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Originally Posted by LSW
Maybe more important than actually hearing a track, is, what was your process, how did you get from point A to B and so on?
Are you a drummer, or consult with one? Do you edit and tweak the way human drummers play - things like being ahead of or behind the beat?!
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I do play mediocre drums, but I am a string player with some keyboard chops.
Playing drums has helped me write realistic parts, and generally I do write the parts in Sibelius or on the Pro Midi editor, but usually in staff notation in Sibelius as if I was writing a part for a studio drummer to read.
Then I import the MIDI file into Pro Tools, and play it back with Addictive Drums and use the MIDI editor to adjust volumes, add or remove fills and hits, etc.
I occasionally use a keyboard to play a drum part but mostly I write them the old-fashioned way and then use technology to realize the part.
And I still use real drums and drummers!