went on to study in college along with Music Business. I've been teaching drums since college, both private instruction and drum clinics.
3. When did you get into recording?
When I was in middle school/high school, I was very interested in music technology. It was much different then, but I remember recording/sequencing song arrangements with music software and filming videos and editing in camera all the time. In and after college, I started learning about audio production when I was recording drums for the bands I was in. In the late 2000's I stumbled upon drum sample technology, and that changed everything for me. I started really digging into the study of audio production, recording, mixing and mastering. I started studying video production around the same time as I knew I wanted to eventually film high quality drum videos while using this sample technology.
4. People you have worked with/for?
During my time in Nashville, I studied drums with Derico Watson (Victor Wooten), Jeff Bowders (Paul Gilbert), Will Denton (Steven Curtis Chapman, LeAnn Rimes), Marcus Finnie (Kirk Whalum, India Arie) and Raymond Massey (Pearl Drums). I've recorded drums on multiple albums produced by Sadson Music Group and have played on albums with artists such as George Clinton and Samantha Ware.
5. Why are you so good at training people?
To me, teaching is as inspiring as performing. When you teach, you're forced to understand the topic at a much deeper level. I love the process of learning and improving, and to me teaching is just an extension of that process. I learn something new every time I teach anything, whether it be a drum lesson or a software tutorial. I also believe as artists we have a responsibility to pass on the knowledge that we've accumulated. You must take action and apply what you've learned to your own life, but that only goes so far. If you can take what you've learned and share it with someone else, you're giving them the opportunity to take that knowledge, nurture it and allow it to influence their own lives. Eventually, they can pass that knowledge on to someone else, and the process keeps going. You never know the impact you can have on someone simply by sharing with them what you've learned.
Products by Luke
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tutorial videoAddictive Drums 2 Advanced Vol 1
In volume one of this advanced video tutorial series, eDrum guru Luke Oswald explains a wide range of topics designed to make you a real master and addict, of XLN’s Addictive Drummer 2 virtual instrument plug-in!
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tutorial videoAddictive Drums 2 Advanced Vol 2
In volume two of this advanced video tutorial series, eDrum guru Luke Oswald covers the finer nuances, more features and functions, as well as eye-opening tips and tricks for using XLN’s Addictive Drums 2 virtual instrument!
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tutorial videoAdvanced Drumming Combinations & Patterns
In this Drumstroke™ video tutorial series, drum guru Luke Oswald lays down the groove and shows you awesome drumming combinations and patterns that you can use to spice up your drumming or drum programming!
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tutorial videoBass Drum Technique Workshop
In this Drumstroke video tutorial series, drum guru Luke Oswald reveals the steps to take to build up bionic feet when playing your kit, including speed and endurance and the ability to play what’s in your head!
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tutorial videoCreating Drum Fills & Patterns
In this Drumstroke#TM# video tutorial series, drum master Luke Oswald reveals how to create both basic and advanced drum fills and patterns, that you can apply to both real drums and programmed drums in your DAW!
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