Getting da beat started

[PrOLifiK]

When you guys make your drum loops how many bars are u making them. Also when u guys make your drum loops do u guys make individual loops for everything i.e. snare, hi hat and then layer them on top of each other; or do u guys start with a hit and then try to build off of it. When u guys start making a track do u like to start off creating drums first or with a dope sample.

 

[fatsdowrong]

what equip. are we talkin about?
everything is different.

 

[PrOLifiK]

drum machines on fruity loops or reason or recording it straight from keyboard. nompc

 

[soundboy2]

I loop drums most times at 24 to 32 bars,

but somtimes just 8,

I play the kick and snare on the same track to start, then I copy the track and take the snare off of one of the tracks, then put effects on them indivually, then add the cymbal or hats on a third track.

 

[light]

I start with 2 bars then duplicate and mess with it then duplicate then mess with it, then do that again. so sixteen in the end. then as the beat comes together i mess with it more and then again after the vocals are all done

 

[Knock Out]

Me too, I make a lil 2 bar loop just to basically pick out my drum sounds, than I just add fills/brakes as I listen through it.

 

[B.Hawk]

on my asr i like to start out with 4 bars with anything unless i sample something and i need to make it eight bars. later on i go back and mess with bars as the song is coming along.

 

[fatsdowrong]

ASR 10?

 

[StressWon]

On Fruityloops,,,how can I make the drum loop longer,,,feel me,???,,,I know there's 1,2,3,4,,,patterns,,,I wanted to make the loop double what is by default. I know i'm sounding confusing but if ya understand me,,,jus holla

Peace

 

[light]

yo stress. its been a while since i touched fruity loops, but under one of the menus you can set the amount of notes per pattern. so this can do two things. one it can lengthen the pattern. if you switch from 16 to 32 and leave the tempo the same then your pattern will be twice as long. if you switch it from 16 to 32 and double the tempo then it will be the same length, timewise, but you will be able to program samples using a finer grid. hmm what i mean is you will be able, for example, to place 32 hihats in a bar instead of 16. does that answer your question?

 

[StressWon]

Light,


Thanks man,,I wasnt sure,,but I just figured it out!!! Thanks for the help!!!!

 

[Deez]

I usually record a first 4 bar loop, with my "main" drum sound, than I build around it melody, bass, harmony...... The final step is re-recording the good ol' drums, I do this in real time. When you use loops your sound tends to feel robotic(www.robotic.org/), when you do things live, you get this nice warm feeling I like to describe as rhythm... rhythm isn't only one sound, it is the combination of sounds put together. The beautiful enlightenment of your orchestration... your family of sound. Treat your sounds as people who are playing a part in your song, they all want a bit of attention!!
Keep your chin up and your head up even higher!!
Dz