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2. In the Inspector for the track, open the Drum Maps pop-up menu and select Create Drum
Map from Instrument.
The drum map is created for the kit that is assigned to the MIDI port and channel selected in
the Inspector.
3. Open the Drum Maps pop-up menu again and select Drum Map Setup.
4. In the list on the left, select the kit that you have loaded in the instrument.
RESULT
The sounds and settings of the instrument are displayed in the Drum Map Setup.
NOTE
Instrument and pattern pads are both exported to the drum map. If they share keys, the pattern
pads get priority, that is, their settings are included in the drum map.
Channel and Output Settings
You can set separate MIDI channels and/or MIDI outputs for each sound in a drum map. When a
drum map is selected for a track, the MIDI channel settings in the drum map override the MIDI
channel setting for the track.
You can select different channels and/or outputs for different sounds. This allows you to
construct drum kits with sounds from several different MIDI devices, etc.
● To make a drum sound use the channel of the track, set the channel in the drum map to Any.
● To make the sound use the MIDI output that is selected for the track, set the MIDI output for
a sound in a drum map to Default.
● To send the sound to a specic MIDI output, select any other option.
● To select the same MIDI channel or MIDI device for all sounds in a drum map, click in the
Channel column, press Ctrl/Cmd , and select a channel or output.
● If you make specic MIDI channel and output settings for all sounds in a drum map, you can
switch between drum maps to send your drum tracks to another MIDI instrument.
Selecting a Drum Map for a Track
● To select a drum map for a MIDI track, open the Map pop-up menu in the Inspector or in
the Drum Editor and select a drum map.
● To deactivate the drum map functionality in the Drum Editor, open the Map pop-up menu in
the Inspector or in the Drum Editor and select No Drum Map.
Even if you do not use a drum map, you can still separate sounds by name using a name list.
NOTE
Initially, the Map pop-up menu only contains GM Map.
I-Notes, O-Notes, and Pitches
Going through the following theory helps you make the most out of the drum map concept –
especially if you want to create your own drum maps.
A drum map is a kind of lter that transforms notes according to the settings in the map. It does
this transformation twice; once when it receives an incoming note, that is when you play a note
MIDI Editors
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