Can You Tell Which Drums Are Real?

Earlier this week, I released a new record by Dr. Zoltan Øbelisk called, “Why I Am So Wise, Why I Am So Clever, And Why I Write Such Good Songs…” It contains a 5-minute drum battle against Marco Minnemann, over a bunch of tuplets. Half of the drums were played by Marco on his acoustic drumset in his studio. Half were programmed by me, using Cubase and Toontrack’s Drumkit From Hell. I sat there for hours, clicking with a mouse and setting all of the velocities for nuance. Hey, I’m an artist!

Take a listen and see if you can tell the difference between a robot and the best odd-rhythm drummer in the world.

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2 Responses to “Can You Tell Which Drums Are Real?”

  1. Eman Laerton said:

    I throw my ears into the ring:
    - from 2:08 to 2:19 is some real, organic drumming (as opposed to the real, inorganic drumming)

  2. Anthony Garone said:

    Dude, you are incredible. This is awesome.

    I’m listening to World’s Greatest Salesman again. So freaking awesome. “I’m an artist and I shouldn’t have to work for a living…” brilliant.

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