adamg67 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could recommend sources for good free MIDI drum tracks / loops? I'd definitely prefer MIDI as I want to tweak them and learn from them rather than just use them as they are. I'm looking mainly for blues, rock & funk beats but I fancy trying other influences as well. I'm guessing quite a few people have been through the same search so thought it was worth asking here. I much prefer playing bass along to some beats to get ideas going. I have had a search on here but I'm getting too many results about other things to find anything. TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) Here's one source ... [url="http://mididrumfiles.com/product/free-midi-files-package/"]Free MIDI drum files package ...[/url] ... Here's another ... [url="http://groovemonkee.com/pages/free-midi-loops"]Groove Monkey ...[/url] They'll keep you busy for an hour or so... Edited October 30, 2015 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 If you have a mac, open Garageband (or Logic) & you can take a drummer track & transport it into a midi track. Another great place for loops of all sorts is wikiloops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamg67 Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 Had a look at those and tried the free Groove Monkey pack, looks excellent! That will definitely keep me busy for a bit. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockfordStone Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 i'd second groove monkey. i use them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dood Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Make your own! I know that sounds like something which would be difficult, but I would whole-heartedly recommend ToonTrack's EZ Drummer 2. Not only because it is an amazing piece of drum software for getting great sounds in to your compositions - it has a really cool feature: For instance, you can search the library of loops for the sort of beat that you want, then drag and drop it to a standalone time bar. So, I'd plug in my midi keyboard, find the kick drum and snare sounds, then use the 'Tap2Find' function by physically tapping out the sort of beat I want. EZ Drummer 2 will then list all the beats in it's library that match or are similar, also giving a percentage rating for how close to your groove they are. OR you can just select loops and drag them to the timeline anyway. You can edit the loops and choose different kits or parts of kits to play the rhythm, something I do in my DAW of choice. One of my favourite parts of the software is to replace one single drum part of one loop with another's corresponding drum - such as just the kick drum. Especially If I had a part that followed a bass line specifically but I wanted to change the whole drum groove instead. EZ Drummer 2 is worth every penny and you can buy more loop packs to go with it's already pretty cool library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamg67 Posted November 2, 2015 Author Share Posted November 2, 2015 That's interesting, I am aiming to make my own so I plan to pull apart and mess around with the ones I find. I'll check out EZ Drummer 2, I don't know how much it overlaps with Steven Slate Drums which I already have but that does sound like a pretty cool feature. Although, partly I'm after new ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 I have just had a few emails from toontrack about upgrading to EZ Drummer2 , I think I will have to pull the trigger in the next day or so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Theres a few 'how to' videos on Youtube, including ones by the rather crazy and talented Devin Townsend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dapper Bandit Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 [quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1446494953' post='2899860'] I have just had a few emails from toontrack about upgrading to EZ Drummer2 , I think I will have to pull the trigger in the next day or so [/quote] Do it! I upgraded myself a week back and it is such a leap forward. So intuitive, it makes EZDRUMMER 1 look a toy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dapper Bandit Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 And they have a sale on a few of the expansions as well until the end of the month. The reggae one is particularly nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Cheers guys , it sounds like a no brainer , off to find my wallet . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornats Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 I can second the recommendations for both EZDrummer 2 and Groove Monkee. I use them pretty much exclusively for creating tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamg67 Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 I'm having a lot of fun with the free Groove Monkey tracks, I can see some of my hard earned going their way eventually if the paid for stuff is as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornats Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 [quote name='adamg67' timestamp='1449072456' post='2920564'] I'm having a lot of fun with the free Groove Monkey tracks, I can see some of my hard earned going their way eventually if the paid for stuff is as good. [/quote] It is! The free stuff is a small selection of the grooves that you pay for. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter and sign up for their newsletter as they often send out discount codes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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