A good drum machine?

[nickbatzdorf]

It's also a question of how you want to work. To me there's nothing cheesier than the sound of a singer playing guitar over a static drum machine beat coming out of a speaker. While there's nothing you can do about the speaker, modern drum software adds a lot more life to the sound by all kinds of means. Take a look at Digidesign Strike, Submersible Drumcore, Toontracks Superior or EZ Drummer, or Ocean Way Drums if you want a Rolls Royce and are going to play the parts yourself. Or Scarbee Imperial Drums, or Chocolate Audio's drums...

[guscave]

Sept 5, 2008, 9:15pm, adrianne76 wrote:Thank you all for the input. I'm going to check out the Boss DR. I was hoping to not spend more than $500, but even that seems like I'm halfway to buying a computer and maybe i should just do that.To clarify, my home computer is shared, so the digital multi track recorder is what's in my little studio room and I am trying to avoid buying another computer and everything that goes along with it...I was kind of in the same situation years ago. I had some great multi-track boxes and didn't want to dish out the extra money for a PC based recording system. However I really wanted to learn all I could about engineering. I figured it would help me produce better quality recordings. After sitting in with a couple of sessions with 2 pro engineers, I realized that if I was going to learn all (and apply) all those nice tricks and tips they were teaching me, I would have to take the next step and buy a PC.My biggest mistake was not shopping around and asking LOTS of questions before buying my setup and I wound up spending more $ than I needed to. (live & learn)