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Mine just arrived today.

 

Just recorded a guitar rhythm and solo track.

 

So far so good without reading the manual yet.

 

The question is. If I want drum tracks, do I need a drum machine?

 

If I do, what drum machine do you recommend?

 

Before you say a real drummer, not happening.

 

Thanks,

Mike

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Mine just arrived today.

 

Just recorded a guitar rhythm and solo track.

 

So far so good without reading the manual yet.

 

The question is. If I want drum tracks, do I need a drum machine?

 

If I do, what drum machine do you recommend?

 

Before you say a real drummer, not happening.

 

Thanks,

Mike

 

 

DP-03 is awesome: my ONLY gripe with it is the lack of editing in beats and bars. That said, check some drum loops out online, load them up over USB and then into a stereo pair on the DP-03, then copy to extend them as needed. editing on the TASCAM portastudios is actually a lot of fun (and non-destructive with undo.) have fun!

 

cheers,

Don

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Hey PPBob,, congrats on your new toy. I got a zoom r8 a month or so ago.

I didn't have much time at first to play with it but have been getting into it the last few weeks.

 

It has some drums onboard but they are pretty cheesy sounding. I am borrowing an Alesis SR-16 from a buddy. I had an Alesis years ago and it was pretty good and easy to use. I assume this one will be much the same.

 

Drum loops are ok but they can get kinda boring after awhile. It's nice to be able to change it up for the chorus and give it an intro,, etc.. But if you just want a beat to play along with loops are fine.

 

As far as which one? I haven't tried a bunch but I recall the Alesis was real easy to use and to program and you can also create patterns real time on those little pads if you so choose.

I don't think the sound quality will vary much on units costing a couple hundred bucks.

 

As you already mentioned it's a bedroom device so it's just for fun.

And you can always take it over to a buddy house and get real drums on after if you want.

Well,, at least until you mix it all down that is.

 

But hey,, it's a blast. Enjoy.

I have learned that some idea's I have had really suck when I hear them back.

Others sound pretty good and deserve some time spent.

Get's the ole creative juices working..

 

You will have lots of fun with it.

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I've been using a Boss DR-880 for a long time. It's about as close to a real drummer as I can get in my studio without actually setting up an electronical drum kit. We used to use Alesis, it was good as well, just limited in comparison to the Boss. For my stuff that I use fairly regularly, the best thing I can say about something is how quickly I would replace it if it caught on fire. That DR-880 would be replaced that day.

 

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check some drum loops out online, load them up over USB and then into a stereo pair on the DP-03, then copy to extend them as needed. editing on the TASCAM portastudios is actually a lot of fun (and non-destructive with undo.) have fun!

 

cheers,

Don

This is a great idea there is a lot of free loops on the web now! I've got the baby brother to your machine the DR-2D, nice stuff all around, just cant go wrong with any of the old reliable brand's like Tascam and a hand full of others!

http://www.google.com/search?q=free+drum+loops&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

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Thanks for the advice guys! [thumbup]

I think I'll go for the freebie loops first.

But before anything else, as much as I hate to, I need to read the manual. [thumbdn]

 

for REALLY good training dvd specific to the DP-3, check out David Wills' site: proaudiodvds.com. The tutorial he produces is sold by TASCAM on their site too, and is really good: totally worth the $30. he pretty much covers every feature the device offers, and it's enjoyable to watch too.

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for REALLY good training dvd specific to the DP-3, check out David Wills' site: proaudiodvds.com. The tutorial he produces is sold by TASCAM on their site too, and is really good: totally worth the $30. he pretty much covers every feature the device offers, and it's enjoyable to watch too.

 

Thanks dbreslauer!

 

Yeah, I saw some his stuff on youtube and ordered the dvd last night.(Didn't go for the online version)

 

I just can't wait for the DVD to arrive.

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