Handy Grooves- CHILL DRUM BEATS

It just feels right when you hear a drum groove that feels like a real drummer played it. A natural human feel is essential in drum grooves because it allows the music to flow and groove realistically and humanly.

When the drums are played by a great drummer, they add a natural swing and groove to the music that can make it feel more alive and exciting. That’s why we injected all of our chill drum beats with a consistent human feel.

The best way to get a great drum groove is to have a great drummer play with excellent technique and a feel for the music.

However, recording a world-class drummer on an e-drumset does not guarantee that the results will translate to an acoustic-like performance.

Once we have an excellent MIDI drum performance, we must edit the MIDI data to correct any inconsistencies and ensure that the beats are tight, realistic, and loop seamlessly.

Micro–dynamics are the small changes in volume that occur within a drum groove. These changes can be very subtle, but they can greatly impact the groove’s overall feel.

They can make the groove feel more dynamic and exciting, or they can make it feel more laid back and relaxed. Either way, they are an important part of creating a great drum groove.

Chill Drum Beats contains all of the necessary micro-dynamics for some of the most believable and realistic drum performance you’ll ever hear.

The pocket is the space between the notes, and the drummer must fill this space with a consistent beat.

A drum beat that is “in the pocket” is considered to be tight, groovy, and in time. This is crucial because it helps the other band musicians stay focused and locked into the groove.

Each drum loop in the Chill Beats collection contains a deep pocket and ensures that all of your instruments will tightly lock into the groove.

MIDI drum loops are a massive time-saver in music production because they provide a foundation for the rhythm track that can be easily tweaked and customized to fit the song.

With our pre-made MIDI loops, you can quickly build up a solid drum track without manually programming each beat. This can save you much time in the studio, especially when working on complex arrangements.

You can quickly and easily customize them to fit your needs better.

Variable hi-hats allow you to easily adjust how open or close a hi-hat is played.

Handy Grooves CHILL DRUM BEATS loops were created for Handy Drums range of plugins, which accomplish variable hi-hats most practically and easily.

With a simple turn of the mod wheel, set to CC4, you can regulate how open or close hi-hats sound. This can inject slight variations into a drum groove, thus making it more realistic.

This approach streamlines something that was previously more of a time sink of assigning notes to each articulation.
– COMPUTER MUSIC

Watch the video to see how easy it is to do this.