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APPENDIX

APPENDIX E: TIPS ON CREATING REALISTIC DRUM PARTS

If you’re a drummer, you probably don’t need to read this. But for those of you who are

primarily melodic players and are using the SP-1200 to augment your recordings or live

act, read on.

• Listen to drum parts by good drummers. Whenever a record comes on, study the

drum sound. Note how the drummer not only sets a solid base on which the other

instruments can play, but makes creative use of both notes and spaces.

• Keep it simple. Drums are not a melodic instrument, but a rhythmic instrument.

Often a simple backbeat is more effective than trying to do elaborate series of drum

rolls.

• Beware the three-armed drummer. Remember that a drummer has two feet and two

hands; therefore, you can’t have a bass drum, high hat, two toms, a snare drum, and

rim sound occurring at the same time. Make sure that your parts are physically

consistent with the way people play drums, or they will not sound “right”.

• Use dynamics creatively. A drum part without dynamics isn’t much of a drum part

at all.

• Work carefully with bass instruments. The bass and drums should lock together

into a cohesive sound. If the bass player syncopates in a particular way, try to match

that with the drums.

APPENDIX F: HOW THE SP-1200 WORKS

Here’s a brief idea of how the SP-1200 does its magic.

The drum sounds were recorded at a studio using real drums and a human drummer.

These sounds were then converted into digital form (“digitized”), and “recorded” into

computer memory chips. This may sound like an involved process; and it is. Fortunately,

the people at E-MU are experts at digitizing sounds.

The various control functions are controlled by a built-in microcomputer which is as pow-

erful, and in some cases more powerful, than some of the “personal” computers which are

now available. Song and segment information is recorded in RAM (random access

memory); although RAM loses its data when the power supply is turned off, it can be

saved to floppy disks for permanant storage.

The SP-1200 is really an amazing example of what current technology, coupled with cre-

ative engineering, can accomplish. We’re proud to offer it to you, and hope that it helps you

further your musical dreams. We thank you for your confidence in E-MU products, and

would greatly appreciate any comments you might have concerning the SP-1200.

Contact E-mu at (831) 438-1921, and ask for customer service.

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