Drumagog?

[Gerhard]

Anybody using drumagog? I mainly record metal and I'm think that this progam will really solve alot of problems for me. Here are the problems:
Inconsistent kick level/attack:
I've heard in dg your can use the recorded wave as sort of a trigger for sample or ever "sample" the sound of the kick that your are recording. I'm not nessesarily a big fan of samples, but if you can use a sample from the kit your are recording...(I just afraid that it will get machine gun like).
I've also heard that you can use samples and the natural sound of the kit in dg to blend it to a percentage? I'm just wondering if my assumptions are correct.

[willjrockstar]

Yes yr assuptions are correct. I have drumagog and it works well. Paid $139.

[willjrockstar]

After re reading yr post, no fear of machine gunning.

It works good. You can also blend the sound of the sample in to your liking.

Youll probably find yourself using it less and less but , theres always that kid with the crappy sounding kit. Or the tom that just wont cut it.

Hell if you wanted to record a set of cardboard boxes, you could, and they'd sound like drums.

It def can solve some issues. Get it, it does what it says without any catches that i know of. I'm nuendo on a pc.

[Gerhard]

Okay cool in that case I think its a must have. Wondering do you get a bunch of samples along with the program? What version is the best, probably the new one duuu.

[willjrockstar]

Originally Posted by Gerhard

Okay cool in that case I think its a must have. Wondering do you get a bunch of samples along with the program? What version is the best, probably the new one duuu.

You dont get a bunch of GREAT samples but A couple great ones and some good ones. Its easy enough to find some good ones around the net. And on the DG forum there are links to a few more real good ones. Andy Sneap has some real usable metal drum sounds for free. And you can always buy.

Best version= most expensive

[willjrockstar]

Just forgot to mention that you get about 100 samples. i didnt mean to make it sound like you dont get many useable samples with the full version. Youll get some stuff you like and some you dont care for. Its about 50/50 for me.

[thejusticelair]

yea all you said is true i like it a lot the only thing is if ur not using triggers...that is you insert drumagog on recorded samples with mics, ive had a big problem with triggering for snare rolls and basically anything played quickly. this is probably cause of toms ringing out and such, maybe triggers will solve the problem im having but overall it works great.

[haveigonemental]

I've used drumagog, and it's ok. I work with Sonar though and prefer to use the audio snap function. It's much more accurate and I can then run it through BFD2(or whichever rewire/soft synth I choose) and I can also insert hits that may not have been picked up.

I don't know what software you're using. It may have a similar function, and if it works half as good as Sonar's you shouldn't need drumagog.

[willjrockstar]

Originally Posted by thejusticelair

yea all you said is true i like it a lot the only thing is if ur not using triggers...that is you insert drumagog on recorded samples with mics, ive had a big problem with triggering for snare rolls and basically anything played quickly. this is probably cause of toms ringing out and such, maybe triggers will solve the problem im having but overall it works great.

Yeah two things, If you break the fast parts up onto two seperate tracks DG will handle it, and have you tried using the filter? The toms ringing out should have no such effect on how DG works. If you give any more info i can try to sort that one out for you but that shouldnt be a problem.Really no need fortriggers.