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@jaybuck9124 14 сағат бұрын

Recording in a closet, wrapping a microphone with a sock, the worst mistakes I've ever made

@bryanbassdrums Күн бұрын

22x22 kit drum

@khamber213 Күн бұрын

Architects album holy hell has amazing drum tones.

@nosibalasi6869 2 күн бұрын

Bro, the way you break this down is amazing. Clear, precise and spot on! The la 320 v2 is my first TM.

@BetterMixes Күн бұрын

🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

@nosibalasi6869 2 күн бұрын

You are effin underrated! It shows that you are not only doing this for content but also know what you're doing. I love how you break down things and the quality is evident. thank you!

@BetterMixes Күн бұрын

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it!

@preciseaudioblog 4 күн бұрын

1:20 Hi! You are the second person I hear saying that the cab is what makes most pf the difference. The first was Glenn (long hair man)

@BetterMixes 3 күн бұрын

Hi! Yup, definitely makes a bigger difference! Unlike Glenn, however, I still think the amp itself can make a significant difference. I don't remember if I made that point clear or not in this video, but it's just less. The differences between amps also becomes larger the less gain you use. It might be very subtle with a super high gain tone, but fairly obvious with a crunch tone or edge of breakup sound.

@Rael0505 4 күн бұрын

In the full mix, the v30 and green back sound so close!

@BetterMixes 3 күн бұрын

Yeah, I was pretty surprised how similar they were!

@sbilla6797 4 күн бұрын

Should we use it on linear phase mode on drum bus or not?

@BetterMixes 3 күн бұрын

I wouldn't bother with linear phase on a drum bus (unless you have multiple parallel busses and only want Saturn on one. Then it might be worth trying).

@aslin81 4 күн бұрын

Iconic? Words have meanings. Learn what they mean before using them.

@BetterMixes 4 күн бұрын

Giving off major 'old man yells at clouds' vibes here 😘

@drumcorpful 5 күн бұрын

Yeah... but last album was dog shit comparing to old ones... drums too loud and guitars nowhere to be found... he did awful job there...

@JesterC88 5 күн бұрын

Is there a breakdown anywhere of what each kit in the Complete Collection are inspired by?

@BetterMixes 5 күн бұрын

Not yet! I'm planning on making a video where I talk about a bunch of the kits and go over what the drums were or what makes that kit unique or how I like to use that kit etc. I'm also planning on making videos on at least most of the samples packs moving forward. But in the meantime, the Barker Kit and the Misery Kit are the only two that are heavily inspired by/based on anything (Misery Kit is Paramore's Misery Business. I've got a video on that one if you haven't seen it!). The rest are just from anytime I had my hands on a cool drum kit or if I felt like there was a sound I was missing/needed in my drum sample collection or whatever.

@JesterC88 5 күн бұрын

@@BetterMixes thank you for responding. I just happened upon your channel today for the first time. I love both this video and the Misery Business video, which is what sparked me on looking at your sample packs. I am very much interested in buying the complete collection just for those two kits, but I want to have a better idea of what everything is. For the most part I use Steven Slate Drums for all of my drum needs but I'm finding people like you that make these great samples of drummers I love, I want these sounds incorporated into what I'm working on. So a breakdown on what every kit is would be so helpful to me on what I'm looking at when looking at each kit.

@BetterMixes 5 күн бұрын

@@JesterC88 Totally makes sense! I'll try to get to making that video sooner rather than later. In the meantime, I know it doesn't give you any info on the drums themselves, but the sound examples on my website are all just 100% the samples (besides the cymbals of course) with no processing or anything like that so you can at least hear exactly what you'd be getting.

@JesterC88 5 күн бұрын

@@BetterMixes I really appreciate you even responding, I look forward to that video!

@BetterMixes 5 күн бұрын

Yeah man, no problem!

@Bobbroberg 5 күн бұрын

It was a 20 x 20 kick. There was an article back then from Drum! Magazine (or maybe modern drummer ) with interview on this record . He’s on the cover with a yellow OCPD kit.

@BetterMixes 5 күн бұрын

Nice! I'll have to see if I can find that interview online. Glad I guessed the dimensions correctly though!

@diehardpunk19 6 күн бұрын

I never ever would have guessed so much processing goes into a drum sound. I always thought it was the drum, heads, and tuning that was the sound.

@BetterMixes 5 күн бұрын

Yeah, it can be quite a lot! There certainly are some records that have a whole lot less processing, but in general, it often is quite heavy handed! The drums, heads, and tuning are definitely essential as well though! No amount of processing can fix it if those weren't at least close to start with!

@vinylmastersgr1036 6 күн бұрын

-10 to -8LUFS in my opinion is ok with True Peak around -1 to 0.6 These are the characteristics they used more here in Greece at mid 00s since 2018 or 2019. And something to say, songs had balanced bass and treble, lows mids highs. From 2020 and then, many greek songs have True Peak over 2 and 7.5 LUFS and sound distorted, but also many highs are cut or bass is so loud that hides the high end, and they have dull bass and drums hit so hard to distort awfully.

@bxbbyxx 7 күн бұрын

Any chance of getting your samples as WAV loop kits?

