Making a usable instrument
Playing a custom kit can be just as fun as sequencing one. A grid-based input device can make for some happy accidents
> We have looked at building textures, manipulating vocals and so on and these are all useful parts of our sonic arsenal but what’s really useful is to put these together into a playable sample-based instrument. How you play it is another article but it could be sequenced, played on a keyboard, tapped out on a grid-style device like the Push or, as we’re doinghere, using Logic’s step sequencer. The principle is to make something playable. It could be a neo-soul collection of chords, or a collection of risers you can pick on-the-go and these all lend themselves well to this setup but we’ll stick to a drum kit, made using the techniques described before. We saved a set of these samples that you can use if you wish but we’d definitely recommend making your own. I’m using Logic, but similar tools and workflows exist for other DAWs.