| i have all of the preset kits on the motif, the sampled kits that i've created on the motif, and all of my individual drum samples and sound fx in a cataloged folder for reason. sometimes i use different drums from any of those places or dig for new drums if i wanna try something new. when i create a track in reason i save the redrum patch so i can pull up the same kit again. but you'll notice that once you start getting a lot of placements labels will request tracks that sound similar to tracks that you've already done. in those cases i just go back to the same kit, or the same redrum file, or the same set of samples to recapture the feel. it just dawned on me that i dont have to reinvent the wheel everytime i step into the lab! building on and improving a sound that you call your own is the way to brand yourself in this business....the best way to do that is to start with some of the same drums at least half the time! hope this helps |