How I use e-drums: Nick Roberts
Solo musician Nick Roberts uses electronics to layer virtual instruments over the drum kit. I use the stage name Chordsplitter for my solo performances of songs in which I layer up virtual instruments all over the drum kit and sing along to produce synthy soft-rock music. My arrangements feature overdriven guitar chords on the crash cymbals, washy sustained synth arpeggios on the ride, staccato synth chords on the hi-hats, rubbery synth bass on the kick and a whole manner of different instruments/textures across the snare and toms. These are all combined with my vocals, vocoders and harmonisers while I drum live. I am part of that cult-like community of Sensory Percussion drummers. What drew me to the technology was the […]