{"id":21913,"date":"2020-03-17T11:54:51","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T18:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/?p=21913"},"modified":"2023-08-21T11:09:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T18:09:07","slug":"why-you-should-learn-to-program-drum-parts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/why-you-should-learn-to-program-drum-parts\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Program Drums (Guitar Pro Tutorial)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this article, you&#8217;ll learn the basics of how to program drum parts using Guitar Pro &#8211; one of many great software options for making beats, recording song ideas and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some drummers might see programming drums as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/why-fake-drums-will-never-replace-real-drummers\/\">blasphemous<\/a>. But there are many reasons we should learn how to do it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It can be hard to find existing scores for your favorite drum beats.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beginners may find it difficult to understand how a PDF score sounds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Many drummers want to write down compositions to make practice easier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>One platform is a well established program called Guitar Pro. Guitarists or bassists aren\u2019t the only musicians that can benefit from it; drummers can also use it to make progress and practice, and to edit and share scores. Many Guitar Pro files are available for free, which is a huge plus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Use programmed drums to practice<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Guitar Pro features several useful practice tools, like a metronome with a count-in. The \u201cProgressive Speed\u201d feature lets you speed up and play along at your own pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NY-_39y1yZA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also use Guitar Pro for backing tracks. Just select the ones you need to hear when practicing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U5wtc9e5v7w\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Edit your scores<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Click and edit your score with the virtual drums view:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-RYoZsIDZ-vIt_BSMBtnMfxEqbqlZPkOn9GZdTfj_Bt9fVPvo8DNQZI-fwvVwWU0fTzn3pShQKjFj69XOORo3uFajdb2H6bREcC96CDvTW_Mpeyn431dXYsSa0fRSKS_HXlGvYtw\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose between three different musical notations: tablature, standard and slash. And you can also edit your score using the guitar tablature notation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/Btk4oGf4SQY4e7NzdUJ_LydtbrZ6liIqVYazRWSBXmdJHJr9OR53UFjGufV_o2OggsBoMpl-P0NibT6_r9SMGt6q2N4pVXTJIkCYeGbmwDpdJFFx64cwIz0Dy3w1vzZCxc9AOBiM\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don&#8217;t want to input each note by hand, connect a MIDI keyboard to your computer to easily enter your own beats into Guitar Pro (<a href=\"https:\/\/support.guitar-pro.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360002592977-GP7-5-Videos-to-learn-how-to-use-Guitar-Pro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">watch these Guitar Pro 7.5 video tutorials to learn how).<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Share your scores<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can export and send your files to your friends or band members in the following formats:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Guitar Pro 6 files<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guitar Pro 5 files<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MIDI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ASCII<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MusicXML<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PDF<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Audio (MP3, WAVE, FLAC, AIFF, Ogg)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can choose to export the whole song or a selection only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>10 free programmed drum beats<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guitar-pro.com\/en\/index.php?pg=download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download the free Guitar Pro 7.5 demo here<\/a> so you can open these drum beats. Click on the titles below to download each Guitar Pro 7 file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.guitar-pro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Aerosmith-Walk_This_Way-Extract.gp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Walk This Way \u2013 Aerosmith<\/a><br>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.guitar-pro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/James_Brown-Cold_Sweat-Extract.gp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cold Sweat \u2013 James Brown<\/a><br>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.guitar-pro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Jimi_Hendrix-Fire-Extract.gp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fire \u2013 Jimi Hendrix<\/a><br>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.guitar-pro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Led_Zeppelin-1969-Led_Zeppelin_II-Ramble_On-Extract.gp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ramble On \u2013 Led Zeppelin<\/a><br>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.guitar-pro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Metallica-1986-Master_of_Puppets-Master_of_Puppets-Extract.gp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Master of Puppets \u2013 Metallica<\/a><br>6. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.guitar-pro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Rage_Against_the_Machine-Killing_in_the_Name-Extract.gp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Killing in the Name \u2013 Rage Against the Machine<\/a><br>7. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.guitar-pro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/System_of_a_Down-Toxicity-Extract.gp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toxicity \u2013 System of a Down<\/a><br>8. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.guitar-pro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/The_Beatles-Come_Together-Extract.gp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Come Together \u2013 The Beatles<\/a><br>9. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.guitar-pro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/The_Police-Message_in_a_Bottle-Extract.gp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Message in a Bottle \u2013 The Police<\/a><br>10. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.guitar-pro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/U2-Sunday_Bloody_Sunday-Extract.gp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunday Bloody Sunday \u2013 U2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want more? Click here to get <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.guitar-pro.com\/2014\/12\/20-guitar-pro-6-drum-patterns-for-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20 Guitar Pro Drum Patterns to Download for Free.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe class=\"email-form-include-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/weeklyemail\" frameborder=\"none\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s why drummers can benefit from programming drum parts (plus 10 free downloadable Guitar Pro beats).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":155,"featured_media":21938,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4020,4024,4016],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gear","category-song-tips","category-songs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/155"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21913"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48294,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21913\/revisions\/48294"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}