DRUMFORGE DRUMFLEX: IN-DEPTH REVIEW | Drumflex on GGD Modern & Massive in a Djent Song

[@JamesZhan]

🎁 Giveaway winner: Lamar Emberton! ⏰ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:18 What is Drumflex? 00:39 GIVEAWAY 01:11 Plugin Overview 02:06 Demo Session Overview 03:09 Demo Playback w/o Drumflex 04:14 Drumflex on Kick 06:54 Drumflex on Snare 09:15 Drumflex on Toms 13:53 ON vs OFF: Drumflex on Kick, Snare, Toms 14:47 Drumflex on Drum Bus 17:12 ON vs OFF: Drumflex on Bus, Kick, Snare, Toms 18:19 My Thoughts

[@FFStudioMy]

My role is complicated. Im all in one person. From audio (musician, engineer, producer),video filmaking, photo. Its vital to own plugins that can help us to achieve great results in a short period of time. Cheers

[@JamesZhan]

@@FFStudioMy That's awesome! Keep up the good work man!

[@ZzRenato]

Your channel is pure gold. I really hope they add room and OH in a further update, besides that it's a great deal, unmatched of how much it delivers.

[@JamesZhan]

Thanks so much for your kind words man. It really means a lot! And yeah, if they can add a mode for room and one for OH, this plugin would be golden!

[@thedrumforge]

Awesome video, thanks James!

[@All_The_Freedom]

Drummer here. You’re criminally undersubbed man. Thanks for the great vids

[@JamesZhan]

Appreciate the kind words man! Just focusing on publishing awesome content and hopefully people will like it 😊 I used to be a drummer too; my favorite double pedal was the Pearl Demon Drive. My feet could fly on those haha

[@All_The_Freedom]

@@JamesZhan Those are really nice! I've been playing Eliminators since my DW 5000's were stolen from a show way back in the day. Good luck with the channel man!

[@toppoxpocky]

I’ve always just played and always saw production as a “not my thing” area, but slowly i just succumb to the production side more each day.

[@JamesZhan]

That's awesome man! There's a lot of fun to be had on the production side!

[@Room89]

Hey James! Producer and Mixer here. You can have more compression by raising the input. It’s even in the official video ;) Apart from that great video!

[@JamesZhan]

You are totally right; thanks for pointing that out!

[@Lunarite]

My role is simple; I'm a bedroom djent guitarist that uses drum samples and amp sims.

[@JamesZhan]

Hell yeah! Drum samples and amp sims are such amazing tools for musicians =)

[@jooshead]

Hey James, super generous of you to do this! I'm primarily a sound designer and mixing engineer in the Niagara region. Never had done actual paid audio work so that's currently on my goal list

[@JamesZhan]

Niagara Canada? What kind of sound design do you do?

[@jooshead]

@@JamesZhan We actually briefly spoke yesterday on facebook about finding work but how Canada has a really small music scene! My sound design is mainly revolving a lot of trailer/film work. so that includes, foley, diagetic/non diagetic, and risers, stingers, transitions, etc!

[@JamesZhan]

@@jooshead Oh I didn't realize it was you! That's super interesting! How did you get into doing sound design for film work?

[@OrangeDynamo]

Thank you for the review! I’m primarily a writer/rapper, but within the past year I’ve stepped into the world of production. I recently became a father and made the decision that I wanted to start making music for my daughter; not just hip hop songs but actual kids songs for her.

[@JamesZhan]

That's really cute! Congrats on becoming a father! :)

[@OrangeDynamo]

James Z Productions thank you 🙏🏽

[@AdamoFiscella]

I literally subscribed because of your organization and timestamps in your videos.

[@JamesZhan]

Thank you! Glad you like it :)

[@phantomtearsca]

I want to know how this plugin compares to GGD Smash and Grab 2.0.

[@JamesZhan]

Unfortunately I don't have the GGD Smash and Grab. Maybe one day I will grab it and do some comparison!

[@frankbongiovanni4028]

Hey! great idea for the giveaway and a great video demoing the plugin. I'm a musician and mix engineer🤘

[@JamesZhan]

Cool! Thanks for commenting!

[@chrisgettman]

Dude I just love your videos

[@JamesZhan]

Thanks a lot man! Much appreciated 😁

[@blindtightropewalker]

great video James! I’m primarily a musician/songwriter and I produce my own music. Even if I started as a guitar player and singer, drums are one of my fav elements of the song, love programming and mixing them (GGD is absolutely amazing for this!)

[@JamesZhan]

Totally agreed! I play the guitar and drums, but to me drums are the most important element in a mix that can make or break a mix. Thanks for watching the review!

[@blindtightropewalker]

James Z Productions absolutely agree! Thanks for the review and giveaway! Rock on! \m/

[@BartekEVH]

Hi. What plugin do you use on guitar, like little vibrato?? It is great!!! I listen it when you turn stop in DAW.

