Wish to BUY but totally confused

[jono25]

Please be patient with me. I do learn fast but I am totally new to all of this. I am planning on buying but I need to know what I need

Here is my situation: I own a digital piano which I can record into my garageband. I also just got Reaper and am considering getting logic pro as im not sure what is best for your product.

Heres my problem: I want to write my own songs. I can record piano and vocals but I have been looking for an EASY and SIMPLE way of adding realistic DRUMS to my songs

Obviously not all songs will be slow or fast so i need a way to find exactly what I need for a song and I need to know if it I can change tempo etc basically control drums using my keyboard

Heres what i need to know: What product do i need to do the above?? Do i need one product and then samples to go with that or do I need ONE main product and that has everything i need in it?? Please let me know

Thanks

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[Whitten]

There are two Toontrack products that fit the requirement as you’ve stated it – EZdrummer and Superior.
The easiest is EZdrummer, it’s also the cheapest, so I would recommend that for you.
The basic mechanics of EZdrummer are in two parts: individual drum samples, and midi files to play those samples.
It’s kind of like your piano if you used premade midi to play your digital piano.

So you get a drum kit, snare drums and cymbals in the main EZdrummer pack, then you can expand that sample collection with EZX expansion packs (different drums and cymbals, recorded by different production teams, in different studios). These EZX’s also include midi files (known as the groove library).

So…… midi is just a code. It can easily be edited, and it changes with tempo information sent by your DAW (Logic, Reaper, Garageband etc).

You can create your own midi drum parts by playing the drums from your digital piano (assuming it has midi output), into your DAW, with EZdrummer installed on a software instrument track.
Many people browse the included midi groove library for parts that are close to what you need, then edit from there. The advantage of that is that most EZdrummer groove libraries are created by professional drummers, and as such the feel is closer to playing with a real drummer compared to a keyboard generated drum part.
I hope that answers some of your questions.
There are EZdrummer product pages, and also quite a few videos about EZdrummer (and Superior) on YouTube.

[Juicy]

Ez Drummer will work with GB or Logic Express/Pro and will do exactly what you want.
Youll love it.

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