Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

On Feb 27, 2009, at 3:53 PM, showtunesbroadway wrote:

> I've bought and downloaded various drum samples - all different  
> kinds.  Now - how do I do create drum patterns.

John's answer to your request was a bit curt when he said "rtfm", but  
reading up about Ultrabeat (p. 559 of the Instruments and Effects  
manual) is a good place to start. Always try searching for your answer  
in the materials you already have available to you (the manuals exist  
for this reason) before asking such questions. When you ask anything  
extremely basic and general like this, it tells everyone you haven't  
even bothered to do so.

> I'm not sure of the terminology....so I'm not gonna embarass myself!

You've already gone there.

> Can someone give me some tips, step by step!

Seriously? You expect someone in this message group to actually walk  
you step by step through the process of creating drum patterns?

Come on, now.

Message groups are for getting specific answers to specific problems.  
If you want to learn general things on how to use your software,  
invest in some training videos. I've found the ones at MacProVideo.com  
to be particularly useful, but there are many out there.

> And recommend some products to buy or download.

Ultrabeat is plenty powerful, but if you're looking at mostly  
triggering sampled material for drums, I myself use Native Instruments  
Battery 3 for that. It doesn't have a built in pattern generator,  
though, so drums are triggered by Logic's sequencer just like any  
other instrument. You can get similar results with Logic's EXS24 built- 
in sampler, but that's a general purpose sampler, whereas Battery 3 is  
optimized for drums (and comes with many excellent drum kits).

If you want something more along the lines of a drum machine (samples  
and pattern generator), FXpansion's GURU is another good instrument  
that I also use.

I would suggest getting familiar with Ultrabeat before considering  
other software - if it meets your needs, you won't need to buy  
anything else for drums.

> Also - in a similar vein - those bits of software that you apply to  
> guitar sounds to do rhythm patterns.

Perhaps reading about noise gates and side-chain triggering is a good  
place to start.

Pattern gates are an easier way to get the "trance gate" effect that I  
think you're asking about - there are many options found with a Google  
search.


Mibrilane
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