I've been trying to synthesize drums lately. Mainly for trance. Anybody have any idea how fast the low end pitch decay should be for kicks and how the modulation envelope should look like? And how does one go about making decent claps/snares that don't sound like they've come straight from a free crappy 808 sample pack? And I've heard some people utilize FM synthesis for percussion, so if you have knowledge in that field then I'd like to hear it.
This is what the bass of one of my kick drums look like:
The pitch starts at B 247Hz and ends at about 50Hz.
Keep in mind that I'm working with an actual drum synth, so any advice for synthesizing good drums with Massive or whatever will be ignored unless if you actually have samples worth attention.
I think this thread could be for more than just trance if you have any solid tips on making GOOD percussion - not shit that you coughed up in Massive.