i have the programs and i cant seem to figure out how to program a breat. does anyone have experiance with programs like this?
Native instruments battery 3: does this program only provide sounds or is programming available?
Many ways to use Battery 3 (GREAT prog by the way) but here is the most common approach.Each of the boxes (they call them "cells") contains a sample that you've loaded into it (a whole kit at once OR you can assign samples one-by-one from the browser... your choice). Each of these "cells" has the sample AND a midi note assigned to it. If youre using a midi keyboard (do you have one?), pressing the corresponding note will 'trigger' that cell and play the sample (btw... a "sample" can be a single shot: kick, snare, crash, etc. OR a whole loop if you desire). All the cell knows is there is an audio sample assigned to it and it will play that audio when its midi note is played.
What does this mean to you? Well, a beat is made by playing and recording the individual key note strokes into a sequencer... very important... do you have a sequencer? If not, get one... they range from free to over $1000. A sequencer allows you to edit your key strokes. Battery itself will let you tweak each of the samples themselves (EQ, envelopes, pitch, fx, etc.). Between the two you can come up with your own original beats. Again, this is a basic approach and there are MANY other ways to use Battery 3... awsome app!
List of software sequencers (there are some free ones here too but do a little reading first)http://www.synthzone.com/midiseq.htm
If you dont have a midi controller (keyboard, pad triggers, etc) you should get one. Allows you to "play" the drums on the keys or pads without having to individually mouse-click each note by hand on the screen. $cheap to $800.
If youre just starting out, I wouldnt spend more than $100 TOPS for both of these for right now... both essential for making really good original beats.
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