Playing with Massive Analog Drums

Playing with Massive Analog Drums
The Drumbrute Impact has an absolutely fantastic sequencer, but a lot of folks seem divided on it's analog drum sounds. I thought it would be fun to run all of those sounds through the Korg NTS-1 to try and make them a bit bigger, and in my opinion, it worked! I can't wait to run the drums as individual outs and use multiple effects with this awesome drum machine. Enjoy the video :)
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[@RaverOperatorGeeza]

Not gonna lie, I think that's some of the best house vibes you've released up on KZbin! ❤

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks so much!

[@Kilian308]

what an inspiring video! Really amazing what you got out of this combination with such ease and musical flow in it! :)

[@Pampa87]

I didn’t know about the color applied to specific steps! This drum machine never stops to amaze me. Thanks for sharing the knowledge (as always in this channel).

[@aaronbenjaminwexler]

at minute 9:29, I've have never seen anyone, in any other live performance (or youtube video), do what you did. That was really cool! Analog, digital and physical.

[@FreeBeat]

Glad you liked that! Definitely a fun little moment haha.

[@SexyNinjaMonkey]

Can't wait to see the vid with individual outs through effects. That's a possible selling point for me. Being able to run each sound through wildly different effects for some bizarre drums, even if they wind up sounding more like an industrial manufacturing plant than anything you'd call drums... that's something I could use in my setup.

[@FreeBeat]

Yeah I'm excited to work with it!

[@eunaosabiamaseufiz]

Excellent Very Good.

[@FreeBeat]

Thank you!

[@jsonchicas]

Amazing as always 🙌🏽🔥🔥

[@FreeBeat]

Thank you!

[@povertyofphilosophy1788]

Nice jam bruh!

[@FreeBeat]

Thank you!

[@wiggesobk]

Very nice groove! 👍

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks Wigges!

[@baltimoreluke]

yeah that kick hits. cool jam.

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks!

[@SuperRingoffire1]

Black belt finger drumming 👏👏☮

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks so much!

[@aaronbenjaminwexler]

oh, man... by ordering some 1/8" mono cables, you've just bought your ticket into the world of semi-modular synths. Welcome to the rabbit hole!

[@FreeBeat]

Hahaha mayyyyyyyyybe someday!

[@PAAmsterdam]

Ok FB, you got me there. That def improved the sound of the DB tenfold. Well done bro!

[@FreeBeat]

Mission accomplished! Thanks for watching :)

[@PAAmsterdam]

I finally bought it! I must say I am very impressed with the live performance aspect of it compared to say, a volca drum. Those knobs turn fast and easy! Do you still have it?

[@cravensean]

My music buddy weasel-whined about the sound until I took the out from the kick and ran it through a reverb pedal and then he settled right down. Those outs are really useful.

[@FreeBeat]

Yeah it can get huge!

[@alitna]

Haha, can’t wait for you to connect the NTS1, Zoom ms70, smpl trek, XFM and what more effects you got!? Gonna look real fun:) And I’m being more and more tempted to buy this! I had my eyes on Volca Drum, wish you could do a comparison video. For just a little bit more this seems like a much better value. But I wanna build a Volca orchestra.

[@FreeBeat]

The MS-70 sadly had to go back to zZounds, but don't worry, I'll get 4 different effects going!

[@sstrudeau]

Now that you are going to own some mono 1/8" cables you have to build a eurorack case I don't make the rules

[@FreeBeat]

Hahaha possibly!

[@dyscotopia]

Sweet. I've had a love/hate relationship due to its minimal sound sculpting, barely there velocity options, and lackluster cowbell and toms, but I had a hunch external effects might liberate it a bit. Thanks for renewing my affection

[@FreeBeat]

They definitely do, I can't wait to start using the individual outputs haha. Thanks for watching!

[@Gainn]

No mono 1/8" cables would explain why the T8 and T6 didn't sync up properly.

[@FreeBeat]

Yeah I learned that one the hard way lol

[@sstrudeau]

The kick on this thing is already great for techno. I'm gonna have to try the kick solo into the NTS-1 to build up a nice rumble... Might need a second fx chain for the snare...

