Thanks everybody for the follow-up, much appreciated.
I was aware of the noisy reverb issue from day 1. So yes, I turned off the reverb on all my custom presets. But there was a hiss that was constant, whether the volume was set to minimum or maximum.
It worths mentioning that I was sending some sounds from the ND3 to a Shallow Water pedal. And to avoid clipping, I had to set the output level of the ND3 at around 60%. And to match the other sounds coming from the Digitakt, I was using its input level at max volume (127).
But I just found that thereās a jumper inside the Shallow Water pedal that changes the impedance for line levels (PAD). Now, I can set the volume of the ND3 to the maximum level without clipping, and then set the Digitaktās input levels around 60. Now itās much less noisy. Not perfect but good enough.
So maybe the noise was mostly coming from the Digitaktās input.
Iāve been interested for awhile to see what ideas this community has about designing sounds on the 3p. Iām pretty comfortable with the interface but always end up scrolling through presets and then adjusting them from there. Would love to build up a bank of drum sounds to pull from on the fly.
Presets are solid already.
And drum sounds are not something so custom usually (at least for me. Though itās fun to process.
As for custom sounds, I spent some time making tonal percussions, gongs and basses patches.
Anyone could recommend a case/sleeve for the ND3?
Iām looking for something not so fancy just to put the device in before throwing it in a backpack. Iāve been looking at laptop sleeves but it is is hard to know their real size since only the size of the screen is mentioned.
Iām looking for a 340x310x70mm as cheap as possible so i can also carry it with the pole attached.
Had a Nord Drum 2 that I loved, and regret selling especially now that their prices have skyrocketed. I skipped the ND3 because of the reverb hiss issue. Iāve been waiting for years now for the next iteration to come outā¦
I personally do not use the global channels for triggering the the 6 sounds but only the seperate midi channels for several reasons:
I can play sounds in different notes (without the need of CC messages to change the pitch)
Thus I usually only need one channel for different toms and can also play non-percussive sounds that can be really nice on the ND3
I do not have great percussion skills, but I often like to play percussive patterns by myself. This often makes them much more vital. Often I canāt play all of them in one take. I canāt āoverdubā when playing in the global channels recorded via DT, but only replace. Overdubbing is only possible with individual channels.
On the 3P, you can turn off all the effects. But if you had one, Iām sure you wouldnāt. Having distortion, delay and ringmod that can be applied to any sound is quite handy. And the pads are fun to use.
About the reverb : The tail is indeed gtichy; you can hear it when using headphones. I would avoid it in most situations, especially when using delicate sounds. But it might be ok with some styles of music like industrial, lo-fi hip-hop, 8 bit musicā¦
Iām going to do some recordings today FOR SCIENCE 'coz I gotta be honest Iāve used the reverbs on a number of the drum sounds and never had an issue - I use headphones for mixing. I will have used them in moderation because my expectation would always be low for a per-channel reverb on a drum synth, but for giving the sounds a bit of space they seem to work OK for my needs.
Theyāre gonna be low bitrate verbs tho, more Quadraverb than Supermassive
Iām not recording so I can hear it, itās so I can post it hear for reference.
Any casual paser by would assume itās completely unusuble, figured it might be good to have an actual example.
As I say Iāve not noticed anything unpleasent when using them in context - but Iāve never specifically looked for a problem and only used them in moderation - not doubting it to be true at all, they will have a low bit rate - Iām just surprised to see folks treat the verb as a big no no.
Yea that makes sense - Iāve probably got too much going on in my mixes to even notice - I didnāt manage to get a recording today but Iāll defintiely get some theyāll be useful as a benchmark
Iāve been experimenting with midi CC from the ND3 CC and the Digitakt. I found the reverb to be very usable when punching it in and out at specific moments by using the yellow trigs and A:B conditions.
Yea Iād also been using CCās to sequence the reverb and delay sends - itās nifty! I havenāt had the 3P out in a while actually (hence the lack of uploads I promised)
Are there any budget friendly kick trigger pedals that work with the 3P for occasional playing? Only ones I keep seeing are the Roland KT 09 and KT 10 pedals which are a bit steep for my taste.