@BetterMixes 5 күн бұрын

Do you mean just like loops of grooves? If so, PROBABLY not. I don't consider myself a good enough drummer to make a decent set of loops for each kit. I've thought about maybe getting a badass drummer in here with an e-kit and making MIDI loops, so that might happen eventually. The samples are available as just WAV files though.

@bxbbyxx 5 күн бұрын

@@BetterMixes got it! Loops as in WAV loops of verses, fills, choruses etc. keep me posted if you do!

@pantsnjacket381 7 күн бұрын

Very good, bro! Close sound!

@BetterMixes 5 күн бұрын

Thanks man!

@kougan_music 8 күн бұрын

how the hell did I JUST discover this channel. KZbin should've recommended this to me ages ago. This will be rewatched a lot. Your final sound is simply astounding

@BetterMixes 7 күн бұрын

Haha thanks dude! I really appreciate it!

@111entertainment9 8 күн бұрын

Tre cool

@BetterMixes 7 күн бұрын

Starting doing some research for this this morning!

@rory__morrison 9 күн бұрын

This was a brilliant watch, incredible job 👏

@BetterMixes 8 күн бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@jeremyrfarkas 9 күн бұрын

Incredible stuff. Would love to see you re-create the drum sound from Metallica's Black album.

@BetterMixes 8 күн бұрын

Thanks man! And that's a pretty iconic drum sound! Could definitely be fun to attempt that one!

@LDdrums20 10 күн бұрын

Yes! Clean intro!

@BetterMixes 8 күн бұрын

🤘🤘🤘

@Supersonic_DC 10 күн бұрын

This is so interesting! Congratulations for all the work you did :)

@BetterMixes 8 күн бұрын

I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!

@dreslivedrumcams-if8nd 11 күн бұрын

This is so awesome! Great detail and breakdown of technique. Thank you! A sample pack is Alex Rodriguez of Saosin sound would be great.

@BetterMixes 8 күн бұрын

Thanks so much! I'm glad you liked it. And oh man, I haven't listened to Saosin in a while! I seem to remember them having a pretty killer drum sound though.

@AlexSzokolyai 11 күн бұрын

I recently got an Atlantis as my first Lauten mic. So I’m glad this seemed to confirm my purchase decision! Hah

@BetterMixes 11 күн бұрын

Nice! Yeah, it's a super cool mic. There's a very good chance I'll pick one up some point as well!

@MaksymLazirko 11 күн бұрын

Do a hairmetal sound, the huge sounding drums are awesome

@BetterMixes 11 күн бұрын

That could be fun! Any particular bands or songs you'd like to see?

@MaksymLazirko 11 күн бұрын

@BetterMixes I feel like bon Jovi, Skid Row, and motley crue have great drummers that the production of which was not really covered. Take 18 and Life by skid row for instance , the kit sound massive!

@LautenAudio 11 күн бұрын

Mike, this was so awesome! Some of the results even surprised us. What a cool Monday morning surprise this was!

@BetterMixes 11 күн бұрын

Thanks, Trent! Glad you enjoyed it.

@hervai_ 11 күн бұрын

what reverb did you use on the vocals? its beautiful!

@BetterMixes 11 күн бұрын

This was Soundtoys Superplate on the EMT 140 setting. One of my absolute favorites!

@hervai_ 11 күн бұрын

@@BetterMixes thanks! i've been looking forward to buy that one!

@rhyshornby3539 12 күн бұрын

Can you use the sample packs for a Roland electric drum kit?

@BetterMixes 11 күн бұрын

Probably! The sample packs come with TCI files for Trigger (which won't be what you need for your e-kit) as well as WAV files. So as long as your kit has some kind of sample editor or something like that, you should be able to drop the WAV files in and use those!

@xmisterblackhatx 12 күн бұрын

There's a Modern Drummer article from 2021 with a lot of good info on the kit and snares he used on TOYPAJ. The snare used in Guns N' Roses' "November Rain" was used in 1 track. I'd guess "Stay Together for the Kids."

@BetterMixes 11 күн бұрын

Oh yeah, I think I remember seeing that now that you mention it! I remember at the time I couldn't seem to find what that snare actually was, but I just came across something saying it was a 14x8 Tama birch snare nicknamed 'Big Red'

@GlennJimenez 4 күн бұрын

No fucking way

@chasenixonmusic 12 күн бұрын

Thanks for making this! I absolutely love the drums on this record and appreciate you taking the time to deep dive on it!!

@BetterMixes 12 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoy it! Thanks for watching!

@chasenixonmusic 10 күн бұрын

@@BetterMixes absolutely! This is my drum warm up album after I’ve warmed up with exercises. If I can get through this then I know I’m warmed up well haha

@DunnKruger 12 күн бұрын

How do you buy the barker kit by itself? When I go to the website it only has three different sample packs on there. The first is one kit for free. The next is 6 kits for $35 and the final is 20 kits for $97 and that includes the barker kit. Can I not just buy the barker kit on its own? That’s a bit misleading when you say in your video you can purchase it. You should clarify and say you have to buy the sample PACK that it’s in and that it costs $97. I don’t need twenty kits. I’d be happy with the 6 kit $35 purchase but that one excludes the barker kit. Kinda expect false advertising from any large, major brand. But just a KZbin content creator? Cmon bro do us a little better than that.

