Review: New Online Drum Lesson Course

This list is not exhaustive but hopefully you can use it as a good starting point. can someone sticky this?


Software__________________________________________ ______
Audacity: Multitrack software, does not support MIDI
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Krystal Audio Engine: 16 tracks audio, ASIO and VST support, no MIDI support
http://www.kreatives.org/kristal/index.php

Quartz Audio Master: 4 track audio with MIDI
http://www.digitalsoundplanet.com/So...freeware.phtml

Anvil Studio: basic multitrack and MIDI, easy interface
http://www.anvilstudio.com/

Acid XPress 5.0: paint in audio files, record, very fun to use, focuses on loop based music ie. hip-hop, jungle, techno,etc
http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/...p2.asp?did=551

Pro Tools Free 5.0.1: uhh... it's Pro Tools but its free...the full version plus all the interfaces and hardware is over $100,000 =]
http://www.download.com/Pro-Tools-Fr...4-3296394.html

Wavosaur: Audio Editor
http://www.audiomelody.com/1/downloa...itors/wavosaur

Cool Edit 2000: a very popular audio editor
http://www.audiomelody.com/1/downloa...cool_edit_2000

SoundEditor: very very basic editor, recorder
http://www.audiomelody.com/1/downloa...rs/soundeditor

ModuLoop: good for mangling drum and sample loops
http://www.audiomelody.com/1/downloa...itors/moduloop

QuickAudio: editor, support up to 24 VST plug ins, wav and mp3 formats!
http://www.audiomelody.com/1/downloa...ors/quickaudio


PLUG-INS_______________________________________________ __

Free Plugins and Soft-Synth applications:
http://www.gersic.com/plugins/index.php?daCat=-1

More Free Plugins and Synths:
http://www.audiomelody.com/1/downloads

More Free Plugins!:
http://www.jeroenbreebaart.com/

Free VST Plugins:
http://www.techno-id.com/vst_plug-ins.htm

Free VST Plugins pack (pretty GUI! ):
http://karmafx.net/

Magazines_________________________________________ ________
Magazines that bundle free software with each issue:
http://www.computermusic.co.uk/

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Obsessed with the wisdom that the break beats posses.
-dirt

I got it stuck there for ya. Great idea for a thread.

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DRUM.NET ROCKS

That's awesome. Do you do a lot of home recording?

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Tama 4pc in the pocket

yes and no. i live in an apartment so i can't do alot of the stuff i have posted about. at home i do MIDI tracking, guitars, bass, keyboards, sampling and vocals.

when i get to go to my parents house i record the drumset and percussion.

i use a presonus firepod, compaq laptop, m-audio axiom 49 Reason 3.0, Cubase VST 4, Wavelab 5, Recycle 2.1, and various drum modules.
and all of the plug ins that are available in the links above.

if some of the links become dead or unavailable PM me and i will send you the .rar file

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Obsessed with the wisdom that the break beats posses.
-dirt

several good ones:
http://www.kjaerhusaudio.com/classic-series.php

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Obsessed with the wisdom that the break beats posses.
-dirt

Cool, I'll have to check this stuff out. I can't record very much with my kit since my parents will axe murder me if i bring a drum stick out of the basment so i really have to stick to recording drumz on my keyboard and vertuall drummerz which really limites tom fills, dynamics, and kinda the overall playing style but I get my recordings through pretty well. Being basically a guitar player that loves the drumz to and wanting to record some stuff with my kit, but i'm afraid my mic isn't good enough and up to par with my guitars and keyboard stuff since I record it all directly into the computer. and seening as though I can't plug an ludwig into the computer I have a sort of a problem... :P

anyone finding this useful?

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Obsessed with the wisdom that the break beats posses.
-dirt

which one is the best for a beginner? i want to get into recording and i really dont have the money for software, so which of these will work the best for a beginner?

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-chaz

pull me under, im not afraid

living on your knees, confority...
...or dying on your feet for honesty?
myspace.com/anavriniv

audacity.. first on the list i think... seems to be very popular among bedroom studios. the only thing it does not support is MIDI. so you would not be able to plug in your roland kit via MIDI. many people are satisfied with it. i have never used it.

as far as cheaper DAWs (digital audio workstation) Cubase SE is $149.99 and you will find that alot of interfaces for your computer (Lexicon, Presonus, Alesis) come bundled with software to get you up and running quick.

from my experience you probably will not be satisfied with free software and your mic in on your computer forever. it might be difficult to save some $$ but to have a quality computer interface with supported software (meaning if you have problems you can call the company... ripped software does not offer this)

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Obsessed with the wisdom that the break beats posses.
-dirt

I will be once I get my computer up to the drum room. Thanks for posting these. I'll be trying some out once I get setup. I'm not trying to make a real recording, just for song writing purposes really.

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I got three kits. Maple, birch, and ash. Shell material don't matter that much.

Huge list of free plugins for mac and windows... instruments of all kinds and effects (like reverbs, distortions, compressors, eq's etc.) not all of the links work... not my fault

http://free-plugin-list.com/

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Obsessed with the wisdom that the break beats posses.
-dirt

DUDE! I got my Firepod finally (have yet to get it actually working) and I thought I'd d/l a few plug ins to mess around with once I get tracking. I planned on getting them all and after getting 36 I realized that I was only 10% of the way through the first link! Holy freakin crap that's a lot of plug ins.

Jackson, you are the man. Thanks a million for those links. I would say keep em coming but at this rate I won't get them all tested out until 2010. I bet I find everything I need and everything I didn't know I needed for free. Sweet.

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I got three kits. Maple, birch, and ash. Shell material don't matter that much.

Anyone know if most of those are 30 day trials? I can deal with a free and bare bones just want to know if they are time sensitive.

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Albums I'm listening to non-stop these days:

Opeth - Ghost Reveries
King Crimson - Red
Primus - Fizzle Fry
Nile - Icthyphalic
New Model Army - Thunder and Consolation

http://hem.bredband.net/tbtaudio/

Limiter, Tube compressor, and something that has the word 'tape' in it(no idea what it does)

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Obsessed with the wisdom that the break beats posses.
-dirt

I do believe the ones listed all through this sticky are 100% free, no time trials.

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Obsessed with the wisdom that the break beats posses.
-dirt

Hey all!

I didn't get to read all these posts, but I've been using VPT (Virtual Percussion Technology) from RET Percussion (electronic drums). They've got drum software like EZDrummer, BFD2, Superior Drummer 2.0, Addictive Drums, etc.

But, this is the only way I record. I only use Cubase SX3, but it really doesn't matter for the quality I already get with the software system.

Just thought I'd throw this out there!

www.youtube.com/mikeyvpt

Later guys and gals!

-mikey

There's a sweet multi-track recorder called 'Reaper'. Very lightweight and capable, it's not strictly free but it won't cripple itself after 30 days. Lots of tracks, VST, MIDI & ASIO OK!

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Drum Music

Awesome sticky! Thanks a ton, gonna try and DL protools now.


EDIT: Crap. Protools free doesn't work on anything higher than OS9 / Windows ME.

oh well, I'll hit up some of those other ones.

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http://www.myspace.com/chainofbeingband