STOP DOING THIS with Sampled Percussion!

by | May 3, 2024 | GGM

Good percussion can make or break the sizzle of a music track. But sampled percussion like stock Logic Pro and 3rd party sampled percussion can be dull, unexciting, and lack all the nuances real percussion. In this video George show you how to effectively use REAL percussion that won’t break the bank, but give you an amazing sound that sampled percussion just can’t do! #percussion #recordingpercussion #logicproxtutorial #logicpro

**HANDZ KONTAKT INTRUMENT**
If you liked my ZapZorn Handz Kontakt instrument, you can get it here:
https://zapzorn.com/products/handz
Just keep in mind you need to OWN the full version of Kontakt.
And for checking it out, use promo code: YOUTUBE for 50% off!

**CHAPTERS**
00:00 Introduction
00:11 Intro to Playing Real Instruments
01:14 Piece 1 – Latin with Sampled Percussion
02:18 When to Use Real Instruments
02:42 About Shakers
03:20 Microphone Choice
03:34 Getting Proper Levels
04:06 Listening to the Sampled Shakers
04:23 Recording Shaker 1
05:04 Checking Levels – Formatting Tracks
05:28 Recording Shaker 2
06:15 Listening to the Real Shakers
06:53 Comparing to the Sampled Shakers
07:08 Listening to the Sampled Guiro
07:31 Recording the Real Guiro
08:25 Listening to all the Real Percussion
08:52 Addressing Latency Compensation
09:15 Listening to the Sampled Claps
09:32 Addressing Phasing in Samples
09:53 Some Tips on Recording Claps
10:42 Recording Real Claps
12:16 Formatting Your Claps
13:59 A/B Comparison 1: Sampled Percussion
14:24 A/B Comparison 1: Real Percussion
14:41 Why Real is Better
15:20 Piece 2 Example: Retro Piece
16:17 Listening to the Sampled Tambourine
16:38 Listening to the Sampled Claps
16:49 Recording Real Tambourines
18:00 Formatting the Tambourine
19:02 Making an Exception with the Claps!
19:55 Recording Real (Sampled) Claps
20:48 Listening & Differentiating between Real and Samples
21:54 When to Make Sampled vs. Real Exceptions
22:28 A/B Comparison 2: Sampled Percussion
23:05 A/B Comparison 2: Real Percussion
23:30 Why Real is Better – Part 2
23:59 How To Be More Creative
25:28 Wrapping it Up