@BetterMixes 12 күн бұрын

I'm sorry you feel misled. That certainly wasn't my intention. In the video, I said "It's available over at bettermixes.com as part of the complete collection" with a big arrow pointing to a screenshot of the complete collection (along with the $97 price tag). I thought that made it clear, but maybe I should have made it more obvious. I used to sell individual packs, but once I got to like...10 kits, my website became chaotic, and it was way too much to sort through. I totally understand that $97 is more than a lot of people want to spend on drum samples which is why I made the $35 pack, but obviously, I can't put everything in that pack when people have paid $100 for everything. I do occasionally add to the Essential Pack though. Like I added the Misery Kit to it a little while back which is a re-creation of Paramore's drum sound. You might like that one!

@DunnKruger 12 күн бұрын

@@BetterMixes it’s all good. Never saw the screenshot with the complete collection or price tag. I think I had stopped actually watching the video by then and was only listening to it. My bad. Didn’t bow you had done all that. Now I don’t feel as misled and more like and idiot. I apologize.

@BetterMixes 12 күн бұрын

All good, dude!

@BeastmodeBeats 13 күн бұрын

subscribed

@BetterMixes 13 күн бұрын

Thank you!!!

@BeastmodeBeats 13 күн бұрын

so much game. Deep knowledge in these plugs man!

@BetterMixes 13 күн бұрын

Thanks man! Glad you liked the video!

@xninjaxskater 14 күн бұрын

Jerry Finn was an awesome producer! I love the drum tones he created with many different bands. I would love to see you recreate the drum sound from AFI’s Sing the Sorrow album.

@BetterMixes 13 күн бұрын

He sure was. I forgot he worked with AFI! That could be a good one to do!

@johnboyc5 14 күн бұрын

Green Day kit??

@BetterMixes 14 күн бұрын

That's one I'm hoping to do soon! Any particular album you'd like to see? I was leaning towards American Idiot, but haven't decided for sure yet.

@johnboyc5 11 күн бұрын

@@BetterMixes yea I’m thinking AI because it’s such a good sounding mix

@ShaneMiller1967 15 күн бұрын

I bought one a year ago and love it!

@BetterMixes 14 күн бұрын

Nice! Yeah, it's an amazing mic!

@JoeySavage 15 күн бұрын

Facts amen speaking truth

@BetterMixes 14 күн бұрын

🤘🤘🤘

@stuartsloan 15 күн бұрын

Nice work! I love Travis’s sound in those albums and you nailed it! Great work!!!

@BetterMixes 15 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot! And same here, this album as a whole sounds incredible!

@stifm3ister 15 күн бұрын

the drums sound great. i‘m pretty sure that travis used a thinner 10ply 4-vented ocdp snare on toypaj tuned a lower than the 20ply snare he used to play in like ‘98-‘00 (i think that snare had the red white and blue sparkle wrap the same as his signature kit back then)

@BetterMixes 15 күн бұрын

Thanks! And yeah, it's certainly possible that that's what he used on some of the songs! I couldn't find too much concrete info, but from what I gathered, it sounds like on Enema, Don't Leave Me was likely the only (or one of the only) songs to use an orange county snare, but by the time of the self titled record, they were used on at least a few songs, so Jerry Finn must have come around to them at some point!

@ChristopherLock 16 күн бұрын

fuck yeah dude

@BetterMixes 15 күн бұрын

🤘🤘🤘

@ofretamozo 16 күн бұрын

Sos un genio! Abrazos desde Argentina!

@BetterMixes 15 күн бұрын

Muchas gracias!

@Jester_jester415 16 күн бұрын

But the sound doesn’t match.

@BetterMixes 16 күн бұрын

Doesn't match what? The original? I think it's pretty darn close. Definitely not exact, but I would never expect it to be exact without using the same drums in the same room with the same drummer and the exact equipment... And even then it'd probably be slightly different!

@klinkster19 16 күн бұрын

No one asked you. Let the man do what he does, he did an incredible job.

@Jester_jester415 15 күн бұрын

@@BetterMixes this is just a subjective point of view. It’s just an opinion. I think this sound doesn’t match TOYPAJ sound. I guess Travis use 2 pli heads, you chose 1 pli. Maybe this is why this sound not match for me

@Jester_jester415 15 күн бұрын

@@klinkster19 just like you too🤷🏻‍♂️thank you for your opinion. Not thank you for trying to shut me up

@BetterMixes 15 күн бұрын

You should have started with that! From your initial comment, I didn't even know for sure if you were talking about the drum sound or if like...the audio and video weren't lined up right or something 😆 But I assume you're referring to the snare (since I did use 2 pli heads on the toms), in which case, they certainly might have used Emperors instead of Ambassadors! I wasn't basing it off the snare heads Travis typically used live since I think they most likely didn't even use one of his snares, so I just took my best guess. But yeah, Mike Fassano certainly could have preferred Emperors at this time!