How To Make Awesome 80s Drums

US Eliana D'Angelo explains      05/09/22

Making 80s style drums is a fine art, and still a very popular style today with the likes of synthwave going strong. So strap yourself in for a full run down of how it's done from Eliana D'Angelo Music ! In the video she goes over the processing and placement of each drum element step by step, giving some excellent advice along the way. 

Even though she is producing in FLStudio, these techniques and methods can be applied to your drums in any of the DAWs. Her channel is full of fun, interesting, and educational videos on music production, including this one on writing lush 80s chords:

 

More videos from Eliana D'Angelo Music

 

About the author [midierror]: midierror is co-founder of Potato Audio, he makes nifty Max For Live devices, award-winning Sample Packs and hosts the 'midierror meets...' interview series speaking with all kinds of people working in sound & music. 


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