[@dylanwerle1870]

I am a over a decade metal, rap, pop producer. I’ve worked with some of the upper in the hierarchy guys in fun ways throughout my career. I would love this plugin because I am eager to find ways to use it, that could change drum processing as we know it! I’ve worked in a few commercial studios, homemade studios, bedrooms. Just about it all. I want to build my own location and brand from a fresh, young adult perspective. And I feel like tools like this will help me build my personal studio rig I’m building. I’ve shared mine for many years with my twin brother/audio partner Shaun.

[@TutorialesMezclaMastering]

Great video bro! I am mixer since 2009, and U love your channel! Cheers

[@JamesZhan]

Thank you! 😊

[@lamaremberton9629]

Hey James! I just started mixing and was originally a drummer for a metal core band. Thank you!

[@JamesZhan]

Cool! Thanks for commenting!

[@HaginHenderson]

Hi! Could I ask velocities you have on your drums here? Especially your snare top and bottom and kick and toms?

[@JamesZhan]

For the tons it's around 110, for kick and snare it's above 120.

[@mostasteless9798]

Id guess they didnt add a room tops because they offer the DF-Clarify plug in that basically adds presenece and high end to a drum kit. Clarify works really well too. Especially if you arent recording live drums,it adds life to digital drums. Im betting having this on a drum track,then floow it up with Clarify and youd have excellent sounding drums. Thats not even considering if you have their compressor and transient shaper plug ins and added them into a chain wirh this and Clarify

[@GayanDanthanarayana]

Great review! I'm a guitarist/producer/mix engineer from Sri Lanka. Cheers dude!

[@JamesZhan]

That’s awesome! Cool to have people watching my video across the world haha!

[@diostaylow]

thank you for this

[@JamesZhan]

You are welcome!

[@diostaylow]

@@JamesZhan one more thing, have you tried the drumflex on ModernFusion without the stock parallel and master EQ engaged in OKW?

[@JamesZhan]

@@diostaylow I haven't but I will give it a try for sure!

[@diostaylow]

@@JamesZhan looking forward to it :)

[@johnnyfitzgerald5448]

Musician learning to record. Great vid bro!

[@JamesZhan]

Thanks man!

[@gurumajuindonesia]

what do you think, compared to Transient Master NI, and DS-10 XLN?

[@JamesZhan]

I’ve never used those so I don’t know haha

[@robertacker6379]

I have a home studio, I started out as a musician at 13 did the whole thing for 22 years. It's time for me to give back to the community and record people. Currently building a control room and get ready for metal mayhem.

[@JamesZhan]

Hell yeah man! Where is your control room located? Inside a commercial facility or home studio?

[@robertacker6379]

@@JamesZhan in my homes basement. With plenty of room for other rooms to be built in the future for full band recording. Gotta chip away little by little and keep going.

[@JamesZhan]

That’s awesome man! I love home studios. Good luck with your build!

[@ParallaxSound315]

I'm currently a guitarist, and I record, mix, and master all my own music, and all my band's music. Eventually I want to open my own studio

[@JamesZhan]

Good to hear man! You can do this :)

[@pmshrevecomm]

I've been a prog/metal musician/songwriter/performer for about 15 years, but i started producing and recording my own EP in March. It's been so much fun and so much work, lol.

[@JamesZhan]

That's awesome! It's going to be a fun journey for sure :) Do you have social media for your project that I can follow?

[@pmshrevecomm]

@@JamesZhan I have a two rough cuts of the first songs I made in March on the youtube page I'm commenting from. It was before i had a condenser mic and before i had any clue what i was doing mix-wise, but as actual songs they hold up IMO. "Idol Worship" and "There's Always a Lighthouse." I have a few more ideas and stuff on my soundcloud. Just look up Impostor Party with an "o" in Impostor.

[@MrSergSILVER]

Thank You for this video, James! It really convinced me to buy this plugin. And thank you for this great giveaway, though I decided not to participate in it, but to support the developer instead.

[@JamesZhan]

That’s super awesome of you!

[@thefuse03101]

what drums are you using in your intro song? sounds really good

[@JamesZhan]

It's a combination of Progressive Foundry SDX and GGD!

[@thefuse03101]

@@JamesZhan thats what im trying to do now as well. Progressive cymbals and M&M/PIV shells. Would you be willing to do a tutorial/sell your progressive preset? i can contact you through your site if you prefer

[@JamesZhan]

@@thefuse03101 I don't think I can sell a preset because all the processing is done outside of Superior Drummer and I have a whole bunch of oneshot samples layered as well as a complex mastering chain! I might do some drum mixing tutorials in the future if enough people are interested in it! =D

[@thefuse03101]

@@JamesZhan no problem man!

[@Klevaer]

I'm a mix engineer and a breakdown writer. Great video.

[@JamesZhan]

Thanks for commenting!

