How to make your own drum pattern in GarageBand?

The iDrum plugin is not bad (a little pricy thought, but there is a free full-version trial you can use before deciding on a purchase): http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/idrum/

 

Unfortunately Garageband won't have the same capabilities as Reason as far as kits etc. are concerned. Another option would be to upgrade to Logic Express, Ultrabeat will do what you want.

 

of course!. i cant believe nobody has mentioned the software instruments..duh!

you click on track on the menu then go to new track..
then you click on software instrument from there a new side window will appear, go to drum kits. then take your pick.

if you have a midi keyboard hook it up. if not you can go to window then click musical typing and play the parts out with the built in keyboard. its really simple. if you want to make your own loop then click on the recyclying looking sign on the transport controls at the bottom.a yellow bar will appear at the top drag it out to how many bars you want to record then click record and play it. if you dont wanna do that you can just play free hand and record away.

 

Check out the iDrum plugin I mentioned in an earlier post. It has a slight learning curve, but once you know it is very easy to make good beats.

 

iDrum is really nice. But swedefish is right it is pricey at $60. If you think you may ever want to do more than GB can offer, $199 for Logic Expresss will give you UB - a drum sampler / synth with a step sequencer and much more.

 

no problem. and yeah recording in loops with bars like i mentioned in my other post helps the problem of a persons natural ability to activate the kick/snare/whatever at the time you want. other than that you can quantize.click on the little scisors on the bottom left after you've selected the area you want to quantize, and go to the enhance timing bar and adjust to your needs.
if you want something like the drum machine in reason or ultrabeat in logic or idrum. you wont find it in garageband built in.