Drum Loops For Timing Practice

[Bass_In_Yer_Face]

In order to perfect my timing I practice with a metronome.

However this is a but dull so I've downloaded a few drumloops from the net and practice keeping in time with those but they are ususally drum machines.

Does anybody know a resource of live drum loops or anything to practice along with.

[Dood]

Mebbe we could have some made up here on BW and added to the Wiki. Anyone fancy doing that?

Maybe a description with BPM / feel / time changes etc could be included? (like a crib sheet, for example)

[slaphappygarry]

If its something specific you are after i culd easily programme it



Or, get garage band (for mac) and get wired into the apple loops. They are great for what they are.

G

[funkysimon]

For the past few years I've been using Hammerhead to program loops:
[url="http://www.threechords.com/hammerhead/"]http://www.threechords.com/hammerhead/[/url]
I'd grab some extra acoustic sample banks to get a more realistic kick drum (unless you're big into electronic music), but other than that it's all good. Oh, it's aimed at dance music, so it's all 4/4. (though obviously you can work around that if you want to).

[kingofthestuntmen]

Acidplanet.com gives you a free version of Acid (Acid Express) - [url="http://www.acidplanet.com/tools/?p=acid&T=9184"]http://www.acidplanet.com/tools/?p=acid&T=9184[/url] - and every week they give you '8 Packs'. These are collections of loops from their Pro Collections. If you have the patience to go thru the back catalog, you can pick up lots of (very) varied percussion & drum loops.

Let us know how you get on, eh?

Edited September 26, 2007 by kingofthestuntmen

[Rumple]

I use Steinberg's Groove Agent, it's kinda like a software drum machine with real drum samples and lots of built in patterns each variable in tempo, complexity, feel etc. great for practicing to.

R.

[Bass_In_Yer_Face]

Ladies & Gents I think I am just about to make myself very popular!

[url="http://www.drumslive.com/freeloops.htm"]http://www.drumslive.com/freeloops.htm[/url]

[3V17C]

+1 for GrooveAgent


peace

c

[Paul Cooke]

[quote name='Bass_In_Yer_Face' post='66174' date='Sep 26 2007, 10:37 PM']Ladies & Gents I think I am just about to make myself very popular!

[url="http://www.drumslive.com/freeloops.htm"]http://www.drumslive.com/freeloops.htm[/url][/quote]
does Cubase LE (the bundled version) support the files?

[ped]

[quote name='Bass_In_Yer_Face' post='66174' date='Sep 26 2007, 10:37 PM']Ladies & Gents I think I am just about to make myself very popular!

[url="http://www.drumslive.com/freeloops.htm"]http://www.drumslive.com/freeloops.htm[/url][/quote]

Thanks mate - I will play with the .Wav samples!

[Bass_In_Yer_Face]

[quote name='Paul Cooke' post='66521' date='Sep 27 2007, 05:50 PM']does Cubase LE (the bundled version) support the files?[/quote]


Not sure, they import quite nicely into Acid Pro though.

[Bass_In_Yer_Face]

I just ordered a cd from The Bay which has four hundred loops from a 'Session Drummer' for under £10 so that will do for me Tommy.

[NinetyNineProblems]

Got a link?

[Bass_In_Yer_Face]

[quote name='NinetyNineProblems' post='66904' date='Sep 28 2007, 01:42 PM']Got a link?[/quote]

not to the one i bought but try this

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Drum-Loops-1800-wav-Sample-CD-Rock-Funk-Cubase-SX_W0QQitemZ320163362784QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item320163362784"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Drum-Loops-1800-wav-...tem320163362784[/url]