[@FreeBeat]

It's gonna sound awesome!

[@Cysubtor_8vb]

Don't know about a Drumbrute Impact per se, but is gradually considering adding another drum machine (I have a RD-6, but mainly use a DAW for percussion tracks) if not a sampler to load various drum kits into. Then again, I've also been pondering actually learning some sound design to craft my own analog kick with my Korg Monologue or one of my soft synths such as the MS-20.

[@FreeBeat]

Either way is a good avenue, you might get more out of making your own though!

[@annother3350]

The Korg Drumlogue sounds good

[@Turbo_TechnoLogic]

If I remember correctly, you can change in the Midi control center how the mute behaves. Then you can step out the mute function and the mute status remains, you can play as you want, and then unmute it with shift+mute.

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks for the heads up, I'll give it a look!

[@Turbo_TechnoLogic]

@@FreeBeat Yeah I just tried my Impact, it works just like that :)

[@SonicVibe]

analog goodness

[@FreeBeat]

Absolutely!

[@bistrobmusic]

Will be interested to see what the Zoom 70 CDR does with this.

[@FreeBeat]

Sadly I had to return the MS-70CDR (I was just borrowing it), but I'd imagine it'd be huge!

[@googlepigs7027]

Totall fun sounds ! 🚀🌠🌟

[@FreeBeat]

Thanks for watching!

[@RandomButtonPusher]

I just run my DB Impact through guitar pedals to add effects. Great fun and results.

[@danhectic5629]

any favorites? i use too much distortion (love my crappy rocktron cyborg pedal) and various reverb & junk on Zoom CDR.

[@Gainn]

@@danhectic5629 The Behringer Bass Overdrive (BOD400) adds some serious boom to the DBi.

[@RandomButtonPusher]

@@danhectic5629 Gosh, I've run it through a bunch. My EQD Astral Destiny ambient reverb gets used on a lot of stuff ... even using it on vocals for something I'm working on. Delays are good. I've recently gotten an OBNE Reverse and I need to try it on the DBI. Reverse reverb on hi-hats gives a great sizzle.

[@danhectic5629]

@@RandomButtonPusher yea i dig reverse reverb! thanks!

[@FreeBeat]

Awesome!

[@robertlathan4639]

I don't remember if the korg pocket operator does a snare drum roll or do you only get it from the drum machine?? Love you brother and have a great night!!

[@FreeBeat]

Sorry, not sure which device you're asking about!

[@rexcellencemagee6729]

I’m curious if you’re keeping this one or are you still looking? Have you checked out the Korg drumlouge?

[@FreeBeat]

I'm honestly not sure yet! And nope, haven't been able to try it so far, but it's on the list :)

[@zackcolbourne6921]

If you don't have 1/8" mono cables, does that mean you've never used the patch points on the Model D?

[@FreeBeat]

I have, but those two little cables sadly got lost when we moved apartments a few years ago :(

[@danhectic5629]

yea FM drum owns- rattles my house!

[@FreeBeat]

It's pretty fun!

[@dergeneral7768]

Side Chain is missing

[@hansgerrl1044]

Is it possible to make heavy metal drums with a synthesizer?

[@SexyNinjaMonkey]

Check out the band MASTER BOOT RECORD

[@FreeBeat]

Not acoustic drum sounds (or not super realistic ones anyway), but lots of bands out there have used electronic drums with metal :)

[@KodyXXVll]

can't you just use stereo cables in a mono input anyway? it just won't use the second channel. Or am I missing something?

[@FreeBeat]

You can, but all of the inputs I have are stereo so I was only getting one side of the audio coming in, at least I think that's how it works haha.

[@nigelreadon8381]

I'm try to get beat, but not very good at it, with drums and sythe.

[@FreeBeat]

Practice makes perfect!

[@runetech]

You realise analog drums is actual drums, right? :) This is Analog Synthdrum-machines...

[@FreeBeat]

Yes lol

[@annother3350]

Theyre known as Acoustic, matey

[@whateverman999]

Cringe = you 😂 Smart guy.