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A Step-by-Step Guide for Producing R&B Drums

Sequence, sculpt, and mix your own R&B drums with this step-by-step video guide. Learn how to program expressive MIDI patterns, use Drum Sampler and Delay to create texture and groove, add glue with bus processing, and much more.

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  • Produce R&B drums from scratch
  • Sequence drums with MIDI
  • Add humanization to MIDI
  • Glue drums together with bus processing
  • Add effects to drum samples
  • Transpose, pan and adjust drum sounds
  • Mix drums in the Drum Rack mixer view

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