D- Music

Well thank u all for your input, just got a chance to log back in, storms keep us busy here. But thinking of starting out with the sx900 and will possibly go w ez drummer just to have variety. Too bad video is not available to see, was looking forward to getting an idea

I was actually trying that! Seems like a great option! Looking into the pedals now. Thanks!

Thanks for suggestion, I am going to look into it and I will just have to power through to get the results. I mean that is why we do it right? For the love of the art. It's funny , at the end of each gig, the girls sit in living room after we unloaded and all equipment, when I walk in , they just smile because they know is payday, it's so funny and cute everytime

Yes of course I pay them, and actually more than me. I don't even get a cut, I've had my share, I let them have it all basically. I like this comment and is a serious contender as far as options. I also may look into band in a box,

I truly understand, I just had 1 too many bad experiences and decided to basically make reliable musicians. The good thing is that my girls liked music. All my girls play and not too bad, I mean they hire us. They started when they were like 10 or 11 and then my 2 younger one hopped on board. They are now older, have jobs and the dreaded boyfriend came snooping around . Now she has a hard time rehearsing and well, even playing at all. So I would prefer a person but as of now we may just try this option for now. I guess ez drummer and getting expansion packs will probably do the trick, I just have not had ANY experience using loops and samples.

You know, I get it, and u do have a valid point. There is nothing like a real drummer. There is also the " on the fly " changes we do during our sets and songs ( merging) that a Machine can't do plus we are committed to a beginning to end song and hopefully no one makes a mistake. I am very happy with what we have accomplished musically. We do weddings anniversaries, private parties ect. I guess the way I'm trying to look at it is that we keep moving forward with no " personnel " changes and tighten their timing ven more with a machine. These loops nowadays also sound so real it's incredibly convincing. Thank u so much for ur input

Thanks for the reply. I am at this point trying to see the fastest and easiest way to do complete songs w fills . Just trying to see which way is better,faster and/ or more convenient, loops or midifiles.

Hi there, new to this site, found it and decided to sign up. Quick backstory, I've been in many bands and have dealt with many musicians. I was really tired of the drama and decided to start my own band AND teach my girls to play. I now have my band w my girls and all is dandy. Now my oldest which is my drummer decided to move on from drums. I don't want to bring in someone new bracause I am just over bringing in new members, starting all over and them not being reliable. Soooo, I have been contemplating going digital just on the drums. I have played with arranger keyboards and workstations before. I know a little of everything and whole lot of nothing. I used to program an r8 drum machine and I loved it as it was easy to do( still actually have it!) But I dread programming all of our songs. Is there an easier way now days, with technology? I looked into midi files and then drum loops. Ezdrummer 3 and hit Trax? Is this the best route? We play alot of Latin ( salsa merengue,tex mex nortena ballads cumbia and typical classic rock and top 40). Equipment available is Roland x6, yamaha psr x900, roland spd30 and spd sx. Studio 1 artist. Is it better to do midi files or audio files because it will essentially be a drumming backing track I guess. Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated!!