You're better off just taking some licks off of a decent sample CD.

Does anyone have any advice for this?Ģ - Anyone know any good stock grooves (Ableton Suite to apply to reggae/dub?ģ - What do you all think of the stock drum kits in Suite 8? Do they sound weak or is that just me?Ĥ - Would it maybe just be worth buying the Prince Fatty pack from loopmasters and creating my own kits from their loops?

But, I know it's been done before to sound great - any old dub records show this. Drawing them on a 16th note grid makes them sound INCREDIBLY robotic, which is anti-groovy. So a few questions:ġ - since GOOD reggae fills are kind of random, drawing them in has been a challenge. My problem is that I suck at playing midi drums live, so drawing is what I usually do, and then apply a groove. but, I'd like to be able to dance on the hihat (swing it, I guess) and draw in some killer fills. I know the basic reggae drum pattern (kick and snare/sidestick on the 3 - or the 2 and 4 depending on how you view it and hihats on the off beat) So I can draw in those basic patterns and it sounds alright.

I'm kind of a rookie with Ableton, as my specialty is more recording and playing live guitar, but I've recently been getting into the program more and have found a desire to produce a Dub music project (like real Dub - Scratch Perry, not dubstep).īass, guitar, and keys are all pretty easy for me, I just play the live instrument and record my own loops.

Roots reggae drum kit ableton