Reason 3's Scream 4 Distortion unit

Black Animal · 10th August 2007, 05:15 AM

has anyone used this at all for drums? what are yor thoughts. i personally like setting it to tape and tweaking the "eq" a little bit to get a rugged old school sound for my drums. but since reason just doesnt work well in my current studio setup i was looking for a similar unit, preferably hardware, that can give me this same sound on drums.

whos got something for me?

PettyCash · 10th August 2007, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Black Animal

has anyone used this at all for drums? what are yor thoughts. i personally like setting it to tape and tweaking the "eq" a little bit to get a rugged old school sound for my drums. but since reason just doesnt work well in my current studio setup i was looking for a similar unit, preferably hardware, that can give me this same sound on drums.

whos got something for me?

You can still stay within the software realm and achieve similar styles of distortion with something like Izotope's Trash.
For hardware its gonna depend on your taste. There are a lot of gear out there that can be used in non-traditional ways to manipulate drums and other sounds.
Just research and look around until you find something that makes sense to you.

Roc Mixwell · 10th August 2007, 05:31 PM

Dude, check out the Empirical Labs Fatso!!<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
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It can do some pretty amazing tricks with electronic drums. The Fatso is not as destructive as the "Scream" in terms of distortion, but what the Fatso achieves has to be the most musical warmth and "punch" for your drum tracks, as well as other instruments such as; keyboards, bass, and who can forget the ever elusive hip hop vocal sound. Up front, really warm, big and "Round"!! <o:p></o:p>
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Also, check out the Thermionic Culture Vulture if you are looking to generate some pretty amazing distortion tones. I have found that the Vulture can really give me "the drum sound from HELL" if I want that of course. On the other hand, using the Culture Vulture as a gentle warming device for the whole mix, can yield a very cool vibe as well. <o:p></o:p>
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azwun25 · 11th August 2007, 05:28 PM

+1 for Izotope Trash on the software side. Maybe something like a Sansamp PSA-1 on the hardware side without breaking the bank.

khameln · 11th August 2007, 09:30 PM

Scream sounds pretty bad... There are quite an assortment of other plugins that you can use to do the job. There's a 2x better emulation for literally every function scream has. Check out Massey, etc.

soundguykyle · 16th August 2007, 01:05 AM

Cyanide v2 @ don't crack .com

Download Cyanide by SmartElectronix

this is a nifty tool I use alot, esp. on drums.

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10th August 2007, 05:15 AM	#1
Black Animal Gear Head Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 68	Reason 3's Scream 4 Distortion unit has anyone used this at all for drums? what are yor thoughts. i personally like setting it to tape and tweaking the "eq" a little bit to get a rugged old school sound for my drums. but since reason just doesnt work well in my current studio setup i was looking for a similar unit, preferably hardware, that can give me this same sound on drums. whos got something for me?

10th August 2007, 05:31 PM	#3
Roc Mixwell Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Foxboro, MA Posts: 1,899	Fatso Jr Dude, check out the Empirical Labs Fatso!!<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> It can do some pretty amazing tricks with electronic drums. The Fatso is not as destructive as the "Scream" in terms of distortion, but what the Fatso achieves has to be the most musical warmth and "punch" for your drum tracks, as well as other instruments such as; keyboards, bass, and who can forget the ever elusive hip hop vocal sound. Up front, really warm, big and "Round"!! <o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Also, check out the Thermionic Culture Vulture if you are looking to generate some pretty amazing distortion tones. I have found that the Vulture can really give me "the drum sound from HELL" if I want that of course. On the other hand, using the Culture Vulture as a gentle warming device for the whole mix, can yield a very cool vibe as well. <o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> peace<o:p></o:p> mixwell<o:p></o:p> __________________ Adam Brass Mercenary Audio adam@mercenary.com ________________ "Any opinions expressed above are worth exactly what you paid for them." Anonymous "Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude." Thomas Jefferson "If I find 10,000 ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward. Thomas Edison

11th August 2007, 05:28 PM	#4
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11th August 2007, 09:30 PM	#5
khameln Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 665	Scream sounds pretty bad... There are quite an assortment of other plugins that you can use to do the job. There's a 2x better emulation for literally every function scream has. Check out Massey, etc. __________________ http://www.soundclick.com/codexlf http://www.myspace.com/khamelprod

16th August 2007, 01:05 AM	#6
soundguykyle Gear interested Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 9	check this Cyanide v2 @ don't crack .com Download Cyanide by SmartElectronix this is a nifty tool I use alot, esp. on drums.

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