Can someone recommend...

[McHack]

A handy-dandy, little do-it-all metronome/beatbox type of training aid,,, designed to run on your Windows XP machine.

[Sean Baumann]

I've not used it, but I have heard good things about fruity loops. It's basically a sequencer program. The demo version is fully functional except for saving your project files. Though, you can export to mp3 or somesuch.

I still use my Roland PMA-5 as my drum machine and metronome.

[Bassist4Life]

http://www.threechords.com/hammerhead/

Check out Hammerhead Rhythm Station. It's an easy to use FREE program.


Joe

[Correlli]

An alternative is to develop your own internal clock, timing, and rhythm. Sort of like building your own internal rhythm machine.

First off is learn temo speeds. You will need a metronome.

Very Fast (presto)          168-208
Fast (allergo)              120-168
Moderately Fast (moderato)  108-120
Moderate Walk (andante)     76-108
Slow (adagio)               66-76
Very Slow (largo)           40-66

learn time signatures

2/4

1     2      /     1     2     /     1     2     /     1     2     |

3/4

1   2   3   /   1   2   3   /   1   2   3   /   1   2   3   |

4/4

1   2   3   4   /   1   2   3   4   /   1   2   3   4   /   1   2   3   4   |

Add accents on certain beats, were you count the number of beats per bar, and "hit' or play on the accent.

* = accent or note played

3/4

*               *               *               *
1   2   3   /   1   2   3   /   1   2   3   /   1   2   3   |

Then add more accents were notes are played, and add different types of note values. Also keep counting.

3/4

* * * * * *      *               *               * * * * * *
1 + 2 + 3 +  /   1   2   3   /   1   2   3   /   1 + 2 + 3 +  |

4/4

* * * * * * * * * * * *      *  *        *       * * *       * * *
1 e + 2 e + 3 e + 4 e +  /   1   2   3   4   /   1 e + 2 e + 3 e + 

            *   *   *   *
4 e +   /   1   2   3   4   |

so on, and so on

[nonohmic]

+1 on fruity loops. Easy to use, just basically little tabs you click on and off. Can change kits etc.

And if you ever feel like making some hard trance tracks, your already set!!