Help! No drummer!

in my opinion, one of the very, very best drum machines available is the boss dr. rhythm DR880. many different styles, programmable, very authentic, midi ports, etc, etc. have a look & good luck

 

IME no drummer is better than a bad and/or unreliable one. I've done lots and lots of gigs where I'm the sole time keeper and I like it just fine.

AFAIC, drum machines and/or tracks are not an option. (I've had experiences. Bad experiences. ) If the style demands drums and there's not a decent cat available, I'd put the whole thing on ice until I could find someone.

But that's just me.

 

No, you can't "un-mix" a song and get just the drums. The best you can do there is use good eq to mask some of the sound.

I'm guessing you're talking about just practicing, and not actually playing live.

I use GuitarPro on my PC. It was a lot less expensive than a drum machine, and allows me to practice with a full "band".

 

There are tons of programs available, different pre-set drum tracks/patterns from various software. It really depends on what you are looking to do. Are you looking to record this stuff? It can be done, and sound fairly decent IMO with the right software and/or programs machines etc. How do you currently record your bass tracks? Computer? Stand alone recorder?

 

Do what Larry Graham did when his drummer departed- start hitting the thing with your thumb! Learning to fulfill both the role of percussion and bass is a fun challenge.

 

Reliable drummer? Isn't that an oxymoron?

Honestly, 35 years in the bidnezz, and I know all of '4' reliable drummers...and all 4 are studio mavens. Go figure.