I'm getting started with making some Outrun tracks, but my drums always seem flatter than I want.
I'm using something like this as a reference.
I've tried gated reverbs to eliminate the tails along with Glue Compressor from Ableton. I'm also using 80's machine drum sample, but not layering anything. This seems like a basic "punchy 80s" beat but I can't seem to replicate it.
Any tips?
Submitted October 27, 2016 at 11:17AM by AxiomShell https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/59o77h/trouble_with_making_synthwaveoutrun_punchy_drums/?utm_source=ifttt
Javier Rodriguez
Thursday, October 27, 2016