#256 - The Subtle Art of Layering Percussion

Ben and Carl share some of the techniques they use to add percussive depth without cluttering your mix. Learn why texture beats rhythm, how to stretch samples for supernatural groove, and the specific workflow for making percussion serve your song instead of competing with it.



Discover:

• Why Carl’s orchestral training taught him to add texture instead of rhythm to modern pop mixes
• How time-stretching a sample creates unique transient effects you can’t get any other way
• How adding one extra rhythmic element can destroy the unison power of an entire mix
• The Middle Eastern groove Ben constructed sample by sample because no loop existed for what he needed
• When to mute it and boot it if your percussion isn’t making the song better

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This episode with edited by Gavi Kutliroff - https://www.instagram.com/pleasant_peasant_music/