How I Make My Backing Tracks - Programming Drums and Drum Loops

[@spiddlemyfiddle]

Steady on that grind with your uploading. Respect. I was just wondering about your backing tracks the other day so this is great

[@seenochasm7101]

Same, was just wondering about it last week. Bizarre

[@jwright8838]

Thank, John. Your use of Reaper inspired me to take a look. Before that I was using and frustrated with Protools 2018. Reaper is much more stable and easy to use. Thanks for a look at how you do drums.

[@johnnathancordy]

Yeh I think Reaper maybe be a future thing really, because it being freely available to students etc just makes it a no-brainer - if this was around when I was in school/college I'd have started much much younger

[@BobPaulGuitar]

@@johnnathancordy +1 to this, man!

[@davelanciani-dimaensionx]

I've been a Reaper user for at least 10 years or more. My favorite DAW ever.

[@vitaliistep]

What materials could you recommend to get started? I'm experienced with S1, Cubase and PT, but never used Reaper.

[@69telecasterplayer]

Excellent! Thank you so much for sharing your processes. I sometimes simply copy a drum loop from my Boss RC-500 straight into an audio track.

[@CaptHowdy77FP]

Bam, right to 7-time. You make everything look effortless.

[@ChuckLeone]

Great process and results. I’ve used a similar process but I’m lazy and tend use pre-sequenced drums, flipping between using EZ Drummer and a pedal such as the Digitech SDRUM and Boss Rc-10R.

[@suedeface]

I was using sdrum previously and switched to ezdrummer as I can get the actual parts I want quickly. Pretty easy to add and subtract hits etc. As well.

[@PaoloC.]

been using it, ez drummer is awesome!

[@benhagan]

I see new video...I pause whatever and watch fast

[@milkteaalliance1748]

Niice man i dont usually commentnon people music but for an onstuctional video your playing andnsong is awesome

[@andrerodriguesguitars]

I’m programming drums right now😂 Keep them coming!💪🤘

[@jasonkucharski7411]

That was a huge help. Gonna try it tonight👍

[@IIImobiusIII]

I was doing this but I opted for a Roland Handsonic. It's kind of fun and sounds really good.

[@gffg387]

Nice video, Johnny KZbinr.

[@TLMuse]

"Pay no attention to the DAW behind the curtain!" I really like these behind-the-scenes videos. For recent subscribers, if you'd like to see John's previous videos along these lines (with less of a focus on the drum track), check out these: "How I record and put together my clips:kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZPai3aPbst_oLs and "RECORDING PROCESS and my WORKFLOW - How I RECORD" kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYOrlYWcd56BmZo. Sadly, if this video piques your interest in Native Instruments plug-ins, you missed one of their occasional big sales by just a few days, but there will probably be another one soon enough! -Tom

[@Cybecow]

Never mind drums! How do you play guitar like that? 17 minutes...go! Great stuff as ever....👌

[@ensignbarabus]

Definitely very helpful. Not sure if this is possible, but is there a way you could upload the template to a folder to access as a start?

[@karenmcspadden7240]

While I have a different drum plugin, I would totally take any of your templates to have available to drop in for tracks.

[@boseki_music]

You could send the midi to 2 separate tracks, so you wouldn't need to copy your midi items each time you change a note... I personally like to use a folder track with multiple child tracks for my drum midi notes. This way i can have the main beat in one track, the obligatory crash on the one (or where ever) could be in another track, and fills and extra stuff in a third track. This makes it super easy for me to see whats going on, even without opening the midi editor. ;-) (I'm using Reaper too, btw)

[@terrapin323]

Super useful. Loop with the looper pedal played to a click right? Ive had trouble making that sound smooth in the transitions

[@picksalot1]

Interesting to see your process. I've always liked the drums you use on your slow Jazz tunes. Are those made using the same process? They sound like a live drummer. Thanks

[@jrgutierrez316]

Music sounds very Peter White. Nice!

[@ferdy6642]

Do you use midi keyboard for the beats?

[@veissanr]

hello john :) will you sell new pod go patches, thank you very much ...

[@seenochasm7101]

Ty!

[@vitaliistep]

That's awesome, thank you very much for sharing! How do you usually write bass parts? Keyboard or just programming in the piano roll?

[@hansgruenweg294]

I am interrested in an explanation of the "bass guitar drone tones" or whatever whatchamacallit. ...and in an intro in style of Micha Mansoor, Periphery It's Only Smiles ...sort of.

[@johnnathancordy]

Wait what's a bass guitar drone tone?

[@hansgruenweg294]

@@johnnathancordy Such a long sustained low frequency tone over an entire bar or several bars. Maybe done with a synth, but sounds similar to a bass guitar played tone.

[@pramesh.gurung]

why is there two waveform in his tracks?? ,,, can you please make some reaper guide for your type of recording?? :)

[@jackprice7828]

John what audio interface do you use?

[@domizidor]

What I found usefull in therms of creativity with drums is, that once I got some idea (riff, melody etc...) Im trying to "jam" with that idea like Im playing the real drums (on keyboard using lets say snare and kick or whatever) and Im trying to come with some beat idea. So I can use "feel" more than mouse and the template of software. Doesnt have to be perfect just playing around in loop and once im happy with it I can program it to be "perfect". I just like the idea Im in charge more than software template and it could lead into more creative beats than just "randomly" clicking and trying. Not saying its bad, it obviously working for many people but this way its a bit more analog friendly :). Not sure if put that into words in way that is easy to understand :D

[@abdulazizrehan]

Bass? Another video perhaps?