Drums For Hire

[Skarekrough]

So, I'm looking to get moving on a solo project of mine.

I want to record a bunch of material for a demo and for the most part I have the components or access to the components I need.

Drums are the thing that have confounded me. I'm totally god-awful when it comes to programming drum tracks. Eventually I'd like to have the final results be real drums but as the project gets put together I'd looking to have something to flesh it out before it gets to that point.

Since the band is just cover material should I just buck-up and try and find a drummer that can play along to the existing recordings and consider that the foundation and work from there? Anyone know how expensive that sort of thing is going to be?

Thanks...

 

[Virtual Kevorkian]

Re: Drums For Hire

I'm not sure exactly what you're looking for...

Do you want a drummer for the pre-pro tracks as well as final, or are you looking for a drummer just to do the final stuff?

If it's for the pre-pro tracks, I wouldn't mind programming something up in EZdrummer or something similar. I've got that drum-programming-ish down to a science now, it seems.

 

[Skarekrough]

Re: Drums For Hire

Pre-pro stuff, bit if it's good enough for final I'm agreeable to it.

It's going to be a lot of material though, at least twenty songs and all cover material falling into the Blues and Classic Rock category.

At best I'm looking at trying to dig up a drummer on CL that can record with the enticement that they'd get paid a bit up front and more when gigs start happening.

 

[Fender_Punk]

Re: Drums For Hire

So, I'm looking to get moving on a solo project of mine.

I want to record a bunch of material for a demo and for the most part I have the components or access to the components I need.

Drums are the thing that have confounded me. I'm totally god-awful when it comes to programming drum tracks. Eventually I'd like to have the final results be real drums but as the project gets put together I'd looking to have something to flesh it out before it gets to that point.

Since the band is just cover material should I just buck-up and try and find a drummer that can play along to the existing recordings and consider that the foundation and work from there? Anyone know how expensive that sort of thing is going to be?

Thanks...

Just recrd the tracks, send them to me, I'll do the drumming on them and send them back!! hehehe

 

[DankStar]

Re: Drums For Hire

Pre-pro stuff, bit if it's good enough for final I'm agreeable to it.

It's going to be a lot of material though, at least twenty songs and all cover material falling into the Blues and Classic Rock category.

At best I'm looking at trying to dig up a drummer on CL that can record with the enticement that they'd get paid a bit up front and more when gigs start happening.

not to split hairs here, but you say demo first, then say 20 songs. a demo is typically 4 or 5 of your best songs. i'd say save your money and time on a real drummer and go with the best programmed drums you can get someone to do, like from VK up there. it's basically real drums, and you can go back and tweak stuff if needed. just my 2 cents.

 

[Skarekrough]

Re: Drums For Hire

not to split hairs here, but you say demo first, then say 20 songs. a demo is typically 4 or 5 of your best songs. i'd say save your money and time on a real drummer and go with the best programmed drums you can get someone to do, like from VK up there. it's basically real drums, and you can go back and tweak stuff if needed. just my 2 cents.

Actually, when all is said and done there will be around 50 songs recorded.

So were looking at a little over 1/3 of the songs that will be recorded.

When I audition for cover bands I usually have a solid single set of material ready to go; twelve to fifteen songs total.