Drum Roll or Flam Midi Effect. How do I use them?

LLR · Post by **LLR** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:21 am

I really love the drum beat in Simon and Garfunkel's 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTiyLuZO ... L&index=43.

How can I reproduce that snare roll/flam in ableton. I played around with the roll and flam midi effects into a drum rack, but got all kind of stuff triggering all over the place. How do I use those effects, and are they even what I need to recreate a similar beat?

i3igTripplets · Post by **i3igTripplets** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 7:28 pm

LLR wrote:I really love the drum beat in Simon and Garfunkel's 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTiyLuZO ... L&index=43.

How can I reproduce that snare roll/flam in ableton. I played around with the roll and flam midi effects into a drum rack, but got all kind of stuff triggering all over the place. How do I use those effects, and are they even what I need to recreate a similar beat?

Great drum riff, I'd just sample it cuz it's already isolated. I wouldn't sell it commercially, keep in mind.

theboon12 · Post by **theboon12** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:51 pm

wow,i just realized kid cudi completely stole the concept for his song "Fifty ways to make a record" from this paul simon song...wtf, 0 originality in his "interpretation"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83HaQHJ-wPY

outershpongolia · Post by **outershpongolia** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:56 pm

theboon12 wrote:wow,i just realized kid cudi completely stole the concept for his song "Fifty ways to make a record" from this paul simon song...wtf, 0 originality in his "interpretation"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83HaQHJ-wPY

yeah, right? thought it was cool when I heard him say it, but it was like has he even heard the song? or did some producer say it'd be cool to do so he just said the words

LLR · Post by **LLR** » Sat Jan 23, 2010 8:17 pm

It is true the beat is isolated in the original song, but I love the style. I would really love to apply that style, or groove, to a drum rack of my own choosing.

BTW, that "50 ways to make a record" song couldn't even be called a cover. It is a total rip. It seems like a proper cover requires some uniqueness.

rompling · Post by **rompling** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 1:30 am

theboon12 wrote:wow,i just realized kid cudi completely stole the concept for his song "Fifty ways to make a record" from this paul simon song...wtf, 0 originality in his "interpretation"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83HaQHJ-wPY

Love the original one of my fav`s but this made me

had a certain scharm even though some of the high vocals were a bit ropey - I like blatant sample ripp offs - de la soul ,stetsasonic etc but this more like a cover but not bad is it actually released because if it is the fees must be through the roof !!!

rompling · Post by **rompling** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 1:31 am

darkenedsoul · Post by **darkenedsoul** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 7:45 pm

I have Battery 2 and 3 and they have some roll/flam samples but it is hard to find something that'll fit the length of what you want IMHO. So I did some searching and saw this link and tried it and did a 1 bar with 1 snare and it works but needs a bit of tweaking (I set Repeat to 2 and it goes ok but not fast (again, more tweaking on the arp side).

http://www.thecovertoperators.org/Artic ... ling-drums

Give it a look if you haven't yet. Pretty simple with Velocity, Arpeggiator and Impulse.

Mike

bartend7 · Post by **bartend7** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 8:15 pm

here's a copy of the drum transcription.
maybe you could just pencil it into a midi clip and try it out with your drum rack.

http://groovelibrary.blogspot.com/2007/ ... arger.html

love this groove

darkenedsoul · Post by **darkenedsoul** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 8:42 pm

I was just commenting on the roll/flam effect. I haven't heard that song in years so I'd have to find it online to remember the drumming. I think I'm going to use a roll from Battery in Sampler and adjust the braces accordingly when I feel the need to do this. But I am also going to putz around with the covert article which I saved off as a rack.

Mike

ckluxen · Post by **ckluxen** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:12 pm

I would try to edit the sample start for the flam. And its a solo work by Paul Simon to be correct here.

darkenedsoul · Post by **darkenedsoul** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:22 pm

I loaded up Kontakt 4 the other day and looked at Snare Enemble and lo and behold it has single, flam and roll hit and roll runs till I release the key = should be just what I am looking for! Now I know I'll have to fiddle with its options to get better sound from its effects but that's when I dig back into it perhaps this weekend to play around some more.

The other option I found in MIDI Toolbox in Live is a roll effect but I am not sure how to work it from a MIDI clip standpoint if i have 1/16th note triplet selected. It didn't add to the note(s) played in the clip. Yet again another thing to look for info on in the manual or in here.

Mike

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