drum machines for mac

hektik · Post by **hektik** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:24 am

I tried using ezdrummer but after installing it i couldn't, and still can't figure out how to run it. what are some other good drum machines for a mac? i've been looking on the net and can't find jack shit really. help me PBB.

Muffin · Post by **Muffin** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:06 am

You need to run it in a DAW, you dingus.

hektik · Post by **hektik** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:57 am

you talk like i know anything about computers. PBB is as far as I go.

The Doctor · Post by **The Doctor** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 5:42 pm

DAW = Digital Audio Workstation

EZDrummer is a VSTi (Virtual Studio Technology Instrument), which means you need a "host program" (DAW) to run it. I recommend Renoise. Real men sequence vertically.

www.renoise.com

If you need help with this shit, I don't know why you didn't just send me a message. This computer music stuff is all I do anymore.

Muffin · Post by **Muffin** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:17 pm

Fruityloops is pretty easy for babbies (I use it, i'm gay)

The Doctor · Post by **The Doctor** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:54 pm

Fruity Loops is the Guitar Hero of DAWs.

At least check out Ableton or Reason. They're both still a little low tech compared to other things out there, but they're a lot more powerful and allow you to be a lot more individual than FL will.

Muffin · Post by **Muffin** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 3:24 pm

The Doctor wrote:Fruity Loops is the Guitar Hero of DAWs. At least check out Ableton or Reason. They're both still a little low tech compared to other things out there, but they're a lot more powerful and allow you to be a lot more individual than FL will.

Yeah, abelton and reason are superior programs, but I figure he's only going to use a daw to program thrash drums so he's not going utilize all that SUPREME POWER.

The Doctor · Post by **The Doctor** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 2:48 am

Then use a tracker. Stripped down, but still very powerful.

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:01 am

Logic Logic Logic Logic Logic, Hektik.

Get Logic Express, dude, and it's your one-stop music production shop. It's like taking all the best parts of Reason, Pro-Tools, and other programs and putting them into one. You can have your drum machine right there in your recording interface. No bouncing or moving tracks from one program to another. It's all right there in front of you, side-by-side.

hektik · Post by **hektik** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:30 am

Pfl?yd wrote:Logic Logic Logic Logic Logic, Hektik.

Get Logic Express, dude, and it's your one-stop music production shop. It's like taking all the best parts of Reason, Pro-Tools, and other programs and putting them into one. You can have your drum machine right there in your recording interface. No bouncing or moving tracks from one program to another. It's all right there in front of you, side-by-side.

wait wait wait! I have that program already, how do I combine this with DFH?!

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:57 am

hektik wrote:
Pfl?yd wrote:Logic Logic Logic Logic Logic, Hektik.

Get Logic Express, dude, and it's your one-stop music production shop. It's like taking all the best parts of Reason, Pro-Tools, and other programs and putting them into one. You can have your drum machine right there in your recording interface. No bouncing or moving tracks from one program to another. It's all right there in front of you, side-by-side.
wait wait wait! I have that program already, how do I combine this with DFH?!

What are the samples that DFH uses? What kind of files? At worst you'd have to convert them to .wav files and then load them into the library.

hektik · Post by **hektik** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:01 am

Pfl?yd wrote:
hektik wrote:
Pfl?yd wrote:Logic Logic Logic Logic Logic, Hektik.

Get Logic Express, dude, and it's your one-stop music production shop. It's like taking all the best parts of Reason, Pro-Tools, and other programs and putting them into one. You can have your drum machine right there in your recording interface. No bouncing or moving tracks from one program to another. It's all right there in front of you, side-by-side.
wait wait wait! I have that program already, how do I combine this with DFH?!
What are the samples that DFH uses? What kind of files? At worst you'd have to convert them to .wav files and then load them into the library.

i don't know, i can't view anything other than the install folders.