In the case of this particular bass library, Impact Soundworks even claim it’s good for “any musical style”. The Shreddage series of sample libraries is generally made with metal in mind, but it’s good for a lot more. When browsing for a sample for a channel on Redrum, if you point the browser towards RX2 files you can click the arrow to the left of the filename and then it will drill in and allow you to select individual slices as the sample.Shreddage Bass 2 ($119) is a detailed sample library of a six-string bass guitar for Native Instruments Kontakt and the free Kontakt player. Only the retail Shreddage 3 editions work with Kontakt Player. Shreddage 3 Free requires the full Kontakt version (5.7 or greater) so if you've only got Kontakt Player, it won't work. How do I assign the RX2 slices as Redrum samples?Īlso I just got Shreddage 3 for free (thanks to you), now I'm having trouble trying to open it in Reason.

It may give you better results than your retail Shreddage 2! There are some RX2 files inside the Acoustic Drums > Metal folder that you can select individual RX2 slices as samples for a Redrum channel some meaty kicks, snares and tom sounds inside those RX2 files.Īlso, there's a free version of Shreddage 3.

If you can't afford Ryan Greene I would suggest finding some better samples in the Reason Factory Sound Bank. I meant that the drums sounded a bit like a dated cheap general midi sound rather than something meaty and chunky that the genre of music you're doing calls for. That's why I came here to seek the experts, so I can get in more detail what my loop is lacking.Ĭan you explain what you mean by the drums sounding like General Midi?Īs for the plugins you suggested like the Ryan Greene drums ReFills and Shreddage 3, my main issue with those is the cost. Oooh, just the kind of feedback I needed.

Use some EQ to shape the sound or double track the MIDI part with a synth set to an octave lower and then blend that in to thicken the sound without being too obvious.Īlso, you might want to upgrade Shreddage 2 to Shreddage 3 which has a much better engine and should sound far more realistic! Guitar - Try putting your amp sooner in the signal chain and the reverb and perhaps an echo delay after the amp. Pad/Synth - Too light in tone, try using a a Scream4 on Tube and then shape it with EQ so it's not too bassy but bolsters the mix better.ĭrums - try getting one of the Ryan Greene drums ReFills and use those samples instead, the drums you have sound like general midi!

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