MacProVideo - Native Instruments 200 Battery: The Art of Drum Programming (2012)

Discover Bill Burgess' deep secrets about the dark “art” of programming drums while simultaneously learning how Native Instrument’s classic drum machine Battery 3 works. Battery 3 is one of the deepest, baddest drum machines in the Native Instruments arsenal of synths. You’ve got layers upon layers of sounds and multitudes of control parameters. But what do you do with them? How do you harness all this power to create your own unique beats? Well, that’s exactly what this tutorial will teach you.

You see, there’s no better way to learn Battery 3 than by having a Master Beat Maker like Bill Burgess show you how he makes his beats. So not only will you learn all the artistic and rhythmic techniques that a seasoned drum programmer uses to make his percussion tracks come alive, but Bill also shows you how he takes control of Native Instruments’ drum technology to squeeze out every ounce of power from Battery 3's supercharged beat engine.

So if you want to know more about what makes Battery 3 tick or want to learn the theory behind how the pros program their beats, this tutorial will inspire you to explore new ways to power up you rhythm tracks!

1: Introduction
04:11
1. What to Expect
2: Five Common Programming Mistakes
10:03
2. Stickings
05:14
3. Accents and Articulations
05:19
4. Quantizing
05:42
5. Ghost Notes - Part 1
04:00
6. Ghost Notes - Part 2
07:51
7. Fills & Gear Shifting
3: Drum Fundamentals
07:32
8. Attributes of Great Drummers
05:48
9. Linear Grooves - Part 1
05:03
10. Linear Grooves - Part 2
09:01
11. Swung Time & Straight Time
06:25
12. Downbeats, Upbeats and Transformational Syncopation
07:07
13. Missed Beat Syncopation
11:06
14. Attributes of Great Programmers
4: Modifying Kits
06:26
15. Loading & Saving Kits
04:48
16. Remapping Cells For Playability
04:55
17. Layering & Fattening Samples
03:45
18. Tuning & Panning Samples
04:18
19. Volume & Pitch Envelopes
05:09
20. Echo & Loop Effects
5: Modifying Kits Continued
07:01
21. Audio Processing for Samples
06:08
22. Modulation Effects
05:51
23. Flam's, Drags, Ruffs and Release Strokes
06:40
24. Voice & Choke Groups
08:48
25. Alternating Effects
04:11
26. Going Mental with Latch & Retrigger
13:11
27. Beat Mode & Sliced Loop Kits
6: Finishing Touches
06:53
28. Audio Processing for Kits
05:06
29. Mapping Battery to Knobs & Faders
06:46
30. Routing Battery to Multiple Output Channels
08:17
31. Two Last Tricks- Whip Snaps & Stick Clicks