Good idea. Another one might be to reverse a long-decaying cymbal to create a crescendo effect. You'd have to nip off the end (formerly the beginning) and fade it out a bit, but it should work.

From: Dan Costello <stellaswindow@earthlink.net> Date: 2004/08/10 Tue PM 12:33:35 EDT To: doggiebox@lists.zygoat.ca Subject: [Doggiebox] drum sound editing trick

Hey all--

Thought this might be of interest to those of you looking to add variety to your existing DB kits.

I just discovered that I can take a cymbal sound into an editor, nip off just the front few microseconds of it, and get a sound like a softer hit on that cymbal. It's not perfect, because the initial attack of the stick tip actually hitting the metal is lost. But it sounds surprisingly good, especially in the mix of a well-built DBsong, and it's sure a lot easier than trying to RECORD half a dozen different attacks on each cymbal.

Cheers, Dan

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