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I bought Logic Pro after finding GarageBand frustrating to work with but I think I have stepped out of the frying pan into the fire. I'm a complete newb to recording on computers (I have always used hardware solutions previously). All I want to do right now is learn how to sequence rhythm (drum & bass) tracks using sampled sounds but I have absolutely no idea where to start. A glance at the user manual has left me cold, and now I'm wondering whether I wouldn't have been better buying a much simpler and more specific program for my needs just to get started.
Does Logic come with enough drum samples to sequence, say, a backing track for a rock song? Or do I need to buy more samples, software and integrate it into Logic?
I'm completely out of my depth here and considering giving in and selling my copy of Logic to someone who knows what to do with it. Can anyone offer any suggestions?
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Logic comes with thousands of drum samples, a sampler (EXS 24) and a Drummachine (Ultrabeat). So load either one of those into a Software Instrument track, open the Library - either on the right of the Arrange or within the Plug In - load a Drumkit and hit some keys on your Midikeyboard or Capslock Keyboard. The Drumkits are usually assigned the GM way with the Kickdrum on C2, rim on C#2, snare on D2 and so on. Then hit record and record a Midi sequence which you play on the Keyboard, quantize afterwards to taste (or play as tight as you can with your Audio peferences set to a low Buffer size to avoid Latency).

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