
You’ll also have a range of samples available from classic acoustic kits through to electronic 808 style drums.ĭrum replacement is a bit of a touchy subject, some see it as cheating whereas others embrace it as a staple of modern mixing. This can be triggered from an mic’d up acoustic drum or from an electronic drum module.ĭepending on which software you use, you’ll usually have tweakable parameters to create a custom sound such as a ‘wet/dry’ option which lets you blend your sampled snare with the original.

Modern software works live within your DAW and processes each drum hit individually in order to replicate the volume and tone of each drum stroke with a pre-recorded sample. The idea of using this technique followed on from the rise of drum machines which enabled producers to find the ‘perfect’ sound for their drum tracks.

