User Manual

Chapter 4: Overview 13
Strike Glossary
Setting
A Setting stores the complete state of the Strike
plug-in. A Setting can be loaded and saved from
the Browser on the Main page or by using the
Plug-in Settings menu.
Style
A Style is a musical playing style, like Samba,
Rock, or Ballad. Strike comes with a range of pre-
set Styles that cover the most common musical
genres. Style related parameters can be edited,
loaded, and saved on the Style page. See “Style
Page” on page 23.
Pattern
Patterns are varieties of the drum performance
within a Style assigned to MIDI notes. There are
six types of Patterns for arrangement purposes:
Verse, Bridge, Chorus, Intro, Fills, and Outro.
A Style consists of 35 Patterns. Patterns can be
played in real-time using MIDI. See “Keyboard
Section” on page 15.
Part
A Part is the smallest selectable unit within a
Style. A Part is what one single Instrument plays
within a Pattern. You can create, edit, and as-
semble Parts using the Style Editor. See “Style
Editor” on page 34.
Kit
A Kit is the complete collection of Strike Instru-
ments and their settings. You can play the same
Style using different Kits. Strike comes with pre-
set Kits but you can also create, edit, and save
your own Kits on the Kit page. See “Kit Page” on
page 26.
Instrument
An Instrument is, analog to the real world, the
smallest part of a drum Kit. There are all kinds of
different Instruments in Strike, including such
standards as kicks, snares, and hihats. There are
also exotic Instruments, such as darbuka or
trash-ride. You can edit and save your own In-
struments in Strike. See “Loading and Saving
Kits” on page 28.
Mix
A Mix is a useful set-up for the built-in Strike
mixing console, including Equalizer (EQ) and
Effect insert settings. You can load, edit, and
save Mix presets on the Mix page. See “Mix
Page” on page 29.
Setting is another name for the plug-in set-
tings. Refer to the DigiRack Plug-Ins Guide
for information on working with RTAS
plug-ins.