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Use percussion map
A percussion map denes which MIDI notes produce which sound for a particular
patch in a sound library. For example, in General MIDI percussion, C2 (note 36)
produces bass drum, and D2 (note 38) produces snare drum, and so on.
If you know a particular mapping well, you may nd it helpful to use the mapping
directly for input.
Use staff position
This option uses the staff position dened in the Edit Percussion Kit dialog. For
example, on a drum set, the bass drum is normally positioned in the bottom space of
the staff, while the snare drum is positioned in the third space from the bottom.
You can think of staff positions relative to what they would be when using a treble G
clef (F4 and C5 respectively) or using a bass F clef (A2 and E3 respectively).
You can choose which clef is used to interpret staff positions for ve-line staves:
● Treble G clef
● Bass F clef
When you select Use staff position, you can designate one octave of your MIDI keyboard to
input playing techniques.
By default, the Input techniques from MIDI key option is set to MIDI note 48, which is C3, the C
one octave below middle C (C4 = MIDI note 60). You can click the MIDI learn button and then play
a note on your MIDI keyboard to change the starting pitch. Assuming a starting pitch of C3,
ascending notes operate as follows:
● C3 (48): Previous playing technique
● C♯3 (49): Next playing technique
● D3 (50): First mapped playing technique
● E♭3 (51): Second mapped playing technique
● E3 (52): Third mapped playing technique
And so on, up to:
● B3 (59): Tenth mapped playing technique
In general, it is recommended that you set Use staff position for percussion input.
Use percussion map is only normally useful when you are inputting notes onto a drum set and
you have already memorized the General MIDI percussion map.
RELATED LINKS
Preferences dialog on page 55
Edit Percussion Kit dialog on page 87
Inputting notes in percussion kits on page 142
Changing the playing techniques of notes on percussion kit staves on page 767
Default note selection during step input for percussion kits
During step input in percussion kits, you can press the letters on a computer keyboard that
correspond to staff positions for kits using the ve-line staff presentation type. For example, you
can press F to input a note on the F space or line.
In Preferences, you can set options for inputting notes into percussion kits in the Note Input
section of General page. For example, if you want to use staff positions to determine notes,
choose Use staff position for Input notes onto kit or grid.
Write mode
Note input
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