drum sound effect on Bell Biv Devoe's "Poison"

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How was this da-dadada- Bloaw drum effect achived, what drum machine is used in this song?

― startrekman, Tuesday, 18 January 2005 05:24 (twenty-one years ago)

i haven't heard it in forever... but in my memory it sounds like a gated drum with deep reverb and a short decay... could be totally off... time to start looking for an mp3...

― firstworldman (firstworldman), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 06:31 (twenty-one years ago)

I would like to know this as well.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 06:40 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm fairly certain it's not a drum machine... just sounds like a sampled drum... probably a factory default snare... wet reverb, deep, low decay, some simple gate... probably programmed at 1/32 and variations in the velocity. possibly even just a small amount of chorus, though that could be the low quality of the mp3. there is a sound which could possibly be an 808 throughout, though again with enough reverb on it that you could get the same sound from any tinny staccato sound with the right filters... you can get that hihat sound with an 808, as well as the bass drum (though that sounds like wet factory cheesey default too)... hope that helps. if you need me to clarify how you would do go about imitating it, lemme know and i'll try it out.

― firstworldman (firstworldman), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 07:21 (twenty-one years ago)

to me it sounds like generic late 80s breakbeat*, i blame archaic sample/loop technology.

*haven't heard it "properly" in at least a decade, only during San Andreas.

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 07:34 (twenty-one years ago)

im thinking it may be from a Akai Mpc60 drum machine with the snare sampled throw a high echo and a delay.

― startrekman, Tuesday, 18 January 2005 07:44 (twenty-one years ago)

i blame archaic sample/loop technology.

"Blame" is not the term I'd use! Do you not love the "da-dadada- Bloaw"???

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 07:58 (twenty-one years ago)

ive always thought it sounded lazy and slop

― chaki in charge (chaki), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 07:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Chaki, you should come to Cinespace tomorrow night where I guarantee they will drop this in amongst all the hipster hits!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 08:02 (twenty-one years ago)

YAH THEY PLAY THIS EVERYTIME IVE BEEN THERE AND I ALWAYS SING ALL THE LYRICS

― chaki in charge (chaki), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 08:23 (twenty-one years ago)

im thinking it may be from a Akai Mpc60 drum machine with the snare sampled throw a high echo and a delay.

-- startrekman (startrekman0...), January 18th, 2005.

this is correct. it also sounds terribly awkward these days.

― Rollie Pemberton (Rollie Pemberton), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 13:16 (twenty-one years ago)

especially up against the other jam lewis hits

― chaki in charge (chaki), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 21:42 (twenty-one years ago)

The problem I have with most New Jack is the stiff, riki-tiki 32nd note feel that's supposed to "swing". It works pretty well in this drum intro though, maybe because the beat that comes in has a little better feel (or maybe because that girl is POIIISSSSOOOOONNNNNN!).

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 21:51 (twenty-one years ago)

wet reverb, deep, low decay, some simple gate... probably programmed at 1/32 and variations in the velocity. possibly even just a small amount of chorus [...] there is a sound which could possibly be an 808 throughout, though again with enough reverb on it that you could get the same sound from any tinny staccato sound with the right filters... you can get that hihat sound with an 808, as well as the bass drum (though that sounds like wet factory cheesey default too)

http://blog.monkeymethods.org/images/billgates02.jpg
(i've been waiting to use that all day)

― john'n'chicago, Tuesday, 18 January 2005 21:51 (twenty-one years ago)

12bit Akai MPC60 Shuffle recorded then resampled.

welcome to textbook new jack swing.

― Disco Nihilist (mjt), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 22:30 (twenty-one years ago)

I ALso hate the goddamn faux jazz chromatic walking synth bass line in this song

― chaki in charge (chaki), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 22:36 (twenty-one years ago)

OH DUDE BUT THAT'S AWESOME! It's like two steps away from Wu-Tang Clain ain't nuthin ta fuck with!

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 22:39 (twenty-one years ago)

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