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 I just recently purchased the boss br600 used, so it didnt come with an instruction manual,, MY question is I am trying to record tracks, and I'll think I'm recording what I'm playing on the synth or drums or guitar or what ever, and then I go to play back what Ive done, and nothing is there. Can some one please help me with a little instruction on the recording process of this thing!!?? thank you :)

Groove Monkee is offering over 500 MIDI loops to download for free. The loops are samples from MIDI drum loop libraries. No purchase or registration is required...the loops are available in Mac or PC format. The following formats are included in the downloads:

• Addictive Drums
• BFD
• BFD2
• Battery
• EZdrummer
• FL Studio FPC
• GM
• Groove Agent
• iMap
• Larry Seyers
• Ableton Live
• Reason NN-XT
• Reason Drum Kit Refills
• Cakewalk Session Drummer
• Steven Slate Drums
• Superior Drummer (Toontrack)
• DFH 1 and 2

The sample installer will automatically install the samples for Addictive Drums, BFD and EZdrummer. All other formats require a little more work to install. Please see the Read Me file for additional information.

This video is for anyone who just wanna get some basic training on making a synth in native instruments reaktor 5.

This is a tutorial that explains how to Rewire Reason 3 with Pro Tools. I'm assuming once you get these settings correct you can use this same process for rewiring any recording software, not sure? I'll give it a try...

Just getting started with Reason, I'm finding that there is a ton of stuff to learn. I usually start with beats so here is an introduction tutorial on how to use Redrum in Reason.

This is a nice tutorial on how to use Reason to quickly create a full song in under 20 minutes. It assumes that you are a beginner with Reason.

I've done 4 cd's now on Pro Tools in my home studio. I've done quite a few genres that I have been interested in, with one exception...techno. Lately, I've been listening to a lot of Daft Punk and other electronic music and I realized that I could do it myself, I just need a few tools. I have a midi keyboard and a midi interface not to mention tons of VST instruments and synths. I've been working my butt off getting my DAW configured and I think everything is ready to go.

The one problem is the learning curve. I understand how midi works and have no problem in that department. The area that is killing me is learning all of the software, instruments and plug ins. Before, everything was in Pro Tools and I just used a few plugins here and there and it was relatively easy. But now, every instrument and program seems so complex. For instance you've got Reason, Recycle, Reaktor, Fruity Loops, Cubase, Acid Loops, not to mention a million others that I may or may not need to use.

There is also the issue of working with loops, samples, drum programs, getting the BPM to match up, using elastic audio, interfacign between multiple programs, etc. I'm up for the challenge, but I expect it to be an uphil battle. I'm sure once all is said and done, I will have learned a ton. It's just like learning regular audio recording, seems so daunting at first but once you get into it, things start to click.

So, stay tuned...I'll post some of my Techno junk here once I actually get something done.