How do YOU make the drums?

[Glenn Mitchell]

I try to make use of Hydrogen .
Advanced drum machine for GNU/Linux. I does have a windows installer if you use windows.

http://www.hydrogen-music.org/

I'd love to hear about your experiences with Hydrogen. 64 recommended it some time ago and I'm just now learning about  it.
There are some good vids on it;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icCNosEm-dQ&feature=channel

[guitarron]

i use a variety of ways to get drum parts-besides using real drums,from time to time, i use EZ Drummer and Session Drummer3 in Sonar.
For fleshing out parts, I use my BR600- which is nice because i can load tones such as congas and other better sounding samples that the BR600 cannot provide-
The quantization(ppq) in the BR600 doesnt allow for smooth natural sounding rolls though

finger drums are the way i,ve done most of my tracks of late-i'll start with a simple bass/snare-then layer on top-using a DAW allows for editing mistakes

I'll use loops from time to time -although i dont buy loop cd's-just freebies


The MBR for drums is too constraining for me- i'm in awe of the quality of tracks that some of the vets on this site get using MBR drums
i've been considering getting an OCTOPAD spd30 lately-GAS attack

[Glenn Mitchell]

Has anyone tried the Roland Boss DR-3 machine
There's one for sale for $140 locally.

[Wartime Novelty]

What i do is tab the basic structure of the song out in guitar pro

then i write the drum patterns from scratch in there this helps to lock in on tempo/time signature changes.

I then export the midi into reaper and use the steven slate ex plugin for the sounds

i then edit as needed using the piano roll view in reaper, i sometimes write them this way too if i am just doing a quick tone test etc

[kc2ine]

I call this guy for drums...

[guitarron]

I call this guy for drums...

really- does the phone just ring and ring?

[kc2ine]

I call this guy for drums...

really- does the phone just ring and ring?

How did you know? it must be something wrong with his phone... 

[phantasm777]

i just sit on my drummers throne and go for it!

[FuzzFace]

I'm tempted to buy (wishlist) a e-kit too, but a smaller one, pad like (like yamaha dd65), but I'm not sure yet.

I use the Yamaha DD65.  It doesn't get me any street cred but I like the results.  It is used in practically all my posts.

The advantage is that it's apartment size and I can pack it up... and the price is good too.  Oh, and mainly because I get the satisfaction of playing by feel instead of pre-calculating the nuances of the drumming.