The Fake Drums Thread

[WhiskeyJack]

I just use a mouse on a grid in Reaper. Slow, but simple...

I don't need to play it on a keyboard of either kind - I can hear it in my head and so I plot it out bar by bar. Done it that way for ages.

You and JD need to start an elite school of drum programming.

[vomitHatSteve]

I just use a mouse on a grid in Reaper. Slow, but simple...

I don't need to play it on a keyboard of either kind - I can hear it in my head and so I plot it out bar by bar. Done it that way for ages.

That's more or less how I started programming drums (tho I was actually dropping samples themselves directly)

It took so long tho!

[JD01]

I just use a mouse on a grid in Reaper. Slow, but simple...

I don't need to play it on a keyboard of either kind - I can hear it in my head and so I plot it out bar by bar. Done it that way for ages.

I'm exactly the same. It's not even that slow. Just hear it in my head.. if its a tricky beat I tap it on the desk to work it out.

[musicturtle]

I just use a mouse on a grid in Reaper. Slow, but simple...

I don't need to play it on a keyboard of either kind - I can hear it in my head and so I plot it out bar by bar. Done it that way for ages.

I'm exactly the same. It's not even that slow. Just hear it in my head.. if its a tricky beat I tap it on the desk to work it out.

I have done this a few times with covers, my problem is coming up with an original drum part that I think sounds good. I usually think it's too busy...or not busy enough.

One tip a drummer tried to give me was to play the rhythm I feel/hear on one or two keys on the keyboard/pads, then transfer it to different drums in the kit. Still never quite worked for me.

[vomitHatSteve]

One tip a drummer tried to give me was to play the rhythm I feel/hear on one or two keys on the keyboard/pads, then transfer it to different drums in the kit. Still never quite worked for me.

That's more or less what I do for the kick and snare. (Then similarly for hats, and a pass for toms and crashes)