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Subject:Using drum machines Posted by: toochill Date:1/17/2006 6:26:31 AM I was wondering if anybody uses a drum machine with their acid software, does it help making beats easier? If so do you recomend it? Also what would be a good drum machine to use? Thanks
Subject:RE: Using drum machines Reply by: Iacobus Date:1/17/2006 11:07:03 AM I imagine using your own drum sequencer of some sort would make life easier. The only things I would suggest are to be familiar with whatever drum machine you use and the process of ACIDizing your own material. (And some rudimentary music theory doesn't hurt either.) As an alternative, you can use percussive One-shots and arrange them on ACID's timeline, effectively using ACID like a drum sequencer. Iacobus ------- RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid Buy Instant ACID by JohnnyRoy and mD! mD at ACIDplanet Message last edited on1/17/2006 11:07:18 AM byIacobus.
Subject:RE: Using drum machines Reply by: Laurence Date:1/19/2006 7:33:31 AM I use Jamstix which is found here: http://rayzoon.com/ It is just incredible. I can put a drum part that sounds like a freakin drummer in just a couple of minutes and yet is custom, not generic. I have the extra sound sets and they sound wonderful. The program works well in Acid though it goes outside of the way the rest of Acid works. I just can't say enough good about this program. The effect once I add some regular Acid loops to the mix is that of a real drummer playing with loops. I highly recommend Jamstix!

Subject:Using drum machines

Posted by: toochill

Date:1/17/2006 6:26:31 AM

I was wondering if anybody uses a drum machine with their acid software, does it help making beats easier? If so do you recomend it? Also what would be a good drum machine to use? Thanks

Subject:RE: Using drum machines

Reply by: Iacobus

Date:1/17/2006 11:07:03 AM

I imagine using your own drum sequencer of some sort would make life easier. The only things I would suggest are to be familiar with whatever drum machine you use and the process of ACIDizing your own material. (And some rudimentary music theory doesn't hurt either.)

As an alternative, you can use percussive One-shots and arrange them on ACID's timeline, effectively using ACID like a drum sequencer.

Iacobus
-------
RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid
Buy Instant ACID by JohnnyRoy and mD!
mD at ACIDplanet

Message last edited on1/17/2006 11:07:18 AM byIacobus.

Subject:RE: Using drum machines

Reply by: Laurence

Date:1/19/2006 7:33:31 AM

I use Jamstix which is found here:

http://rayzoon.com/

It is just incredible. I can put a drum part that sounds like a freakin drummer in just a couple of minutes and yet is custom, not generic. I have the extra sound sets and they sound wonderful. The program works well in Acid though it goes outside of the way the rest of Acid works. I just can't say enough good about this program. The effect once I add some regular Acid loops to the mix is that of a real drummer playing with loops. I highly recommend Jamstix!