Making drums like Daft Punk/Justice using Serum, Phase Plant, and Addictive Drums

Key Moments:
1) Intro 0:00
2) Choose Reference Acoustic Kit 2:23
3) Build Snare Drum 5:16
4) Build Kick Drum 15:28
5) Build Toms 20:16
6) Build Cymbals 24:30

I have realized the key to making good hybrid acoustic/electronic drum kits is to treat the entire drum kit as an instrument - rather than treating the individual parts as instruments. That is, to properly set up a drum kit we need all of the components to be tuned and setup together to give a cohesive sound.

This was a signature part of Daft Punk and Justices sound although many many artists use this technique. Everyone has their own workflow, but in this video I share my own personal approach to getting hybrid acoustic/electronic kits with a phat disco punch. The tools I use are Addictive Drums, Serum, and Phase Plant. Hope it is helpful for you.

1. Choose a reference acoustic kit
2. Model Snare in Isolation
3. Model Kick in Isolation
4. Model Toms in Isolation
5. Model Cymbals in Isolation


about #Astrobear:
Astrobear is the electronic music project of John Janiczek. This project explores multiple genres with a common theme of blending polar opposites like aggressive electro bass lines with gentle ambient melodies. Astrobear was discovered when his remix of Hyperlandia by Deadmau5 was selected as the winner of the Microsoft Original by Design competition. Astrobear released his first track with the Mau5trap label, titled “So Says the Sea”, as a part of the “We Are Friends 11” compilation album. Building off of this momentum, Astrobear is planning to grow the project beyond the bedroom producer gig with an increased focus on releasing and performing his music.

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