Korg Ds-10 Patches - Realistic(ish) drum kit

I've been sat with ds-10 for a few nights now learning a few things about drum synthesis. I knew a little theory, but mostly I have just let my ear guide me. After a million indescicive tweaks I came up with a drum kit I think is good enough to share with the world. There is 5 drums in total. A kick, snare, closed hi-hat and open hi-hat in the drum section, then also a distorted tom loaded into pattern 6's syn2.

I recorded the sound separately so I could show you the parameters while you listen to a few loops I made with them. I couldn't resist putting a bit of a bass line over it too, just for fun : )

p.s. I'll add some annotations when the damn thing'll let me! I'm guessing it'll work with ds-10 plus also but I've no way to test it.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• korg
• Ds-10
• patches
• Drum
• kit
• synthesis
• how-to
• tutorial

[2WhoWhaBooHoo]

finally someone who makes some good drums

[ChrisLody]

@2WhoWhaBooHoo Thanks very much. Glad you like 'em.

[ThePPproject]

hey chris...do u know anything on the internet that might help me get some idea with drum sound synthesis...all I have read till now is the "Theory and Technique of Electronic Music"...which though very informative has not helped me with drums.......

[ChrisLody]

@ThePPproject Wow, "Theory and Technique of Electronic Music" looks super technical. I've PM'd you a link to a set of Sound on Sound articles called Synth Secrets which is very good. Cheers.

[ThePPproject]

@ChrisLody Thanks a lot mate!!....the link you provided is proving really usefull.

[ChrisLody]

@ThePPproject No worries. i'm still reading those articles myself, there's some good stuff therein. Cheers.

[jakemichie97]

why is there no octave or sustain knobs on drum 2

[aliencall]

thanks man!

[ChrisLody]

I'm glad you found it useful. I must get round to using them in a track myself sometime. Cheers