Double-click the desktop icon to launch your preferred digital audio workstation.
Create a MIDI track. This is typically done via the "File" menu, although some DAW have a shortcut tab.
Open the "Plugins" menu and select "EZ Drummer." This opens the EZ Drummer interface in a separate window.
Audition the drum sounds and create a kit. Click on the drum graphic to hear how each drum sounds. Scroll through the drum menu and double-click on the sounds that you like to assign them to your kit.
Adjust the mixer dial for each drum to balance the drum levels. For example, if you're recording a rock groove, increase the level of the kick drum to give the groove more punch and body.
Click "Grooves" and select a "Groove Template" from the list, for example "4/4 Straight."
Adjust the various parameters and options in the groove menu to modify the beat to your preferences. For example, to give the groove a little more sizzle, select "Hats half open." This configures EZ drummer to use a hi-hat sound that approximates that of a drummer playing his hi-hats loosely. This creates a similar to vibe to an early Pearl Jam or Soundgarden recording. The groove file appears in the EZ Drummer interface as a sound wave graphic.
Drag the groove file from the EZ Drummer interface into the MIDI channel opened earlier.
Click "Piano Roll." This is a universal MIDI editor that lets you move, edit and delete notes, or "MIDI events" visually. The notes appear as colored squares on a grid interface. The horizontal axis represents time and each line on the vertical axis represents a drum. Delete drum strokes by clicking on a colored square. Add a note by clicking on a blank square.