Creating Variations of Drum Sounds

You can create variations of drum samples. This allows you to create a stereo sound, for example, by creating two variations and panning them left and right.

Procedure

  1. Load the sample that you want to use to create variations.
  2. Click Analyze to analyze the current sample.

    Backbone analyzes the sample and automatically sets the Kick, Snare, and Cymbal sliders to match the sample.

  3. Use the Variation Depth slider to specify how much you want the new sample to deviate from the original sample.
  4. If you do not get the desired result, click Create New Variation.

    This generates a new range of variations for the Variation Depth slider.

  5. Use the Variation Depth slider again until you find a sound that you like.

    To create a stereo sound, load the original sample in another layer and pan one layer all the way to the right and one layer all the way to the left.