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Originally Posted by drewgrass  hello to all. i recently bought my first good analog synth a dsi evolver and the difference between it and the softsynths i have are very noticable. it has alot more depth thickness etc. it almost eats the mix. so the question i have is, are drum machine samplers etc like mpc's,elektrons jomox etc. going to sound that much better than stylus or reason for beats. thanks to all |
Here's a simple solution without buying a drum machine:
Use the audio inputs of the Evolver to process your software drums. I use my Evolver more for processing drum loops than I do as a synth. It's truly fantastic for this. The real Curtis filter can add some great subtle enhancements or use a bit of it's distortion/hack for grit.
You can also mangle your beats to shreds until they're bizarre and bubbly or harsh and terrifying. If you don't already own the Evolver software editor by SoundTower I'd suggest you check it out. Use the program genetics feature to come up with an infinite number of randomized signal processing presets.
I also use an MPC. It's awesome to process drums from Reaktor and Stylus with the Evolver, chop up your loops with Recycle, then dump it back to the MPC for sequencing your new drum hits.