Drum tracks for home recording, how do YOU do it?

[DrGroovenstein]

Free loops or pre-programmed midi tracks are definitely a bonus, but I don't mind using a piano roll or whatever to program my own midi tracks.

ps. Sad part is that I own some drums (student grade cymbols, older Tama Rockstar shells), but I don't know how to play heheh.

 

[agreatheight]

Dude!!
All those drums on the 4 tracks on your MySpace are DKFH?!?

Cool!!

Thanks, yes - all done with DKFH Superior. It's a pretty convincing software package, lots of musicians don't give it a second thought and assume it's a real drummer. Upon close inspection I can certainly hear a different but I have no complaints! Great software.

 

[MikeBass]

Thanks, yes - all done with DKFH Superior. It's a pretty convincing software package, lots of musicians don't give it a second thought and assume it's a real drummer. Upon close inspection I can certainly hear a different but I have no complaints! Great software.

Again man, nice work!!!
You have a new friend request BTW!!

 

[DougP]

just to toss out another option: i use Battery and it has a lot of great samples.

 

[bassbrad]

My wife writes the songs mostly, for what we are going to be doing right now. Using band in a box would take out the interactive nature of it all (between my wife and I). Good idea though, I'll keep that one under my hat for now.

Once the song is set up in Band in the Box you can mute the other instruments and just use the drums.

 

[these_go211]

i've heard great stuff about BFD especially. but FORGET THIS AND GO FOR BONHAM: http://www.saladrecords.com/bonhamfiles.htm
23 drum only tracks from the 'in thru the out door sessions.' feel the power! hear him grunt! get inspired! he will leave no doubt in your mind he was the greatest. that's right, you can play along with bonzo.

 

[Grimlock]

I have an Audio Engineer friend who gave me a whole bunch of excellent samples from kits he recorded at a studio he worked at. I import them into Propellerhear Reason, program my beats, and export them as WAV files into Cubase.

That's just for reference, though. When it comes time to record proper drums, I play them myself.

 

[remo]

get a sequencer that can run VSTi's and get BFD... end of story..

 

[sleestak]

I use ezdrummer, but I have yet to find a comfortable program to actual get my own beats cooking. What is good? Fruity Loops? Acid?

I really want to nail down my own drums, and I love the sounds ezdrummer kicks out, I am just having a hard time finding a good program where I can go in and create my own beats.

Suggestions are most welcome!

 

[DrGroovenstein]

get a sequencer that can run VSTi's and get BFD... end of story..

Yeah, I'm leaning this way. I have Cubase LE that does run VSTi's. I'm just trying to decide between:

1.) BFD (which version???)
2.) DKFH Superior
3.) Jamstix

 

[daffy]

I have used Hydrogen for ages, which is a free drum machine. There are also high quality recorded drum kit samples you can get for it, and it works on Mac, Windows and Linux.

http://www.hydrogen-music.org/

Very nice program and AWESOME value for money!!!

Two things in Hydrogen that I use to make the kit sound more real:
- humanisation, which adds a random factor to both the timing and the volume. You can make it as terrible a drummer as you have ever worked with!
- pitch variation, which adds a small random pitch shift to the sound. I use this on repetitive sounds like snare and hat to make them sound less mechanical and it works very well. It's like a drummer not being able to hit exactly the same spot on a cymbal each and every time.