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Posted by craig (from: spider-wa074.proxy.aol.com) on May 26, 1999 at 12:16:16:

In Reply to: HELP! posted by Neil Lewis on May 25, 1999 at 02:58:43:

: Hi,

: I was wondering if someone could spare me a moment to
: pass on a few details about generating drum beats on
: my PC. I have downloaded a few demo's without getting
: too far with them because I am a complete novice. I am
: looking to purchase a reliable piece of software that
: will enable me to design drum beats, change pitch and
: duration etc. then join beats together to make rhythm's.
: Is there any software out there that can emulate the
: Yamaha drum machines? Or will I have to connect a drum
: machine to my PC, purchase software, and sample the
: input from the drum box?

: Any help would be MASSIVELY appreciated.

: Best regards,
: Neil Lewis
: E-mail : neil_lewis@bigfoot.
Neil; don't get a drum machine, they are almost entirely redundant if you have a pc with soundcard. If you only want to do drums, a virtual sampler on your soundcard can hold all the noises of whatever drum machine you prefer (NB you get get a virtual sampler free with AWE soundblaster soundcards), and can be played via MIDI from any non-audio sequencer such as cubase, logic, cakewalk. (Don't try to use the audio versions, as the virtual sampler and the sequencer will both want to use the soundcard, which will cause problems).
As to changing pitch, timestretching, adding effects etc I use Wavelab and Soundforge, both of which are excellent audio editors.

Alternatively, use cubase/cakewalk/logic audio versions in alliance with recycle to create new new drum loops from sampled loops; this way you will also have access to all the other audio functions of these powerful programs.

If you get a hardware sampler, and use an audio program, all these options will available simultaneously.

Good luck,
Craig

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: : Hi, : : I was wondering if someone could spare me a moment to : : pass on a few details about generating drum beats on : : my PC. I have downloaded a few demo's without getting : : too far with them because I am a complete novice. I am : : looking to purchase a reliable piece of software that : : will enable me to design drum beats, change pitch and : : duration etc. then join beats together to make rhythm's. : : Is there any software out there that can emulate the : : Yamaha drum machines? Or will I have to connect a drum : : machine to my PC, purchase software, and sample the : : input from the drum box? : : Any help would be MASSIVELY appreciated. : : Best regards, : : Neil Lewis : : E-mail : neil_lewis@bigfoot. : Neil; don't get a drum machine, they are almost entirely redundant if you have a pc with soundcard. If you only want to do drums, a virtual sampler on your soundcard can hold all the noises of whatever drum machine you prefer (NB you get get a virtual sampler free with AWE soundblaster soundcards), and can be played via MIDI from any non-audio sequencer such as cubase, logic, cakewalk. (Don't try to use the audio versions, as the virtual sampler and the sequencer will both want to use the soundcard, which will cause problems). : As to changing pitch, timestretching, adding effects etc I use Wavelab and Soundforge, both of which are excellent audio editors. : Alternatively, use cubase/cakewalk/logic audio versions in alliance with recycle to create new new drum loops from sampled loops; this way you will also have access to all the other audio functions of these powerful programs. : If you get a hardware sampler, and use an audio program, all these options will available simultaneously. : Good luck, : Craig

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