Rock, Pop and Country Drum Loops.

Question

Rock, Pop and Country Drum Loops.

Hello, I've been recording quite successfully with garageband for just over a year now and upgraded to '09, and I've sold all my old 8 track machines and use garageband as a big tape recorder with lots of extras, I know how to make by own loops but find it a bit slow when I want to write a song, so does anyone have any good recommendations on any drum loop downloads or cds that would be less dance-electronic based and handier for straight rock, pop or country tunes, I'd like 4/4 and Waltz and two step and shuffles as well as ballads and mid tempo pop with individual hits.

I have seen stuff out there but I'd just like to know if anyone has used anything decent with garageband itself.

imac, Mac OS X (10.5.6), Garageband '09

Posted on Apr 13, 2009 5:47 AM

Reply

Answer 1

isteveus

Level 5

4,340 points

Apr 13, 2009 5:59 AM in response to Big Al Davies

I like http://www.betamonkeymusic.com/ got a few of their cd's.

Reply

Answer 2

Apr 14, 2009 6:49 AM in response to isteveus

Thanks isteveus, I'll check the link.

Reply

Answer 3

Apr 17, 2009 2:19 PM in response to Big Al Davies

You can also convert "Band-in-a-Box" files to standard midi files and import them into GB. It might be a little pricey for what you are looking for, but with "Band-in-a-Box," there are endless possibilities available. You can input any chord changes you want & each style has a sub-style. Once you import into GB, you can even mix & match various styles in your songs. The only minor problem I have found, is that you might have to transpose the bass part up an octave (which is very easy to do in GB.) What I usually do, is take the drum parts out of the file & create loops from them. Especially swing & bossa drum parts since I haven’t found that many good jazz loops for GB.

Reply