Why I made QuickBeat
I was at a bass lesson one day (the only bass lesson I've taken so far... I'm mostly self-taught) and the topic was groove. The advice my teacher gave me was to play with as many drummers as possible. Being in many bands as a drummer, guitarist, bassist & singer... I fully agreed with my teacher's opinion. He then asked me if I owned a drum machine, to which I said yes. His next question was if I knew how to program beats on the drum machine, to which I said yes. These questions and my general experience with drum machines & other musicians I've known made me think:
most drum machines are complicated
most drum machines are expensive
most drum machines sound robotic
I remember thinking fondly of my Alesis SR-16 drum machine. It was a great asset in conjunction with my 4-track recorder, but what if I just wanted to jam, practice, or create grooves? Most drum machines sound robotic too. No wonder why I had friends who had drum machines just gathering dust!
This is why I created QuickBeat... as a great practice/creative/groove tool. It's way cheaper than a normal drum machine, it features real drummers & it's simple to use. It's different. All you need is a computer and you'll be jamming with a drummer.
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