How I make "vintage drum machine" sounds using Operator - walkthrough

[Angstrom]

Some people are interested in making their own drum sounds and vintage drum machine kits in Operator.
I tend to do it like therapy, I just whap out yet another "analog style" kit whenever I feel like killing time. It's fun and easy and they always come out differently .

this video is not some kind of sales pitch, it's just a live-stream recording of me putting a kit together, with my lovely voice telling you what I am doing and why. Try not to become aroused by that aspect of it. I encourage you to make drums this way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ4aWPNX0Ic



2:00 Kick Drum
9:37 Snare 1
16:30 Snare 2
17:30 Rim Shot / side-stick
18:59 closed Hi-hat
24:23 Open Hi-hat
27:55 Ride
31:54 about velocity, some tricks
41:47 clap
45:00 shaker
48:22 toms

[[jur]]

*flag to remind me (or you!) to add this post to the "little list of tips and tricks"*

[Angstrom]

*flag to remind me (or you!) to add this post to the "little list of tips and tricks"*

It's a bit more of a candidate for "unwatchably long tips and tricks"

A very handy video for somebody who is encased in a full-body cast after a bad accident and requires soporific long-form viewing!

[[jur]]

And you're great at teasing too!

[[jur]]

You almost chose that channel eq for your snare

[Angstrom]

I know one day I'll find a use for it and if that day comes I will remain very very quiet about that usage for as long as possible.

But really. It's daft.

Not as daft as I am for leaving the 32Hz boom tone active on the Snare drumbus device though. That's pretty typical of my high-level sound creating process.

[chapelier fou]

Thanks for the in-depth, slow video !
I'm a huge fan of using Operator for drum sounds, but honestly I usually go by instinct and end up with weird sounds (which I love).
A bit of method will not hurt.