12.2

KONG DRUM DESIGNER115
Drum head and shell parameters
The Physical Modelling Drums feature the following drum head and shell parameters:
•Pitch
Sets the overall pitch of the drum. The Pitch parameter can be considered the total size of the drum and affects all
other head and shell parameters.
• Tune 1 and Tune 2 (PM Bass Drum and PM Tom Tom)
The Tune 1 and Tune 2 parameters set the drum’s harmonic character, similar to the effect of individually adjusting
the rim tension screws of the top drum head.
• Tune (PM Snare Drum)
This controls the top drum head tension and thus affects the harmonic character of the sound.
• Bend Amount (PM Bass Drum and PM Tom Tom)
This sets the dynamic “pitch bend” effect you get when hitting a drum head.
•Damp
This controls the damping of the drum head.
• Decay
The Decay parameter doesn’t have any actual counterpart in real life. It simply controls the decay time of the drum
sound.
• Shell Level (PM Bass Drum and PM Tom Tom)
This controls how much of the drum shell sound should be present in the sound.
• Shell Size (PM Tom Tom)
This controls the depth (“length”) of the shell.
• Edge Tune (PM Snare Drum)
This controls the head tuning when Hit Type 4 (Edge Hit) is selected for the pad (see “Assigning Hit Type to
Pads”).
• Snare Tension (PM Snare Drum)
This controls the tension of the snare and the distance between the snare and bottom drum head.
• Bottom Pitch (PM Snare Drum)
This controls the pitch of the bottom drum head.
• Bottom Mix (PM Snare Drum)
This controls how much of the bottom head sound should be present in the drum sound.
Beater and Stick parameters
• Density (PM Bass Drum)
This controls the “hardness” of the bass drum pedal beater.
• Tone (PM Bass Drum and PM Tom Tom)
This is a filter which controls the tone of the hit.
• Beater Level (PM Bass Drum)
This controls how much of the beater hit sound should be present in the drum sound.
• Stick Level (PM Tom Tom)
This controls how much of the drum stick hit sound should be present in the drum sound.