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Re: Easiest drum machine software
If you are leaning in that direction (RMX) check out EZDrummer too.
Very cool. But it's not quite like a drum machine.
On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 12:18 PM, Chris Sewell <lunamusic@mac.com> wrote:
> Spectrasonics RMX is amazing and very easy to use.
>
>
>
> On Mar 7, 2008, at 8:22 AM, jj 179 wrote:
> Hey folks,
>
> I had been considering plunking down a coupla hundred bucks on a used
> Ensoniq or E-mu drum machine and it occurred to me that it might be
>cheaper
> to go the software route. For whatever reason I have a bit of a brain
>block
> when it comes to programming synths, MIDI, and rhythms, so it will be an
> uphill battle I know. The drum machines I've been drawn to are those that
> allow you hammer out rhythms on pads in real-time, so that you don't JUST
> have to do it in step programming. Trance/dance/techno/breakbeat etc are
> what I'm looking for.
>
> Any decent software packages out there focused on drums? I really don't
>have
> the time/inclination to master a complicated software interface like a
>lot
> of the overall production systems - if there really is a dedicated drum
> machine program out there that's decent, i'd love to play with it. If it
>has
> (or has access to) multiple decent drum libraries as well, that would be
> cool - or at least the ability to play wav samples.
>
> I do have an Akai MPD16 midi drum control pad thingie, so that should
>help.
>
> Any thoughts on a "for dummies" software drum machine?
>
>
>
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