More about drums. . .

Inspired by WarriorAnt's thread about programming drums (since drums are one of the most difficult things to properly capture in the recording process. . . you know . .. mic'ing, gates, ridiculous compression, the likes) does anyone know of any GB compatible full range drum programming software? In the next issue of garage band I think it would make a good bit of sense to include some kind of drum machine/creator with some of the excellent sample sounds that are already included with GB. A lot of GB doubters have been really impressed with the sound quality of many of the drum loops. . . it would be great to port that sound quality into some kind of drum sequence creator. Thanks. . .

As far as a program which can generate interesting, varied drum parts on the fly, I'm a big fan of Steinberg's Groove Agent product, which costs US$300, and which was originally called "Drums for Dummies" according to its creator and project manager, Sven Bornemark.
http://bornemark.se/ga/
Crank it up and as your sequencer plays back, you just show it where the fills should go, and you can rachet up or down the complexity level of the beats according to the section of the song. For somebody like me who really doesn't understand how a drummer thinks or how to program a drum machine (hey, I'm just a singer!), it gets the job done.
Groove Agent covers all the drum-based musical styles you are likely to encounter in United States or European music, from acoustic-style jazz up through and including the various flavors of hip-hop, techno and electronica.
There are two other products with a similar philosophy: Latigo, which covers Latin and Afro-Cuban music; and Darbuka, which covers Arabic music.
http://wizoo.com/index.php?id=56&L=2
I have not tried these last two products myself.

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