You didn’t say what did the drums, chas, but next time you want to noodle, try that BK7M of yours again. On the whole, the drums flow pretty well, the fills usually work pretty well, and if you have an FC7 (or a MIDI foot controller) you can easily move from variation to variation with fills (or without) hands free…
Thanks for the comments, glad you took it all positively (the way it was meant!). As a long time band player, I’ve always leaned pretty heavily on getting my groove from the drummer. One thing I learned was, even when the drummer is wrong, it’s almost impossible to fight it, so when playing with machines, the drums are right or EVERYTHING is wrong!
As I’ve said many times, treat the backing as if it’s as important as you… Because it is! Music is the sum of its parts. If one of them is weak, it drags everything down. And who wants to be dragged down by a machine?! 😎🎹
Diki, I use the BK7m all the time, but mainly for practicing or rehearsing with the 'ol' farts group' when we don't have a drummer. But it's all hooked up in my rehearsal room and so not convenient to record with. I'll use it if it has a drum style I really want to use but usually I'll just build a track from one of the three computer drum programs I have. I just piece the parts together as I hum the tune in my head. Very easy since I tend to use very simple drum tracks, plus-they're super easy to edit. But again, when I'm just playing around for fun, I'm not going to spend a lot of time trying to produce a pro studio masterpiece. I probably haven't made myself clear, but at this stage of my life, I'm much more interested in making the music than making the recording, and if a few people like it, I'm not going to spend a lot of time trying to get them to like it more. I understand (and respect) your penchant for making things as perfect as possible, but I've reached an age and stage where, for me, an ounce of soul is more important than a pound of technology (not that you can't have both - if it's that important to you).
I do appreciate the feedback though, as it definitely makes me more cognizant of what I'm doing, even on throw-away recordings. BTW, I only record stuff so I can experiment with arrangements. Thank goodness multi-tracking is so easy these days.
chas
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