Whooaaah I got some catching up to do.

[Rog]

8 months off the forum and nothing seemed to have changed - till I came here. You guys have made truly impressive progress with your recording set ups and techniques.

Sad thing is I bought all the 24 bit audio interface stuff and installed Cubase SX 2 years ago but haven't got round to doing anything with it.

Main obstacle is how to get some good drum patterns going - advice anyone? And I guess I'll have to buy a bass - although I do have a MIDI keyboard to get me going. Hell I'm an IT guy I should be able to work this stuff out.

Right, going off to buy a mic stand and XLR cable........

[Phil Bennett]

Welcome back Rog, where ya been ?

Phil

[Rog]

Welcome back Rog, where ya been ?

Phil
Oh just distracted. Wherever it was your Avatar suggests that you've been somewhere quite different!!!

[Aldwyn]

[QUOTE=Rog]
Main obstacle is how to get some good drum patterns going - advice anyone? And I guess I'll have to buy a bass - although I do have a MIDI keyboard to get me going. Hell I'm an IT guy I should be able to work this stuff out.

[QUOTE]

Use loops, Rog... loops rock!!

Peace,
Aldwyn

[BIG GINGER GIT]

That's why I don't record as much, I can't be arsed with drums :(

I use a Roland DR770 but I can't be bothered to programme it :D

[Aldwyn]

I have a DR770 as well... great drum machine for the price with great samples! But... programming it is a bear.

That's another reason I love loops... set themup MUCH MUCH faster then programming a beat box. And since it's a real drummer, it sounds more real then a beat box!

Peace,
Aldwyn

[Rog]

But don't loops change pitch when you stretch or compress them to suit the tempo?

[SteveK]

Groove Agent by Steinberg. FANTASTIC program with hundreds of beats, fills, drum kits etc. You can go to halftime at the poke of a virtual button, add a fill the same way. Change drumkits, patterns etc. on the fly while maintaining tempo. You could build your own patterns also. I love this thing...much easier to really use than any drum machine I've ever messed with. :D

[Aldwyn]

But don't loops change pitch when you stretch or compress them to suit the tempo?
Acidized drum loops will not change pitch when you stretch them to fit a particular BPM. BUT, they do start to sound funny, IMHO. I usually try and find suitable tracks in the BPM I am looking for to prevent this from happening!

Peace,
Aldwyn

[Goober]

Drum machine...although alot more work than loops.

[Rog]

Thanks guys. So many choices! I'll research the options you have suggested and see what fits. :)