Good PC program for programming drums?

[X14Halo]

I have drum software, metal machine...what is a good PC program that is easy to program them? I have an electronic drumset that I normally play on, but I want to start getting into programming drums. Thanks!

 

[Kohugaly]

Any DAW with Midi-programing and VSTi support... I personally use FL studio, which has the best user friendly pianoroll...

 

[HostileEx]

FL Studio is not ideal, but it works well to learn the process of programming drums and you can also program synth or any other instrument for that matter.

 

[XxSicRokerxX]

Guitar Pro

 

[FIXXXER]

Any DAW with Midi-programing and VSTi support... I personally use FL studio, which has the best user friendly pianoroll...

+1

 

[AntonioPetrole]

learn to program on a typical piano roll. I used to use GP5 but I forced myself to learn on the Reaper and it is 10 times faster and there is so much more you can do with it

 

[badbadbad]

Guitar Pro

me too
After writing the drum in gp, I edit velocity and timing in DAW. Not bad but i had to spend many time

 

[Scott Horner]

I just use the piano roll in whatever DAW I'm working in. Usually Cubase but I much prefer programming in FL Studio. Seems way more intuitive for me.

 

[nezvers]

FL Studio for the win!
I've tried Ableton, REAPER, Nendo and none of them have so fast piano roll editing.
FL got my love just from that.

 

[Plankis]

Cubase + Drum map = Faster than the speed of light

 

[Rolandur]

Cubase it is, although I also tend to use drum libraries with MIDI that was recorded by an actual drummer. It's very hard to get the dynamics of the hi-hat and ride right with DIY-programming.

 

[FIXXXER]

It's very hard to get the dynamics of the hi-hat and ride right with DIY-programming.

then again, if you take a closer look/listen at the known MIDI librries they all
aren't that dynamic and complex. some don't even have different velocities
for kicks and snares. just yesterday i installes the EVIL DRUMS SDX, the midi files it comes with are a joke...

 

[Plendakor]

Guitar Pro then ships the .mid into Reason
You can control dynamics in Guitar Pro if you dare to try.

For truth, I used it the last 10 years and just discovered how to optimize my work... (Multitrack view + Honrizontal mode in the View options [thx bro] changed the game for me) <- actually yesterday. And I didn't know you could press "A" over a chord to get it's name.

 

[Digideus]

FL Studio's piano roll seems a lot easier to use than Reaper or cubase for manual editing. Cubase works amazingly well if you have an interface drum pad/kit tho

you could go hardcore and use a tracker program like Openmpt!