Looking for a beginner friendly DAW

[jeremy]

most of ai/ml is based on stolen information

 

[Mincer]

Learn to use something like EZDrummer instead?

 

[Snake Aces]

Don't kid yourself - if you're getting AI to write your drum parts, AI is writing your music.

I don't like the intrusion of AI into music. It's entirely trained on information stolen from other musicians without permission. No musician should be supporting it's use.

You need help. I am looking to record music to form a band, find a drummer/other musicians to play with. I am not looking to record an album using AI drums.

The other option is for me to become somebody who never did anything with music like you while telling other people why they are doing it wrong on the internet like a fake tough guy.

Eff off.

 

[jeremy]

settle down guys

 

[Snake Aces]

most of ai/ml is based on stolen information

I'm aware of this. I am a copywriter by profession. My business has reduced by 80% since people and businesses have begun using chatGPT instead of hiring writers like me. It sucks. That AI was trained off portfolios such as mine and I received zero compensation and nobody is shedding any tears for me.

The AI age is inevitable. They are not going to stop just because it hurts our feelings. Accept it, adapt, and move forward. Stolen or not, there is nothing we can do about it now.

 

[Securb]

Learn to use something like EZDrummer instead?

I love the integration with StudioOne. You can import directly into StudioOne and each drum gets its own track as if they were recorded in the studio.

 

[GuitarStv]

I love the integration with StudioOne. You can import directly into StudioOne and each drum gets its own track as if they were recorded in the studio.

Yep, there are plenty of options for people who can't drum.

It's pretty easy to just tap in a drum track with BFD drums and reaper using pads on a midi controller too (there are a variety of preset patterns as well if the tapping is too hard). Or if you like planning out songs beforehand, free software like hydrogen drum machine makes putting together everything from samples very easy - that's usually how I write the rhythm parts for tunes I'm working on.

The AI age is inevitable. They are not going to stop just because it hurts our feelings. Accept it, adapt, and move forward. Stolen or not, there is nothing we can do about it now.

If you don't like it and want to support it, there is absolutely no reason to buy what they're selling. I don't think anyone is going to listen to music and say 'damn, I wish that guy used more AI to generate parts of his tune'.

 

[Securb]

Yep, there are plenty of options for people who can't drum.

It's pretty easy to just tap in a drum track with BFD drums and reaper using pads on a midi controller too (there are a variety of preset patterns as well if the tapping is too hard). Or if you like planning out songs beforehand, free software like hydrogen drum machine makes putting together everything from samples very easy - that's usually how I write the rhythm parts for tunes I'm working on.

I am not going to use the drums on anything anyone outside of my band will hear. It is just to convey song demos and ideas to my band. The easier the better, and EZ Drummer scratches the itch. Back in the day, I used Casio drums in my 4-track for this purpose. It is nothing more than a fancy metronome for me.

 

[Mincer]

I've actually done finished releases with EZ Drummer.

 

[GuitarStv]

I am not going to use the drums on anything anyone outside of my band will hear. It is just to convey song demos and ideas to my band. The easier the better, and EZ Drummer scratches the itch. Back in the day, I used Casio drums in my 4-track for this purpose. It is nothing more than a fancy metronome for me.

I was always curious about EZ drummer. The chopped down version of BFD is free though, which wins for me!

 

[Wattage]

EZ Drummer works pretty well for sure

 

[Mincer]

EZ Drummer does have a lot of expansion packs covering pretty much every style of music, and there are a ton of 3rd party tutorials out there.