Effects for Drums on the Sonicware Lofi 12XT

Hi there, thanks for watching! In this video, I explore how the built in effects on the Sonicware Lofi12XT can be used to shape drum sounds. The capabilities are very impressive when compared to other samplers, especially considering its price.

Long story short, you can get the most control of your sounds when using a combination of an effect (EFX page), a filter (FLT page), and if necessary, reverb/delay (AMP page + RVB page).

Here are my favorite effect combos for certain types of sounds:
-Snare: add an effect that helps it cut through the mix like lo + hi EQ, then add a little reverb from the AMP/RVB pages
-Kick: add a low pass filter on the FLT page, then add rack compression to boost the signal
-Hi-hat: add crusher to tame the high resonance frequencies. You could also use the delay from the AMP page (which i did NOT do in this video) to add to the groove like how i set up the delay on the shaker

Got a favorite effect on the Lofi 12XT? Want to know about another feature of this device? Have any idea how the tilt filter works? Let me know in the comments!

00:00 Intro
00:34 Recording drums and basic pattern arrangement
01:49 Differences between EFX, send effects, and the filter
03:31 Effect for snare track (low and high EQ, and reverb)
06:10 Effect for kick track (rack compression, and low pass filter)
08:10 Effect for hi hat track (crusher)
11:04 Effect for shaker track (delay)
13:52 Effect for hand drum sound (tilt filter)
15:27 Comparison of full arrangement with and without effects
16:25 Concluding thoughts
16:58 Final jam

[Jay_Maculate]

00:00 Intro
00:34 Recording drums and basic pattern arrangement
01:49 Differences between EFX, send effects, and the filter
03:31 Effect for snare track (low and high EQ, and reverb)
06:10 Effect for kick track (rack compression, and low pass filter)
08:10 Effect for hi hat track (crusher)
11:04 Effect for shaker track (delay)
13:52 Effect for hand drum sound (tilt filter)
15:27 Comparison of full arrangement with and without effects
16:25 Concluding thoughts
16:58 Final jam

[EverettVinzant]

Thinking maybe it’s bed time… Then, all of a sudden Jay drops some new noise for me to try out. Thanks Jay.

[simonlaverbeats]

Just what I was waiting for! Thank you again Jay, your content on the XT is golden

[JarradF]

Loving the XT. I've been parameter locking different steps each with a completely different variation or none of the effect. Really dig your uploads mate, look forward to more