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I am a composer of music for songs who's been putting together a demo of my stuff to send around to various singers using the 6 track recorder/mixer built into my keyboard(running a line out of the keyboard and taping the tracks directly to cassette).....I've been getting more into the rhythmic aspects of things,have decided to get a drum machine and whatever else I'll need to take this approach to the next level(recording device/mixer to record from the keyboard/drum machine using two lines in;the mixer being used to balance these two)......any and all help/info/suggestions/advice about what I'm dealing with would be greatly appreciated.
Here are the 2 things I'd most like to get feedback on-
1.I have been using the keyboards' percussion settings along with the preset rhythms to set up the grooves up to now;being limited to the 6 tracks has resulted in this need to expand(i.e.the presets are not what I want on the final demo,necessitating my using 2-4 tracks to put the beat on;the 2 remaining aren't enough to finish the arrangements.I am a studied drummer and can easily transcribe/reproduce/create the type of beats I want on the demo-can I skip actually getting the drum machine and just get a mixer that I can use to mix a 6-track rhythm track along with another 6-tracks of instrumental parts?Is this feasible or would it be easier to get the drum machine?
2.I am not yet familiar with how to program these machines and would appreciate a brief overview re-how I currently do it on the keyboard;also what is involved re-mixing/recording using this approach and especially any recommendations re-brands/models(on the low end $-wise)....
Thanks in advance.......
Here are the 2 things I'd most like to get feedback on-
1.I have been using the keyboards' percussion settings along with the preset rhythms to set up the grooves up to now;being limited to the 6 tracks has resulted in this need to expand(i.e.the presets are not what I want on the final demo,necessitating my using 2-4 tracks to put the beat on;the 2 remaining aren't enough to finish the arrangements.I am a studied drummer and can easily transcribe/reproduce/create the type of beats I want on the demo-can I skip actually getting the drum machine and just get a mixer that I can use to mix a 6-track rhythm track along with another 6-tracks of instrumental parts?Is this feasible or would it be easier to get the drum machine?
2.I am not yet familiar with how to program these machines and would appreciate a brief overview re-how I currently do it on the keyboard;also what is involved re-mixing/recording using this approach and especially any recommendations re-brands/models(on the low end $-wise)....
Thanks in advance.......