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Program drums for me Posted on: 11.04.2010 by Sharleen Binckley So drums are probably my weak point. I get bored with programming them. Working on them generally just bores me. Anyone fancy giving me some drum tracks? Peace
Sharleen Binckley 19.04.2010	Originally Posted by djhipnotikk i'll work out a couple of loops for you and throw them over soon I look forward to it
Shana Minsk 18.04.2010	Originally Posted by djalexlaine drum loops are super simple. kicker on beats 1,2,3,4 open hihat on the offbeats clap/snare on 2 and 4 throw in a shaker the 16th notes and there is your 1 bar loop. We don't all want to make house though.
Sharleen Binckley 18.04.2010	Originally Posted by MrSteve81 I believe its my lack of drum programming ability that stops me making music. I like to start with the drums so I have a solid background to work with, and then build on from there, but if I cant get the drums right I just give up. I once spent 8 hours crafting a 4 bar loop only to delete it the next day because it sounded shit. My problem exactly. Thing to do is though (I know I should take a leaf from my own book here and actually apply myself), you should try making loads of your own drum breaks/loops. Don't try and build a whole tune from scratch, spend like 4-5 days just purely making your own drum loops that are totally original and save them in a folder. Then once you have your own library of drums instead of starting a track with the drums, start with finding a sample or creating a melody. Once you have an idea you are happy with you will find you can just drop your drums into the track and you can spend more time being creative and getting on as opposed to always having the drums bog you down. Even if you don't sit & make your own drums for a few days, try starting with something other than the drums, chop up samples or make a bass line etc. You'll find it more fun that way.
Sharleen Binckley 17.04.2010	Originally Posted by djhipnotikk as a drummer, i would love to. what style are you looking for? Anything really. Dance music as a whole, so house, breaks, DnB, Dubstep. Anything, just so long as it's original material I am working with so I don't get bored with the track due to knowing in the back of my mind that drums aren't borrowed from somewhere any old shmoe could get them from. Ideally breaks though, but what ever.
Sharleen Binckley 11.04.2010	So drums are probably my weak point. I get bored with programming them. Working on them generally just bores me. Anyone fancy giving me some drum tracks? Peace
Audrey Pinda 20.04.2010	I find that more often than not I can instantly tell the genre of a song via the drum pattern more than anything else. I mean sub-genre's aside, it's probably the most distinctive thing. Been working on my own patterns the past few days. I've got some good sounds finally, but it's a matter of composition now >.<
Sharleen Binckley 19.04.2010	Originally Posted by djhipnotikk i'll work out a couple of loops for you and throw them over soon I look forward to it
Harold Jaras 19.04.2010	every genre has a certain style of drums. the real innovators though..have no genre. but maybe start finding a genre you want to produce in, study the fuck out of the drums in other songs of that genre, and see what works, what you liked about them, and go from there. i don't believe there's one good producer out there who didn't start by copying someone else (unless maybe they're a drummer, but still). and i'll work out a couple of loops for you and throw them over soon
Marcel Ei Gio 18.04.2010	trance has a similar drum pattern, techno can as well. drum and bass and breaks are a bit different.
Shana Minsk 18.04.2010	Originally Posted by djalexlaine drum loops are super simple. kicker on beats 1,2,3,4 open hihat on the offbeats clap/snare on 2 and 4 throw in a shaker the 16th notes and there is your 1 bar loop. We don't all want to make house though.
Marcel Ei Gio 18.04.2010	drum loops are super simple. kicker on beats 1,2,3,4 open hihat on the offbeats clap/snare on 2 and 4 throw in a shaker the 16th notes and there is your 1 bar loop.
Sharleen Binckley 18.04.2010	Originally Posted by MrSteve81 I believe its my lack of drum programming ability that stops me making music. I like to start with the drums so I have a solid background to work with, and then build on from there, but if I cant get the drums right I just give up. I once spent 8 hours crafting a 4 bar loop only to delete it the next day because it sounded shit. My problem exactly. Thing to do is though (I know I should take a leaf from my own book here and actually apply myself), you should try making loads of your own drum breaks/loops. Don't try and build a whole tune from scratch, spend like 4-5 days just purely making your own drum loops that are totally original and save them in a folder. Then once you have your own library of drums instead of starting a track with the drums, start with finding a sample or creating a melody. Once you have an idea you are happy with you will find you can just drop your drums into the track and you can spend more time being creative and getting on as opposed to always having the drums bog you down. Even if you don't sit & make your own drums for a few days, try starting with something other than the drums, chop up samples or make a bass line etc. You'll find it more fun that way.
Sharleen Binckley 17.04.2010	Originally Posted by djhipnotikk as a drummer, i would love to. what style are you looking for? Anything really. Dance music as a whole, so house, breaks, DnB, Dubstep. Anything, just so long as it's original material I am working with so I don't get bored with the track due to knowing in the back of my mind that drums aren't borrowed from somewhere any old shmoe could get them from. Ideally breaks though, but what ever.
Shana Minsk 17.04.2010	I believe its my lack of drum programming ability that stops me making music. I like to start with the drums so I have a solid background to work with, and then build on from there, but if I cant get the drums right I just give up. I once spent 8 hours crafting a 4 bar loop only to delete it the next day because it sounded shit.
Corine Kasman 16.04.2010	Hint for drums: 1001 Drum Grooves by Steve Mansfield This is a book I worked with while taking some drum lessons, it gives you an idea for some basic grooves. Drum music is basically ready for midi/drum machine programming so its easy to draw into a DAW. You can always take the bass drum feel and put it to some toms or congas to build up over a basic four-on-the-floor bass. Another great resource is a drum staple: Syncopation for the Modern Drummer by Ted Reed. It is as old as the hills but used by most. It is ride/bass but again mix the ride or bass stuff onto different elements and you get some nice beats. Borrow from the best, the motto of house! Phil.
Audrey Pinda 16.04.2010	Yeah I have a drum issue myself. Trying to work out a team effort with one of my buddies, but it's difficult using different DAW's. I guess it's just practice and messing around more.
Doug Bieling 16.04.2010	Ive always wanted someone to do this. Maybe lay down some midi patterns that i could then put my own instruments to. Tribal techno with bongos was the feel i was always trying to achieve but gave up as everything always started to sound worse the more i added
Harold Jaras 16.04.2010	as a drummer, i would love to. what style are you looking for?

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