Video: Using Multiple Loops In Multiple Meters (all at the same time)

Share this post Twitter Facebook Tumblr Email Posted January 30, 2012 in Kong, Odd Meters, Reason, REX, Tutorial, Video

You were probably just asking yourself... "hmmm, is it possible to use multiple odd meter drum loops (in multiple odd time signatures) together at the same time, and make something that doesn't sound like a Dream Theater b-side?"  Well, you've come to the right place, because I've got your answer:  YES!  It's totally possible, and the results are pretty interesting.

In this video, I show you how to take three different loops in three time signatures (7/8, 7/4 & 15/8) and play them together inside of Reason.  It's easier than you might think, and it ends up creating a groove that changes slightly with every measure.


The MIDI loops utilized in this video come from our recently released Odd Meter MIDI Drums collection, while the 7/4 Rex loop comes from the Odd Meter Grooves Vol 2 pack, and lastly, the Kong Patch hails from our popular Cinematic Drums Vol 2 ReFIll.


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Video Tutorial - Mixing Multitrack Drums

Share this post Twitter Facebook Tumblr Email Posted September 30, 2011 in Mixing, Multitrack, Odd Meters

Sit down, grab a drink and make yourself comfortable.  This will take a while.  In this 24 minute long video, I walk you through some of my own drum mixing techniques, demonstrated with our latest Multitrack Sessions release, Lucky Sevens.  Again, I'm using Logic for this tutorial, but all of these basic principals of utilizing EQ, compression, gating, reverb etc can be utilized in any DAW (Pro Tools, Ableton, Reason, Garageband, yaddy yaddy yadda...).

And if watching a guy mix an odd meter drum session wasn't exciting enough, there is a surprise guest appearance by the police.

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Getting It Done, Without Sleeves

Share this post Twitter Facebook Tumblr Email Posted July 12, 2011 in FLIP Cam, Josh Freese, Nine Inch Nails, Odd Meters, Strobe Lights

This video features four things that I'm a big fan of: 

- Odd Meters

- Strobe Lights

- Josh Freese

- Sleeveless Button Down Shirts

This is how you play in 7/8 and not sound like a total wanker.

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