Giants – Electronic Drums MIDI Events & Pitch Automation

This video shows the MIDI editor view of the electronic drums I programmed for my instrumental remake of "Giants" by True Damage — the 2019 League of Legends Worlds Championship promotional single featuring SOYEON, Becky G, Keke Palmer, Thutmose, and DUCKWRTH.

At first glance, the drum pattern looks simple. But listen closely and you'll notice pitch changes on the snare and hi-hats throughout the track — subtle variations that give the groove its human feel and forward momentum. I took my time to recreate nearly the same pitch per note, which you can see in the velocity and pitch automation lanes in this video.

All drum samples came from Native Instruments libraries, triggered through my Komplete Kontrol interface. I mixed 2 kick sounds, 5 snares (each on separate tracks for individual processing), and 1 hi-hat to build the full electronic kit.