Logic Pro X drum track

Al Evans · Post by **Al Evans** » 14 Jan 2021 6:28 am

I am almost completely ignorant of drums, and specifically, drums in Logic Pro X. I want to make some good country drum backing tracks, but I honestly don't know where to start. Can somebody walk me through a simple procedure, preferably starting with one of the "smart drummers" included in the software?

Thanks in advance!

--Al Evans

Justin Emmert · Post by **Justin Emmert** » 15 Jan 2021 5:04 pm

Hey Al. Can you give me an idea of what you consider a simple country beat? Name a song and Iâ€™ll listen to it and come back you you with something in Drummer as an example. Iâ€™ve been working with Drummer for a bit now.

Al Evans · Post by **Al Evans** » 17 Jan 2021 6:16 am

Justin Emmert wrote:Hey Al. Can you give me an idea of what you consider a simple country beat? Name a song and Iâ€™ll listen to it and come back you you with something in Drummer as an example. Iâ€™ve been working with Drummer for a bit now.

Sure! Here are a couple of examples of the kinds of tracks I'm wanting to do:

Charlie Shearer and Gary Hogue, I Just Destroyed The World

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMVbQ8xchU0

Buck Owens, Close Up The Honky-Tonks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GPVS8v_zhg

And a slower one, Vince Gill and Paul Franklin, Together Again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAHfcqzhag0

Thank you very much for any pointers you can give me!

--Al Evans

Justin Emmert · Post by **Justin Emmert** » 18 Jan 2021 6:31 pm

Al, I tried to explain the best I could, but I'm a poor teacher. Take a look at this video and let me know what you think. Unfortunately, I can't do all the work for you.

https://youtu.be/cBp5cflDk68

Al Evans · Post by **Al Evans** » 19 Jan 2021 6:12 am

Justin Emmert wrote:Al, I tried to explain the best I could, but I'm a poor teacher. Take a look at this video and let me know what you think. Unfortunately, I can't do all the work for you.

https://youtu.be/cBp5cflDk68

Thank you!! That looks like just what I need to get started. I kick myself for never being snared into learning to play drums, at least a little.

--Al Evans

Justin Emmert · Post by **Justin Emmert** » 2 Feb 2021 6:32 am

Al, this guy did a 4 part tutorial on Drummer that I think is the best I have seen. I’m working through editing a drum track now that I created and will be changing the kit to one of the producer packs soon for mixing. It’s definitely worth a watch. Here’s the first episode.

https://youtu.be/SC6GOdX5G0Y