basically I need a good drum machine for Cubase that allows me to quickly build drum tracks and was thinking to buy a dedicated product (don't know if I can mention them here so I won't), but frankly, I have an old BB version and I'd rather spend the same money on the new 2010 version if I can achieve the same results with drum tracks. I think I should be able to.....with my old BB version 2007, I just figured out a temporary song structure , then exported it as midi file, imported it in Cubase, got rid of all the BB tracks minus the drums, and voila'.

The only problem is sorting all the drum fills, so I have to cut parts, etc. Basically I'd like to find a way to have normal drum patterns and drum fills separately but that can be easily selected at will.
Maybe you know of some sort of midi drum collection that has normal drum patterns and fills already cut ?
I have to work them in Cubase because I have to do some music assignements from my music college.
Still, I use BB all the time to compose with, just not to record with, because for me it's easier to use Cubase to do the final product, especially considering that I am using libraries like the ones from Quantum Leap Eastwest

sorry if I might sound confusing. Basically I work in two ways: either directly with BB when I am composing music, or directly in Cubase when I have already a very clear idea of the structure and I want to start working by using my Eastwest libraries directly. The reason is that using such libraries with BB would not be very intuitive as they aren't GM compatible, but at the same time they sound so good that often I just want to start composing using them directly. The only thing I need to do is to find a way to build drum tracks easily, because with BB doing this is a piece of cake, but with Cubase is a real boring chore as it's merely a blank canvas. Still, I want to build the drum tracks in Cubase for these particular projects because the drums that I have in the Eastwest libraries are simply mind blowing. So I was thinking, instead of spending money on a software drum machine for Cubase, I'd rather spend them on BB and get the new version if it there is a way to pair it up with Cubase for quick drum track building

I am on a budget so I can't buy both products (especially after forking out on the Eastwest libraries, which sound absolutely killer but are hardly cost effective) so instead of now buying a drum machine I'd rather be inclined to spend the money on BB because it's such a useful program, if I'd find a way to work with drum tracks quickly. Hope that what I wrote makes any sense.
oh by the way.....of course BB has the Realdrums, which sounds fantastic too.....I am just thinking about how I could use all this while not burdening the whole process. Any ideas? Thanks

Last edited by avatars_the_titletrack; 04/03/10 04:47 AM.