Specifications

Audio Plug-Ins Guide380
3 If needed, you can now record-enable the in-
strument track to enable the use of a MIDI con-
troller to play the instrument and/or help in
creating MIDI sequences within the sequencer
in Pro Tools.
Creating a Drum Pattern
Using Boom
This section will get you started on the process
of creating beats with Boom. First, you’ll need
an empty pattern to edit.
To clear a pattern:
1 Set the Edit Mode switch to Pattern Select
mode.
2 Click one of the Event switches to select the
pattern you want to clear. For now, click the
Event switch marked 1.
3 Click the Clear button above the Matrix dis-
play. All notes in the selected pattern will be
cleared.
To create a new pattern:
1 Set the Edit Mode switch to Pattern Edit mode.
2 Press play on Boom’s transport.
3 In the Instrument Section, find the first in-
strument whose pattern you want to edit, and
click its Instrument Name area. The selected In-
strument Strip’s background color will become
highlighted, indicating that it is selected.
4 In the Event Bar, try out various rhythms by
toggling the Event switches on and off.
5 When you have a satisfying rhythm created for
your first instrument (such as Bass Drum), se-
lect the next instrument you want to add to the
pattern (such as Snare Drum), and repeat the
above process.
6 Continue adding parts until you’re satisfied
with the pattern.
Saving a Boom Pattern as a
Preset
You can save Boom settings, (in this case, your
drum patterns and instrument settings) as plug-
in settings files (.tfx), or presets.
To save a Boom pattern:
1 Click the Plug-In Settings Select button to
open the Plug-In Settings dialog.
2 Choose “Save Settings As...”, choose a name for
your preset, and click “
Save”.
See the Pro Tools Reference Guide for in-
structions on how to use the MIDI sequencer
in Pro Tools.
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