Well okay...

I have made up some instrumentals i think will sound rather kool...

Got bass for them...


Now heres where my problem lies lol

What the F*&k! do i do about drums :huh:

If someone could please explain about you know the basics of like drums and programming of them you know sorta like the beats and 4/4 or something :huh:

also phry i did read your tut on drum programming but im rather looking for more of a battery 2 style of programming sorta like a drum programming piece of specific software?

and if anyone could perhaps tell me of any interesting software which is good for drum programming and some free drum sounds (:huh:) it would be greatly apriciated too. (Preferably Free software but doesnt matter if it isnt)

:D thank you in advance :D

comon plleeasee i really need some help on this!

Wish I could help bud. Was actually thinking the very same thing yesterday, all I have to use is my crappy drum machine on my GNX2!

The best thing you could do to program good drum tracks is to take drum lessons. You will know exactly what to program then. It dosen't have to be anything complicated either, I'm not a great drummer but I program decent drum tracks.

Also listen to the style of music you play and listen to how the drums are put together and how different velocitys are used etc.

Hope this helps. :)

thanks man :)

I do my sequencing in Fruity Loops - www.fruityloops.com. Their shareware sequencer has saving disabled, but you can still export waves, which is more than enough. Simply open these in your multitracker and loop them.

The tricky part is making them sound natural - bascally, you have to learn to think like a drummer, and that;s surprisingly tough. What I did that helped me a lot is try to work out some existing beats in fruity loops - the "When the Levee Breaks" drum groove is an awesome place to start.

As for sounds, the included "Realistic" kit in Fruity Loop is actually pretty tolerable with a light 'verb thrown on in the mix, and I think the NS Kit freeware samples are quite good, too.

my problem with drums is i always want my drums to sound like neil peart... have you ever tried programming even a single verse of something he's played?!?! :lol:

drum lessons is a very good idea though... i might look into that... then get a cheap midi kit and play my own drum parts, with the ability to quantise and fix mistakes in the computer... wait a sec! that's how joe does his demos! :) :)

Hahahaha, mine is that I usually want them to sound like Danny Carey, which is tricky for more or less the same reasons. Thankfully, I'm gradually supressing that one. :lol:

I am using Reason 3.0 Drum kits 2 and Fxpansion BFD drum. Excellent!!!!!

Thanks all you guys for the help :) much appriciated!

I use Reason 3.0 as well but its VERY hard to program realistic drums. There's the whole "dynamics" factor that I'm still learning (who am I kidding I have no clue about it lol)