I'm relatively new to music production, I'm having s lot of difficulty making beats i'm happy with. There doesn't appear to be a way of creating midi loops from scratch on garage band. I also find trying to make drum loops using samples a bit of a pain as there is the constant 2ing and throwing of each sample trying to line it up. I was looking at idrum (had the demo but it expired before i got proper chance to try it out) as a way of making drum loops, but was also considering a roland tr-626, using this to program beats. I was wondering too if i used the midi out i could also use it too play other software instruments? Any other suggestions on beatmaking would be great.

There is alot to grasp when trying to get to grips with song writing and music composition.

Cheers for your time.

You may want to try some other "virtual" beat making apps before you get any hardware. I think GB is AU plug in compatible so you may even see if you can find a freeware drum machine or something like that:

try: www.kvraudio.com

or

http://dontcrack.com/freeware/software.php...audio/Plug-ins/

download the plug & install it in: Macintosh HD/Library/audio/plug ins/component folder

In Garageband open a new software track with a drum kit from the built in choices. Then click window >keyboard typing<. Arm the track to record and then press Record. You can now record your own midi drum track using the keyboard on your computer., This can then be edited, notes added, lengthened etc.
When you are happy with a section. Cut it and then drag it to your open loop browser. GB will then present you with a box in which to tag your loop and then add it to your loop browser.

i tried that and found it a bit finicky, with lots of mouse work, even more of a pain with a track pad.

I have got myself a tr 505 off that not so well known auction site. It may not be what i'm lookin for but i'm lookin forward too tryin it out as i love those old skool sounds.

the 505 has its pro's and cons. great for me to take out and bout with out too much worry.

It really helped me to get a grasp of programming beats.

so now i can programme beats that i like the sound of in midi alot easier.

the main problem i am havin is I created at track on it and wanted to record it into GB, but i'm really struggling with the the syncing of it. once it is reorded and i try to add othe rlopps they never seem to mesh.

would linking it up via midi help in this aspect. the tempo wanders also, would midi syncin help with this too

????

cheers