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Subject: Programming methods...
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Original Message 1/6 15-Sep-02 @ 08:36 PM - Programming methods...
Steve Roughley
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| BEATS | 1 0 0 0 | 2 0 0 0 | 3 0 0 0 | 4 0 0 0 |
| Kick | 1 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 | 1 0 1 0 | 1 0 0 0 |
| Snare | 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 1 | 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 |
| Conga1 | 1 0 0 1 | 0 0 1 0 | 0 0 1 1 | 0 0 0 0 |
I'm a lttle curious as to other producers general approach to programming drums. Usually, I just throw all my ideas into a 1 to 4 bar loop and keep the loop playing while I mess around 'till I am happy with the groove. I then break the drum pattern down into it's component tracks (snares, hats, kicks, ect), record them to audio and re-sequence them. I'll then procede to work on each track/sound individually. Once I am happy with a track/sound I move on to the next one. And so on.
I have been working with a couple of other producers who, I have discovered, do exactly the same thing. I was wondering if this is the usual method, or is anyone doing anything different? Any new ideas???
Regards.
Steve.
Message 2/6 15-Sep-02 @ 09:15 PM - RE: Programming methods...
yeah that's what i do most of the time... build a short loop up to the full groove then break it down to components which can then be eased into the mix bit by bit or dropped in/out etc
Message 3/6 15-Sep-02 @ 09:26 PM - RE: Programming methods...
aye, same here. but i don't do a lot of "involved" programming, like breaks/dnb. i got a sticker on my monitor says "keep it simple"
Message 4/6 15-Sep-02 @ 11:48 PM - RE: Programming methods...
Steve Roughley
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Cool. It's kind of strange though. I hadn't spoken to anyone about programming drums until I was well and truly settled into this methodology. I suppose it's just the natural way for a western human to approach such a situation.
Regards.
Steve.
Message 5/6 16-Sep-02 @ 08:11 PM - RE: Programming methods...
I've always thought it's the nature of the tech. I do the same (most everyone I've worked with does as well)...
Because we're programming notes into a sequencer, I think there's little room for a different method. It's what works best.
I've always used seperate tracks for each drum element at the start, that way there's no need to break it down.
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Message 6/6 18-Mar-03 @ 01:28 PM - RE: Programming methods...
i use most tried and tested techniques- and for those moments of inspiration i sometimes turn the bpm of the track upto say 190 go plastic hitting the pads of my mpc in a total random order- chop any segment i like into a half a bar- speed down- and layer behind my beat- and loop ad infinitum-
most of the time sounds gash but sometimes can get a pattern you would have never have thought of....
greg
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