[@HondoFelder]

Great video brotha! Would love to get something mixed by you one day! 🤘🏽

[@JamesZhan]

Would love to work with you man! Do you have some demos? Send some my way at jameszproduction[at]gmail[dot]com! Would love to hear some tunes you are working on 😀

[@christiancarlosto]

i'm a musician and still learning how to mix.. thanks for this tutorial, hoping that i can apply this to my mix maybe if i win. 😅 stay safe dude, done following you on ig.🤘

[@JamesZhan]

Nice man! Learning to mix is a long and challenging journey, but it's also a rewarding one! I definitely have plans to upload some mixing tutorials in the future. What's your primary genre?

[@christiancarlosto]

@@JamesZhan my genre is more on metal, but i love to learn every genre how do you or they approach different style in mixing. looking forward to your future video tutorials. 😊🍻

[@joewohlitz5616]

To get more compression you can increase the input fader =)

[@JamesZhan]

Hey Joe! I realized that afterwards haha.

[@stephenmunro89]

I am a mix engineer. Love the channel!

[@JamesZhan]

Thanks man!

[@baksus2986]

I work in IT, but have been playing in a band for over 6 years and doing music production for over 10. Been working with different artists and worked for a TV company within music and vocals for TV shows. This plugin would be great for my productions.

[@JamesZhan]

Sounds awesome man! Keep up the good work!

[@ruidanin_rocker]

HI James! I´m a drummer & producer. Nice video. Would love to hear Drumflex with real drums. keep it tough!

[@JamesZhan]

Thanks for checking out the video! The reason why I used it for samples because the plugin is designed to be used for samples, as the Drumforge website states!

[@ruidanin_rocker]

Ah. Ok then.

[@anuragvermav6008]

Hey James Thanksyou for this giveaway I am producer from India and still about many things like mixing and I love your channel

[@JamesZhan]

Hey Anurag thanks for stopping by! I do have plans to post some mixing tutorials in the future so hopefully those will be helpful to you :)

[@anuragvermav6008]

@@JamesZhan I'll be waiting

[@KY1KRR]

Whats with the delay on the snare?

[@JamesZhan]

There’s no delay. It just has a huge room sound.

[@clayguitarist]

I already bought the plugin, but just a little bit of criticism on the review/demo. There wasn’t a single time that you turned up the punch knob past half or used the tone knob beyond +/- 10, and while I understand that you’re doing it to your own taste, it didn’t really give perspective on what those parameters really do for people watching. The plugin is a solid deal regardless!

[@JamesZhan]

Thanks for the feedback man! Great points. Will definitely keep that in mind for future ones =)

[@onehalph]

I'm drummer and mixer/producer. Nice video. Thanks

[@MattyB3]

Hey James, great until the video, thanks. I am a musician just starting out in mixing in mastering and find this to be something that would be very useful to me I am looking forward to playing with it and would love a chance at it. Thanks. Matt

[@JamesZhan]

Awesome, thanks for commenting Matt!

[@HondoFelder]

Man, when are you coming out with your own drum library? It's happening right? lol

[@JamesZhan]

Haha, maybe when I have half a million subscribers. If I release them right now, there won't be a demand for them lol

[@scottydogg278]

Currently a bedroom musician learning to mix with the goal of one day moving from my non-audio related job to an audio related job :)

[@JamesZhan]

Sounds awesome man! Keep up the hustle :)

[@scottydogg278]

James Z Productions thanks dude

[@JamesZhan]

@@scottydogg278 Thanks for the sub man! Much appreciated!

[@calebjustcaleb]

I am a musician, and engineer. Would LOVE to win this!

[@JUNK_ZONE]

11:33 just bump up the IN gain.

[@JamesZhan]

Yup I realized that after lol

[@JUNK_ZONE]

@@JamesZhan Since you're here, just figured I'd let you know that I really enjoyed the video. New sub right here.

[@JamesZhan]

@@JUNK_ZONE Thank you! Much appreciated :)

[@XiyuYang]

Tbh I'm not a big fan of this type of “soundgoodizer” plugin. Of course it’s possible to get good sound out of it but not being able to have more control always feels off.

[@JamesZhan]

What's wrong with soundgoodizer plugins? Why would you rather work with something that takes more effort to get a good sound out of? A lot of people love analog gear because they think analog gear just has this "mojo" that makes things sound good, so it's good to have plugins that offer something similar in the digital land. Plus, as the official product page suggests, this plugin is more about getting that final 10%, but not about having all the control :)

[@XiyuYang]

James Z Productions No there’s nothing wrong with soundgoodizers. I prefer not using them because I'd like more controls.

[@djjazzek]

I'm a mixing/mastering noob and artist!

[@v.1triol]

I'm a musician, I record, mix/master and produce. =)

[@JamesZhan]

That’s awesome man! Keep up the good work!

[@zsmusic8708]

Its basically an inferior Smash&Grab lol

[@JamesZhan]

I think S&G is more like an actual compressor and Drumflex is more of a tool for "finishing up."

[@zsmusic8708]

@@JamesZhan Ohhhh I sees