>>22627993Ghost notes are like the oppisite of accented notes. Accented notes have a high velocity, but ghost notes have a low velocity. It can give more groove/feel to drums sometimes.
I know atleast real drummers use them frequently.
>Get better at sound designThis seems really hard to me. I haven't really done that much myself, but I have heard people saying they look at presets and note how they are made and try to recreate them from memory.
But I think even if you can't make super good synths on your own, having some sound design could help you tweak presets to your own liking. So it would maybe be good for you