**TAKING A BREAK FROM NEW ORDERS** Do you need a drummer? Let me help you! I'm an officially endorsed artist of XLN Audio, specialising in programming REAL sounding drum parts. Over my 15+ year career I've racked up over 1mil Spotify streams, been aired on BBC Radio & played at Glasto Festival. My beats are fat, polished and great value for money.
FEATURES
• A large variety of drum kits
• Ghost notes, flams and other drum rudiments
• Musical drum beats and fills, based on many years of drumming experience
• Production/FX layers - reverse cymbals, bass drops, reverb hits etc
• Separated stems, mono or stereo, raw or processed, MIDI files and more. Tell me how you want your files and I'll sort it.
• Mixed as part of the cost.
BEFORE YOU ORDER
Send me your track, both with and without drums. Tell me what artists/bands/drummers you like & how you want the drums to sound. If you're a drum nerd we can delve into the fine details. If you know nothing about drums, get in touch and we'll figure out what's best for your song.
AFTER YOU ORDER
I'll create the first draft and send it to you. If you like it, I'll carry on refining, udpating you with drafts until the final drum take is complete. During any of these stages you can request changes: Kit sound, beat choice, fills, dynamics etc.
ONCE ORDER IS COMPLETE
I'll bounce down the track to your needs. If needed, I can provide separated drum stems in the same way an acoustic drum kit is recorded (kick, snare, HH, toms, overheads and room) as well as individual crash and ride cymbals.
Whatever you need, I'm confident you'll come away satisfied. Give me a message and let's get to work!
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I'd love to hear about your project. Click the 'Contact' button above to get in touch.
45 Reviews - 6 Repeat Clients
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check_circleVerifiedMatthew is the best drum programmer, his job is top notch. If you are looking for realistic accurate drums, Matthew is your go to!
check_circleVerifiedI'm convinced that Matt is the greatest rhythmic mind on the planet. His boundless creativity, infectious grooves, and seamless collaboration make working on every project an absolute joy!
check_circleVerifiedMatthews is a great drum programmer. Always delivers exactly what I am looking for. Very authentic , easy to work with and a total pro.
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Great job as usual. Thanks Matthew!!!
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As usual, Matt delivers absolute gold!! His musical sensibility is top notch and cannot be beat! Matt is the secret sauce that will make any song sound AMAZING!!
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Love working with Matthew!
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I'm just starting my second music project and it was the easiest decision to return back to Matthew for a killer drum part!! And boy was I not disappointed!! Thanks to Matthew, my track has so much groove and energy!!
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So easy to work with. My go to guy for drums. Thanks Matthew!!
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Great acoustic drum programmer, great person, great creative musician. Working with Matthew Carter is working with one of the top best. We´ll continue working on future projects. Highly recommended.
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Matthew Carter has a great criteria for music analysis. Besides his drum programming skills, Matthew can contribute with great ideas and interesting points of view for the improvement of the project. Highly recommended.
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Matthew´s drums are perfect, hi has an excellent attention to detail. Communication was perfect. He knows and dominates his profession; has an extensive and deep knowledge on drums. This is our first collaboration, I will continue collaborating with him. Highly recommended, top tier quality.
check_circleVerifiedMatt did an awesome job again. He nails the feel but also manages to get the sounds right. Really nice work...
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Matt did a great job on these drums. Really nailed the sound and the feel. Highly recommend..
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Matt did a great job of prgramming the drums for this production.. I most often use a real drummer but sometimes you just can't get the sound you are after. Matt was able to deliver a great drum performance with exactly the feel and sound I was looking for. Excellent job. And goes the extra mile every time. Will definitely use Matt again and highly recommend.
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Matthew is my go-to drummer for all my projects. Very easy to work with. I highly recommend him!
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Love this guy! Great work!
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I love this guy!!!
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Another great performance by Matthew!
check_circleVerifiedMatthew is a fantastic drum programmer! He took my patterns and made them come to life with his awesome sound design chops. He is extremely patient, kind, and communicative. This is my second time working with Matthew and he has gone out of his way both times to make sure I am satisfied with his work. Definitely plan to hire him again, and you should too!
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Matthew is the best! Love his work!
Interview with Matthew Carter
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I'm often asked to create a drum part for songwriters with original songs. If they have good drumming knowledge, they'll provide specific instructions for what they're after, or, if they little to no experience with drums, they'll suggest bands or tracks that they like the sound of. I can then take over and craft some beats to match their criteria. It's a very fun experience, and most of my clients are very happy or excited after hearing the first draft. I also design drum kits and drum sounds. This is useful for people that want to program their own patterns but aren't experienced at designing the actual drum sound. I can provide a set of quality drum, cymbal or/or percussion samples to be used in someone else's DAW or Sampler.
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I've spent a lot of time working with the artist behind 'Charity Shop Kids'. We have a long musical history and can bounce ideas off of one another very well. The album 'An Introduction' was a very special record as it was the first full length album that we worked on together. All the drums are programmed by myself, and I'm very proud of the way they sound on the tracks.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I will put in 110% effort for you. This means I will ask plenty of questions at the start of our project to ensure I understand exactly what you want. I'll also send you multiple drafts throughout the process so that you can ask for something to be changed at any point.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Programming drums has such an element of freedom to it. I can change anything I want - ANYTHING! This means that no matter what stage of the project I'm at with a client, they can ask for anything to be amended, and it's simple to do. I love it.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That programmed drums will sound fake, stiff or just plain bad. They really don't. In most situations, they sound better than if you tried to record yourself. Technology has come a long way, and programmed drums are a brilliant example of this progression.
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