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Posts Tagged ‘drums’
iPad 2 – Create a drum pattern in GarageBand
First we need to create a new song.
Start up GarageBand if you haven’t already.
Look for the icon I have circled and tap it once.
This will create your new track.
First we’ll create our drum track.
To do this we will keep things simple and use smart drums.
On the main screen swipe the screen until you find ‘Smart Drums’
Now tap the drum to enter.
By tapping the screen where I have circled we can change the kit sounds.
For this example we are going to use ‘live rock kit’ – I’ve circled it in red.
Tap that part of the screen.
If you want to change kit you can tap the the icon circled in yellow/red.
You can if you want randomise a drum kit by tapping the Dice circled in green/red
For now though ignore these.
The parts we’re interested in are the arrows and the kit elements to the right of the screen.
The arrows point to 4 different style elements.
Loud, Quiet, Complex and Simple.
By grabbing a kit element eg the ‘Kick’ we can drag it onto the grid in the middle.
Placement on the screen will determine it’s volume and it’s complexity.
Take a listen and if your happy do the same with the snare and hi hat.
So now you should have a simple drum pattern, have a few listens.
If you want any element louder drag the icon up the grid, quieter drag it down.
If you’re happy with it’s complexity make sure you maintain it’s position.
If you want it more complex drag it to the right, simpler drag it to the left.
And there you have it, a drum beat created in GarageBand.
If you intend to keep it or add another instrument then you will need to record it.
To carry on you have a couple of other options,
Enter multitrack or add another instrument.
For the moment let’s check out multitrack.
Tap the multitrack button circled in red.
The screen above shows the multitrack view.
At the moment it shows a drum pattern in green.
If this is not then case something went wrong.
Pressing play will loop the pattern allowing continuous play, perfect for jamming chords out.
I’ve highlighted the instruments button again so that if you want to you can add another instrument or recording.
If you want to add another instrument look for the ones that have ‘smart’ in front, these will be easier to use.
I will be going deeper into this at some other point but for now that’s all folks.
Enjoy.
Backing Tracks, Loops and Midi Drum Files Updated
This week I’ve had to overhaul the website due to a script I was using for downloads going fubar.
I could have looked into fixing it but decided it would be more prudent to get things working again on a download front so there is a new look to things in this regard.
First up the backing tracks download pages have been updated http://untidydownloads.untidymusic.com/
There are 15 tracks on each page ranging in styles and key. For the most part they’re in Am but I’m hoping to widen the scope of this some more.
I’ll be honest some are straight forward rock or blues, some are just plain odd but I think that adds to their appeal. Descriptions on each page include key signature and style.
All of these backing tracks are original compositions that were written either directly as backing tracks for guitar soloing or are pieces of music originally intended as straight composition but ended up being considered ideal for practicing lead guitar.
If you enjoy them please show some support and donate.
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The loops available on this site are also offered up for free download, these will be scraped together from pre-programmed drums of my own (also offered as midi file downloads) and these pages will also include loops from my own recordings.
http://www.untidymusic.com/loops/
Some of these loops will be recorded at several different tempos.
The midi file examples will be recorded in such a way therefore making it easier for you to build your own drum tracks.
All loops are royalty free and free for download in mp3 format, again as asked before if you get any use from these files please drop us a line and tell us or even better donate to help keep this site ticking over.
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The midi drum files on this site are again also up for free download, there are recorded examples in several tempos going from 80 to 130bpm.
Each drum pattern will also be followed by at least 2 variations, in some cases 5 variations.
On the download pages each file description will be accompanied by an image depicting each pattern so you can try and learn how to create you own.
Each pattern is in two bar patterns.
http://www.untidymusic.com/drums/
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The future:
Hopefully in the new year I will be able to start uploading more drums and backing tracks but I also intend to upload guitar samples and bass loops.
That said it all takes time so…
Umbop
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Free Drum VST: CM-505 well almost.
Another great reason to get Computer Music magazine is the CM-505.
‘The CM-505 is a 24 note-polyphonic VST drum synthesizer. The instrument is designed specifically for creating synthetic drum sounds; no samples are used to create its sounds, not even a single cycle. The sounds created by the CM-505 have their roots in classic analogue drum machines. Although the CM-505 can replicate many of the sounds of these classic analogue drum machines, it also extends them into new sonic territory.’
The CM-505 comes bundled with loads of other free vst plugins on the disc that comes free with Computer Music every month.
Also the articles, reviews and tutorials make the magazoine worth it’s cover price alone.
The DVD disc crammed with lot’s of music making goodies just makes the magazine a great buy.
Free VST Drum Sampler: Loopazoid
Loopzazoid by NextSoft is my favourite Drum Sampler VST,
It’s not out of the box because you need to create your own kits.
If like me you’ve got shed loads of drum samples it’s really easy to set up a kit.
Your samples though will probably need converting as Loopazoid only accepts samples at 16bit.
It’s free, it works and it’s totally customizable.
VST2 virtual drum sampler with 48 channels, 64 voices (stereo or mono), 4 stereo outputs. Compatible with 8/16 Bit WAV/AIFF samples.
Supported platforms: VST2 plugin for MacOS / Windows
Download for free here.
There are also some free resources regarding the Loopazoid(click)
And you never know, I might just create a kit and tutorial to fit in here.
Free VST Drums
Looking for a free Drum VST?
‘MeldaProduction has finally created the total drum solution: MDrummer. MDrummer is a highly sophisticated percussion workstation which combines features of all of current products on the market into one single instrument.’
Then look no further than MeldaProductions MDrummer, there are two versions of this software the full version is a paid download but there is also a small version which is available for free.
‘MDrummer Small is the lightest version of MDrummer. It does not contain drumset editor nor rhythm editor nor rhythm generator. However it contains several drumsets and rhythms and it is FREE! ‘
‘MDrummer Small also comes with the MDrummer demoversion, which shows all features, however you cannot save or export anything and generates random noise. But you can setup your own drumsets and rhythms and even use the rhythm generator.’
# VST plug-in & standalone application, incredible sound and rhythm systems provide everything you could ever need! Not just a sampler, not just a synthesizer, not just a loop player… It is more versatile than you could ever imagine! It can play acoustic jazz swing with brushes, bossa nova, pop, r’n'b, hip-hop, drum’n'bass… If you can imagine it, MDrummer can play it.
# Free drum VST plug-in – MDrummer S is a totally free version of MDrummer! It contains everything you need – the standalone application and VST plug-in compatible with most of the VST hosts such as Cubase, Nuendo, Cakewalk etc. You do not need to look for drum VST warez anymore, because this one is really free! Just download, install and enjoy the power of the MDrummer VST plug-in and standalone application.
# A huge library of resources is included, of course. This consists of
4.5GB in 500+ multisamples (Gretsch Birch and Sonor S-Class drumsets played with sticks, mallets, floppy, brushes and hands), 150+ drumsets, 750+ drumset components to generate your own unique drumsets, 200+ rhythms, 100+ base-rhythms useful to help you generate your own unique rhythms, 12000+ loops (most of them recorded) useful to generate your own unique rhythms, Subsample libraries, samples, effect configurations, layers and much more…
# Updates and packages free for life – MDrummer downloads and installs updates and additional resources (samples, subsample libraries, rhythms, grooves…) for free! No more extension packs, we want our customers to be satisfied forever!