This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Lesson Review
How do you choose a drummer?
How do you choose a new drummer while keeping the current drum kit?
Where do you edit Drummer regions?
How do you mute or unmute drum parts?
How do you make the drummer play softer or louder, simpler or more complex?
How do you access the Feel knob to make the drummer play behind or ahead of the beat?
How do you open Smart Controls?
How do you open Drum Kit Designer or Drum Machine Designer?
When customizing an acoustic drum kit, how can you access all the available drum kit pieces?
How do you dampen or tune an individual drum on an acoustic drum kit?
How do you convert a Drummer region to a MIDI region?
How do you swap samples in Drum Machine Designer?
How can you use audio effect plug-ins for an individual cell in Drum Machine Designer?
Answers
Ensure that a Drummer track is selected. Open the Library, and in the Drummer section, choose a category and a drummer.
In the Library, click the padlock icon in the Sounds section.
In the Drummer Editor at the bottom of the main window
Click the drum parts in the drum kit that is displayed in the Drummer Editor.
Move the puck on the XY pad.
Click the Details button at the bottom right of the Drummer Editor.
Click the Smart Controls button in the control bar, or press B.
Click the icon at the top of the Library, or click the software instrument plug-in slot at the top of the channel strip.
Select the appropriate Producer Kit in the Library.
In Drum Kit Designer, click a drum and adjust the settings in the Edit panel.
Control-click the region, and choose Convert > Convert to MIDI Region.
Click a cell and choose a new sample in the Library.
Click a cell and insert your plug-in on the right channel strip in the inspector.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Main Window |
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B |
Opens the Smart Controls |
G |
Opens the global tracks |
Command-Shift-N |
Opens a new file without opening the Templates dialog |
Y |
Opens the Library |
