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how do most dmusic musicians make their beatz?

Mojosnake	Date: February 27, 2007 @ 2:06 AM just curious i'm very new at this kind of thing, as evidenced in my music i use garageband and am looking for a way to get more creative with my beatz
Opossum	Date: February 27, 2007 @ 2:20 AM I use literally everything, depending on what I'm working on. Primarily, I record with Goldwave for some things, Fruity Loops for some MIDI recording (through both a real Yamaha MIDI keyboard and "playing" my computer keyboard depending on what it is - although some chords can't be used live because of certain keys not being able to be pushed together on the computer keyboard). I use Wavelab for the most work in terms of rendering effects and mixing and such.
Mojosnake	Date: February 27, 2007 @ 2:31 AM thanks man one question..is that a midi controller or just a keyboard that also has midi outputs...thats what i'm currently using...an old yamaha keyboard tha has midi in/outs runnig those on a midi to usb cable to garaband and using garagebands software synths and various freeware softsynths...are theyr any free or lowcost solutions to beat production with a set up like this?
Opossum	Date: February 27, 2007 @ 3:17 AM Yeah, it's a MIDI controller, I sometimes use MIDI automation...thinking of getting a new system sometime, but want to complete the more than twenty tracks I had started recently. For storage (backup) I've found that the RAR archive format compresses down wave files a gazillion times more than WINZIP (which hardly shrinks them at all - in fact - it actually makes some of them BIGGER!); so far, I'm probably saving a hundred CDs with just a few new projects. (I make a lot of backups, usually four copies of a CD). I bought a few packages with paypal, with almost everything I have presently coming from: http://www.kvraudio.com
leedsquietman	Date: February 27, 2007 @ 7:39 AM Using Redrum in Reason or Impulse in Ableton Live, both allow flexible routing of each drum sound, so you can do stuff like automate panning, delays or fx on particular tracks without effecting the others. Either can be step programmed or you can use a midi keyboard to built sounds (this is common in most drum samplers/software now, such as Battery 3, etc. Occasionally I cut up loops and rearrange them using Phatmatik Pro. The key is to have variation, even subtle differences. help. Too many people try to build a song around one pattern/loop and one break/fill and then wonder why they feel lacking in inspiration !
imemine	Date: February 27, 2007 @ 7:50 AM "Musicians" make beatz?
KitRumble	Date: February 27, 2007 @ 7:58 AM Not really relevant because i dont use software. I use a Zoom drum machine midied up to my Karma or Yamaha M08 synth which has internal drums. I record these on seperate channels and can fade them in and out at will or have both running together. I then overlay toms or fills using my keyboards drum patches and some mega fast finger syncing. This is the closest I can get to actually "creating beatz" but like Ime said not really creating. Might get me some V drums soon and that will add more creativity to my beats....hopefully.
hate9wicket	Date: February 27, 2007 @ 9:10 AM I use a mixture of Garageband loops AND redrum parts from reason adapted, and I tend to go a little overboard with tracks, since I like to mash stuff together...with redrum I've been a tad impatient to really use it like you're supposed to, I build up a part to where I like it, export it as an AIFF file, then reimport it to Garageband, and chop it up and effect it to my liking, some stuff of mine has like 6 drum tracks, gee I wonder why I get so many drop outs? What I should do there I guess would be to either learn how to use Reason or mix down my drum tracks first, then add other elements.