Line 6's Propellerhead Product Specialist Matt Piper shows you how to program beats in part 3 of his "How to Record a Song" series.
The software used in this video was Record Reason Duo by Propellerhead. That product has since been replaced by Reason 6. Reason 6 has everything you see in the video plus powerful new features including three new effects devices and thousands of new presets, sounds, and loops.
You can hear the finished song in its entirety here: http://mattpiper.bandcamp.com/track/breathe
Here are links to all the videos in this series:
How to Record a Song -- Part 1: Set Up
http://youtu.be/gvzS2jS7bRc
How to Record a Song -- Part 2: Recording Guitar and Bass
http://youtu.be/zueuqzDg5PY
How to Record a Song -- Part 3: Programming Drums and Percussion
http://youtu.be/9N-nciAEE0g
How to Record a Song -- Part 4: Keyboards and Editing
http://youtu.be/kO_RSY9Yg1E
How to Record a Song -- Part 5: Vocals and Pitch Correction
http://youtu.be/t4BO_lU9ai4
How to Record a Song -- Part 6: Mixing and Mastering
http://youtu.be/I7vnV6CqhwQ
And here is a link to the entire playlist of Propellerhead videos by Matt Piper at line6movies: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL805B781589CF801D