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Synthesis: The selected sound parameters and effects settings for the
selected drum instrument can be edited here.
In the following, the sections of BeatBox 2 will be discussed individually:
Drum kit
This section loads drum kits (collections of different
drum instruments) and the individual drum
instruments. You can also try out an already
programmed pattern with different kits or exchange
individual drum instruments.
Select drum kit: Use the <> buttons to switch through the different drum
kits. A drum kit is a collection of percussion instruments with matching
sounds, e.g. rock kit or electronic drums à la TR 808. By changing the
drum kit, you can add an entirely different sound to the rhythm you have
already created.
Save drum kit: Use this button to save the current collection of drum
instruments as a kit.
Drum kit list: Click on the arrow right of the name to open a complete list
of available drum kits.
Select drum kit: The arrow buttons function analogously to those of the
drum kit. The sequence of drum instruments in the kit can be resorted via
drag & drop.
Mute/Solo: The "solo" button switches a drum instrument solo, i.e. all
other instruments which are not "solo" will be muted. The "mute" button
mutes a drum instrument.
New drum or effect sounds can by added to the current drum kit by drag &
drop from Windows Explorer. Drag a wave file to a drum instrument to create a
new drum sound based on this sample. BeatBox 2 copies the sample into the
sample folder to make sure that the instrument or kit created can be used
again later. You can drag a complete folder with wave files to the drum kit to
create a kit based on those samples.
Context menu
Right clicking a drum instrument always opens a context menu:
 Copy/Paste: Copy an instrument from a track and paste it to another one.