Logic 8 - Drum replacement tool

A short look at the audio to score tool in Logic 8.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Logic
• Studio
• drum replacer
• beat detective
• music

[Stifledsubmission]

So logic 8 has the sound replacement tool? I also wanted to know, if i use sound replacment does it matte what kind of mics i use to mic the drum set? I figured to get cheap mics and use good samples

[practicalsampling]

@Stifledsubmission -Yes, this is in Logic 8. If you are going to replace the drum set with samples then it doesn't really matter how nice the mics are that you use except that you will still need as good of isolation as possible. You'll want to use cardioid pattern microphones and not omni ones. And, you'll want to mic each drum piece very carefully because it is hard to replace cymbals and toms if you are just using the overhead mics.

[Stifledsubmission]

I have 2 condensers that i want to use for overheads. I went to school to learn about mic placement/audio recording. SO i know about phase issues and where to place over heads. i figure i'll only need about 5-6 microphones on a set, one on snare, one on hi hat, one on the kick drum, 2 over heads and maybe one on a tom. I also wanted to know what are good drum samples to use and how will i use them? I saw steven slate drum samples, but i'm not sure if i'll need another program to use it..

[practicalsampling]

@Stifledsubmission - Sounds like you have a good foundation. I use BFD and a few other custom sample banks... these all work as plug-ins which are triggered by MIDI.

[sskyri]

I recently bought some really nice drum sounds/samples and they are all .wav files I believe, and some of them are .gog files... How do I use the .gog files? Can I do my drum replacing with them just like in this video even though they aren't MIDI files or is there a different way I can do this?

I hope I made sense lol

[practicalsampling]

@sskyri The .gog files are for use with drumagog which is a separate "drum replacement" plugin. It's not uncommon to include drumagog functionality because it is one of the more popular drum replacement tools. Of course you can do most of the same with Logic.

[toneage7]

Thanks!

[drumplaya83]

@practicalsampling hey i was wondering how u got all of your actual drum samples separate in the first place.. each one on a different track

[upstairs200]

Im having an issue with the audio to score in logic 9, i can get thru all the steps, but after i pick a sample i get a level but cant hear anything, i know its an issue with things being soloed or anything like that, ive went thru the logic book for troubleshooting and cant find anything, do you have any ideas aas to why im not hearing anything, it would make my day if you could help me out

[jayqueezy24]

is there a way to set different threshholds to trigger diferent drum sounds...say if you had a drum track that had kick hat tom and snare in it...(example - if someone sends you a stem mix, and you or they want to completely change the drum sounds)?

[956miggz]

anyone looking for a good replacement plug-in Drumagog works wonders. I'm not too sure about replacing cymbals, though. I've only used it on the actual drums. You could always add your own samples or record your own and have the plug-in trigger them when you want. It has sensitivity adjustment and you could also blend the track with samples instead of complete replacement. Just search on youtube if you want a demonstration

[drmrfk16]

you are the man.

[gwb911]

was it logic 8 or 9 that had a special function actually labeled "drum replacement", cause this way of doing it works in logic 7, too....

[xavierbaudet]

Thank you very much, very useful