| Drums
Im trying to learn the basics of Cubase SX. Ive done music on and off for the last 10 years, but Im only just past novice stage still.
Im used to using Reason, which has drum machines.....and before that I used FruityLoops, and before that I used Cakewalk and Logic and did everything via midi from my brothers keyboard which has an inbuilt 16 channel sequencer.
What I dont get is how to create drum tracks easily in Cubase. Theres the LM9 or whatever drum module, but to be honest its pants. Theres HAlion sampler, but it hardly resembles or works like a drum module.
I cant seem to find a rex player.......but that maybe cos Im not looking hard enough, or perhaps HAlion does it.
I dont like to use prepackaged loops, and I daftly sit there and try and copy something I like, or make up my own on a similar basis, playing everyt hit, kick, hihat, cymbal, snare and bongo lol. It sometimes works out okay, but can sound a bit stale compared to 'pro' tracks.
To any 'producing' artists in our midsts, how do you construct your drum tracks? Do you use sample loops, program your own, if so- how?, what software/vsti's do you use for it, how do you structure it? How do you arrange it in SX (one sound each 'track', lumped together, grouped into similar percussions etc). Are there any tips and tricks to produce drum lines from scratch, variation of the beat techniques, fills, drum rolls......
Imagine youve just opened SX, and you wanna make a track. Youve decided to lay down JUST the drums for your track from start to finish....now, what would you do from there? The software is waiting for genius, its an open blank slate waiting to go.....
......off you go!
Cheers
Sirius.  |