Best Drum Machine for Recording

mooseman · #1 11-26-2002, 01:19 AM

Hey everyone,

I'm looking to find an organic sounding software-based drum machine that can integrate with Cubase SX. Can anyone make a recommendation on one that is easy to use and popular, that has a clear interface and good samples?

Thanks for your help.

-Hunter

JMX · #2 11-26-2002, 01:31 AM

Native Instruments Battery

BigTed · #3 11-26-2002, 12:19 PM

Reason 2.0. It also has a ton of Synths, and pre-fab drum loops.

JMX · #4 11-26-2002, 02:35 PM

You mean Reason 2.01

Reason is cool, but to use just for drums? That's overkill.
Also, I think that a VSTi is easier to use in Cubase or Nuendo than Reason via Rewire.

There are some more that are nice:

FXpansion DR-008

Linplug RM III

Steinberg LM-4 and LM-4 Mk.II

Waldorf Attack is a great drum synth

check www.kvr-vst.com for some more info

BigTed · #5 11-27-2002, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by JMX
You mean Reason 2.01

Reason is cool, but to use just for drums? That's overkill.
Also, I think that a VSTi is easier to use in Cubase

check www.kvr-vst.com for some more info

I guess if your looking to actually purchase it.. Reason is probably overkill

The flexibility of Reason is insane though. Also, using it as a slave with Cubase was a snap for me and I'm pretty noobish in the DAW world. The big drawback thought is that 98% of Reason was made for the House, Techno, Trance folks.. and that music makes we want to barf.

Great VST website JMX. Thanks for the link.

JMX · #6 11-27-2002, 06:21 PM

Mind you, I'm a BG Reason fan, I just think you won't do it justice if you just use it as a drum synth.

Johnalex · #7 11-27-2002, 08:59 PM

Yeah, but the drums in Reason are still pretty decent. Reason is an incredible program, only if they could get audio multi tracking in it then it would be amazing.

Grygore · #8 11-28-2002, 01:00 PM

I like Hammerhead for drums. It's freeware, easy to learn and you can download user-made "banks" with different drum sounds.

Seems like most people use it for techno stuff but I found a good bank that sounds real close to an actual drumset.

It also lets you export patterns to .wav format, which I import into Acid and edit.

Check it out here Hammerhead if ya want.