Probably most of you have played computer games or have watched movies, where the music is made with large percussion hits and really low ethnic drums. I remember watching the Warcraft 3 introduction video, where the attack of the orcs was accompanied by smashing drums. I always wanted to capture that sound and in this quick tip I’ll try to explain you some of the techniques I’ve come across in my experience.

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Getting the most out of drum samples is very important, because it can give “life” to your mixes, especially when we talk about epic cinematic music where percussion instruments are very important. In this second part of the tutorial we will be talking about stereo doubling. Using stereo enhancer effects and playing around with stereo is a great way to add variation to your music. For those of you, who bought some of East West Quantum Leap’s products and haven’t tried the stereo double yet, I’d strongly recommend using it – it will definitely add colour to your music.

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