Drum Programming Secrets

Professionals across many different genres provide hands-on tips and reveal industry secrets about programming drums using the latest beat generators from hardware drum machines, to plug-in applications, to plain old MIDI keyboards and DAWs.

If you've ever said "I suck at programming drums" this DVD is for you.

Drum Programming Secrets gives you the inside track on programming drums: how to set up your drum sounds on a keyboard, how to input the basic material, how to use both simple and advanced editing techniques, plus finger-by-finger instruction and insights into a whole range of different drum styles from rock, to world, dance, funk, and much more.

The Programmers 

* Dave Polich: leading international sound designer for Yamaha, Korg, Dave Smith, NI, and many more.
* Josh Hinden: electronic music producer, DJ, director of MIDI at Ex'Pression College in San Francisco.
* Raymond Jones: drummer, keyboard player, hip hop producer. 
* David Bortnick: drummer, producer Nobody's Own.
* Rick Walker: multi-instrumentalist, live-looping guru, recording artist.

The Scenes

* HELLO
* What you need/ need to know
* What are beats?
* Playing basic kits
* How to play a simple rock beat
* SOUNDS / MAPPING / ARTICULATIONS
* Hi-hats
* Kick drums
* Snares
* Tom toms
* Cymbals
* PLAYING BASIC GROOVES AND FILLS
* STYLES & PERFORMANCE MASTER CLASSES
* 60s rock / surf rock
* Rock - Keith Moon!
* 80s pop
* Funk rock
* Hip-hop
* Dance
* Jazz funk
* World
* Tenori-on (Electronic)
* EDITING
* Making quick beats
* Quantizing
* Note edit
* Velocities
* Balance
* Pan

Featured Equipment

Steinberg Cubase
Apple Logic
Yamaha Motif XS
Native Instruments Battery 
FL Studio, 
Elektron MachineDrum
Tenori-on

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Run Time: 2 hrs 24 mins

Format: DVD Video