Although the ReFX Nexus 2 synthesizer is limited in terms of sound design - it's far from being a preset player. In this video I create a totally new sound by tweaking the parameters of an existing preset. Limited, yes. But still very capable, especially when digging deeper into the equalizer, compressor and lfos.

In this tutorial I show you how you can assemble your own personalized drum kits, with minimum of effort. While the technique isn't revolutionary in any way, it's a quick way of creating drum kits with drums that work well with each other. For the demonstration I used Fxpansion Geist and sounds from Sample Magic Organic House - but you can use practically any software or sample library. The only requirement is that they contain some kind of musical loops, such as bass, synth or pad loops.

 

 

The effect is made by a normal reverb on a send channel. The reason why to use a send channel is we don't want the original sound to be modified and us being able how much of the effect is blended in to the original.
The trick is to insert a sidechain enabled compressor after the reverb on the send. Control the ducking of the compressor by a 4/4 kick, use a long reverb tail and you'll have that classic Vengeance sound.

The trick of getting a smooth pumping sound is to pay extra attention to the threshold and release parameters. A softer knee and a fast attack might also help getting a nice sucking effect.