Here, product expert James Russell guides us through the process of creating kicks, toms, snares, claps, and hats using our vintage-flavored monosynth, MONARK. While it may be a synth more often employed on bassline duties than for generating percussion, MONARK’s clear layout and straightforward signal flow make it a great way to demonstrate all the techniques you need to start designing your own drums.
Alternatively, if you just want to throw James’s sounds from the video into your favorite drum sampler and start putting them to work right away, you’ll find all the .wav files here.
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