Along a similar vein to the fellow who is asking about drone recordings in another thread, I have been trying to find a decent method for simulating bodhran accompaniment for when I am practicing. There are a number of software drum machines, but I’ve yet to come across freeware. Does anyone know of some software that can simulate a decent number of beat combinations, b.p.m.s, etc. and is available for little or nothing?
http://www.pinkandaint.com/weirdmet.shtml
Check it out.
There’s this thing on the web called www.google.com. You enter your search string and it brings up all sorts of related sites. I entered “virtual drums” and got all sorts of hits, much of it free, with many features. Please give it a try.
djm
Well, shoot, djm, you should have told me that about slow airs! 
I love the joke I read on this forum a few months ago - How many bodhran players does it take to change a lightbulb? None, they have a machine that can do that now.
It’s funny because it’s true.
Gee, I don’t use Google that way, because usually you would want to know the name of the air first. Searching on the string “slow air” brings up a few valid sites, but a lot strange stuff, too (unless you’re a buildings engineer).
djm
from that site:
“For each beat in your measure, enter zero for silence…”
