Re: OT: Drum machine PRE AMP???

[James Richmond <yahoogroups@jamesrichmond.com>]

Um... hire a drummer.

Tone colour altering won't make it soundless like a machine- the best way to do that is programming it closer to how a real drummer would play.

Compression will take all the dynamics out of it- which is the exact opposite of what you want.

Embrace its machininess, wallow in its machiniosity and make it a feature.

If you want something cool to process drums, but a Sansamp PSA1 preamp.

They have been a not so secret weapon of dozens of producers for years- awesome on kick and bass.

I rackmounted a bunch of guitar pedals (Tubescreamer, Big Muff and a Danelectro Fabtone) a few years ago, made it fully balanced and put 120v power in there.

I call it 'distorto rack'.

I use it on drums all the time.

Regards, 

Jim Richmond

On Sep 23, 2007, at 1:58 AM, Adam Hart wrote:

Hi everyone.  I'm running a BOSS Dr 880 directly into my PA (Bose LP1 tower).  I am thinking that I want to compress the sound and maybe warm it up a bit to make it sound less "machiney".  Any thoughts or advice as to how to process the sound before it hits my PA?

Thanks,
Adam