Recording. How, when, where, why?

scratchy · 2008-08-05T15:40:55+00:00

Right, so more of just a how. I've done a few recordings using cubase but either I'm a.) a moron b.) Technically retarded c.) cubase challenged It just seems to complicated for me. I can do record 1 track, but I want to cut and mix tracks as well and I find it too complicated with Cubase. I'd like to add realistic drum tracks and be able to add a few channels overlapping or otherwise and freeform cutting. I've got the following apps, but none off them do what I'd like them too without requiring me to RTFM. Cubase Audacity Fruityloops Audio Edit What else do I need and how do I go about recording, cutting, mixing adding beats etc?

Bane

Ok i am no drummer, and merely use it to play drums and stuff i wrote so i have something to jam to. Make sure you get the Roland VC3.2 sound canvas and the SC-88, makes a difference. It's a little mission to set it up but once it's done it's done. Let me know when you have it.

Well i use Guitar Pro 5 to write my drums, then export them as a wav. file and load it into Cakewake. One thing i have noticed is if you want realistic sounding drums, variate the patterns a bit, add a splash here, so on. That way it sound less like a machine and more like a creative player. Just so you no there is a latency issue, so the playback is usually delayed by a beat or two, but that doesnt matter unless you are actually following the scroller.
If you don't feel like writing your own drums download drum loops from...well...anywhere.. Then you just load them into the program. My advice is mess around abit. You'll get the hang of it soon enough.

Oh and ACID Pro 4 or 5 are also really cool.

CornFlakes

This information is all good Thanks! I have a good idea how drumming works my best friend is a drummer so that helps. It is just laying it all down.
I was hoping there is a quicker way to do it. Session drummer? Will that also be in Sonar LE or did I just not see it in there? Doing block for block is a mission.
I just want to put down a beat then here and there put in rolls and little fills and stuff.

Renesongs

Bummer Sonar LE does'nt have all he nice stuff like session drummer. What I do is write one bar of drums a standard beat would be kick on 1 snare on 3, closed hi-hat on ever beat and every half beat. Lopp enable the clip and drag it for as long as you want in the song. After that ypou can add your splash cymballs, rolls at end of verses etc.

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