Easily understandable drum machine?

[undrgrnd studio]

Is there such a thing as tapping a few pads until you get a good pattern and then setting to repeat say 4 times, then adding another pattern, and then back to the original? I suck at trying to program drums with scrolling menus and time patterns. I need something that works like a human thinks. Aomething I can put to already recorded songs.

I have about 20 songs that I have recorded, most to a click track. And now I need to add drums, but it's so hard to follow a prerecorded song with drums. For me and the drummers I have tried out for free. I don't have any sort of midi clock or anything attached to the music, so I'm sure I can't just use canned drum patterns.

Any ideas? I was going to pay a professional drummer I know to come by and do each song. But that can be wicked expensive, and take a long time.

Did I explain myself clear enough. An easy to use human interface for drums.

 

[ericlingus]

Try out Acoustica Beatcraft. It's a software drum machine that is cheap and very easy to use. They let you try it out for free for a few days. It only costs 40 bucks if you decide to buy it. They have a lot of support and tutorials too.

 

[ericlingus]

no pads though. Sorry I overlooked that part. This program does not support MIDI. But it is very easy to use. Very basic interface but allows a lot of treaking.

 

[Dumby]

Check these out dude

Is there such a thing as tapping a few pads until you get a good pattern and then setting to repeat say 4 times, then adding another pattern, and then back to the original? I suck at trying to program drums with scrolling menus and time patterns. I need something that works like a human thinks. Aomething I can put to already recorded songs.

I have about 20 songs that I have recorded, most to a click track. And now I need to add drums, but it's so hard to follow a prerecorded song with drums. For me and the drummers I have tried out for free. I don't have any sort of midi clock or anything attached to the music, so I'm sure I can't just use canned drum patterns.

Any ideas? I was going to pay a professional drummer I know to come by and do each song. But that can be wicked expensive, and take a long time.

Did I explain myself clear enough. An easy to use human interface for drums.

Go and try one of these out at a store, I don't personally have one but I did tap away on one for about half an hour...Lots of fun, not too expensive (don't remember the price) and you can tap or proramm little beats.
http://www.rolandus.com/products/productlist.aspx?ParentId=61

 

[undrgrnd studio]

interesting

One of those drum pads might work pretty good. I'll check that software out today too. Thanks!

 

[jeffree]

I use and recommend this cheapo Yamaha kit IF (a big IF) you're comfortable playing drums, can't spend much, and have limited space. Many of the samples are excellent, and for $200, this toy-like (but certainly not a toy) machine works wonders, especially if you have multiple tracks you can use to layer the sounds. For me, there's nothing better than actually playing drum parts with sticks. If you can spend more, go with the Roland sampler--or better yet, a full kit, of course.

http://www.zzounds.com/a--2676837/item--YAMDD55

Don't laugh. In the right hands, this thing can lay down some great tracks.

Best,
J.

 

[undrgrnd studio]

I can play drums a bit

I do have a kit at my house, and I have played to some of the tunes.

Here check it out

But even the tunes I did play drums on there are minor imperfections in the timing that I just can't seem to get a hold of while playing drums. I play my songs to a click track and they are just about as perfect as human timing will allow me, but there will ALWAYS be minor strays that seem to show up when you try to play drums to a prerecorded track. That's why I was hoping to have somethiing that's easy to understand and can be edited. I think this drum pad thing might do the trick. Because its a direct in, there won't be any white noise between drum hits, and I should be able to get in and move things around as needed. First I need to figure how to move sections of wavs around effeciently.

ps let me know if that link works, I am having trouble with it where I am.

I use and recommend this cheapo Yamaha kit IF (a big IF) you're comfortable playing drums, can't spend much, and have limited space. Many of the samples are excellent, and for $200, this toy-like (but certainly not a toy) machine works wonders, especially if you have multiple tracks you can use to layer the sounds. For me, there's nothing better than actually playing drum parts with sticks. If you can spend more, go with the Roland sampler--or better yet, a full kit, of course.

http://www.zzounds.com/a--2676837/item--YAMDD55

Don't laugh. In the right hands, this thing can lay down some great tracks.

Best,
J.