A suggestion too.. Not that I dislike the 80's and all, but too often I find that some factory demos are a 80's flash back. Someone on another keyboard forum made a comment once about keyboard makers employing demo production specialists who weren't 80's flower childern Made me laugh my ass off to be honest

Dom here's a suggestion. I listened to the drum examples, and my friend I mean no harm by this, but I was unimpressed to say the least. Those drums had a serious 80's feel to them. At one point I felt like WHAM, Paula Abdul, Bobby Brown, George Michael, or Richard Marx could break into a verse.

Also what makes them sound 80's(ish) is the "constant" feel to it. There aren't much in the dynamics, and most importantly if the quantize is being used, lower the grid strength. Sometimes midi'ing up a pad controller to a keyboard can produce great results for drums.

In all honestly a really good sound can be lost in a demo if "dynamics" are ignored. The largest giga drum kit on the market can sound like a $99.00 Casio if not recorded properly.



[This message has been edited by squeak_D (edited 04-11-2007).]