Reaper and Drum Programming Resources As a project I am going to be getting my own resources and adding them here alongside links to software, articles, tutorials and available courses regarding programming drums in Reaper. This will include Drum Maps, Samples electronic and acoustic, Ideas and Tricks and tips. If you have any resources, videos, […]
Video tutorial using Reaper and piano roll to create a drum track using midi. New video created to show how to program drums in Reaper using Piano roll. VST Drums are Session Drummer 2 available to buy from the Cakewalk store for £8.99 http://www.store.cakewalk.com/b2cus/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=10-CPHH1.00-20E You can download the named notes file used in the video […]
Video on how to import audio loop into Reaper and use tempo to stretch and shrink drum loop. Loop used is available to download for free here www.free4allbackingtracks.com Straight 4/4 Closed Hi Hats 8ths 100bpm – Pattern 1 To download Reaper – Click Importing a loop into Reaper is a pretty simple thing to do. […]
When creating a backing track for your own composition getting the drums can be a difficult thing at times. Where do you start? There are a lot of software programs out there some stand alone and some vst. Standalone means a program in its own right. VST is a program that needs a host(another program) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
The snare if done correctly can be part of your signature sound, if you take a listen to a lot of 80s hair rock you’ll hear a very definite style of snare. Using presets for your compression and eq can be a good starting point, but if you’re interested in learning to sculpt the sound, […]