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Atlsdiamond
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How do u make beats with keyboards
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The Green Hornet
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Yo 8 carats:
You buy a drum machine, or drum program, and set up a pattern or pick a pre sent and record drums/keyboard. The drum box sets the beat without a click track.
Then, overdub bass, if needed, and whatever else you want. When you say "keyboard" I assume you're talking about a synth?
Some synths have drums built in but I have always used a drum machine.
Some synths have sequencers and that opens up another world and type of recording tracks.
Merry Christmas
Green Hornet
You buy a drum machine, or drum program, and set up a pattern or pick a pre sent and record drums/keyboard. The drum box sets the beat without a click track.
Then, overdub bass, if needed, and whatever else you want. When you say "keyboard" I assume you're talking about a synth?
Some synths have drums built in but I have always used a drum machine.
Some synths have sequencers and that opens up another world and type of recording tracks.
Merry Christmas
Green Hornet
noisewreck
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That's easy! You press the right keys at the right timeAtlsdiamond said:
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Atlsdiamond
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lol aight dennoisewreck said:That's easy! You press the right keys at the right time
bigwillz24
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noisewreck said:That's easy! You press the right keys at the right time
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Dags
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Only way to make beats with a keyboard is to ensure that the keyboard has drumkits built into it.
Its up to you how you want to create the beats, but using a sequencer is the easiest way of recording and constructing grooves.
Dags
Its up to you how you want to create the beats, but using a sequencer is the easiest way of recording and constructing grooves.
Dags
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ericlingus
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do you guys record each drum separetly? Like first bass, then snare, then high hat etc? I like to record the bass and snare at the same time in the sequencer but then how would I be able to pan it? I would have to do it individually wouldn't I?
Pinachi
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Yes you must do them seperatly if you want good results.You'll be able to EQ them,pan them,compress them if needed and so on.So make a beat and export track by track by muting the other tracks.
I usualy record kick first on one track,then a snare on the other,then some hats on thirs and what not.All midi on seperate tracks.Yes its worth it.
I usualy record kick first on one track,then a snare on the other,then some hats on thirs and what not.All midi on seperate tracks.Yes its worth it.
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ericlingus
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so you're saying I should use MIDI when programming my drums beats? Couldn't I just connect my synth in the line in of my audio interface and record them as an audio track?
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Sure, but unless you have sub millisecond timing they wont be of much use
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ericlingus
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oh that's right. I can only quantize MIDI. You can't quantize audio can you.
noisewreck
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You can, but it's much easier to work in MIDI.
Pinachi
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To quantize the audio you will have to do some major chop chop vs click quantize button 
vs click quantize button
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ericlingus
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oh okay. I guess i'm afraid of MIDI because I havent really worked with it. Well I have a little bit in my triton's sequencer. But never tried turning it into audio or anything.