See this is definitely a point I would disagree on. I think if you are using static samples, there's always things you can do to make new samples out of a combination of samples. Not just because you might want unique sounds that other people don't have access to but also because there's always the possibility for improvement. When I have used drum samples exclusively for my drum parts in a tune, I have never come across and entire collection whereby everything falls into place and works from the word go. Apart from EQ/filtering because that's a diff subject, I have always had to work by layering stuff to get the required sounds I'm after. The source sounds themselves might be fine and of good quality but that doesn't necessarily mean they are useful for me in context. Rather than browse through a pile of sample cd's hoping to find a soud I'm after, I'd rather think, "well, layer 'X' with 'Y' and come up with 'Z'".Mono-xID wrote:i sometimes layer drumsounds...but when u choose the right samples at first there's no need for layering imo....
A lot of sample cd's already have layered sounds in them and if something miraculously fits, I would have used it but rarely did I find that though, I always found myself having to make new samples from existing samples.
To be honest, I really don't like that way of working now, I find the whole process a bit hit and miss, not so much the aspect of layering but the idea of using samples exclusively for an entire drum track. It's one of the reasons I got into synthesizing my own drum sounds and bought stuff that is suited to that.