Title: Drumkits Post by: bvdp on May 18, 2020, 02:22:12 AM There was a request for a drumkit option. Essentially, this is the same as the existing defaulttone setting ... but logically a bit more tenable. Rather than having this as a standalone command, I've wrapped up as a tweak. Logic is simply that it's not going to be used very much :)
Patch file is attached for the 2002c version of mma. The table of kits has been expanded a bit from the wikipedia article listing the roland sets. I have added some from Yamaha and Casio. Title: Re: Drumkits Post by: sciurius on May 18, 2020, 06:27:12 AM Thanks.
FYI Of the 49 styles I converted from iRealPro, 14 used a non-Standard DrumKit. Mostly Standard2. Title: Re: Drumkits Post by: bvdp on May 18, 2020, 04:42:47 PM Just wondering if we should extend this a bit and permit the use of the drumkit table when setting a drum voice in a track. So, we should be able to:
Drum Voice Jazz To avoid possible name conflicts I'm thinking we should append "kit" to these names. So, in a tweak it'd be: Tweak Drumkit=Jazz But, in a voice line: Drum Voice JazzKit Comment? Title: Re: Drumkits Post by: sciurius on May 18, 2020, 07:08:16 PM Let's see if I understand. These would be equivalent (if not identical):
Drum Tone KickDrum1 Drum Tone 36.0 Drum Tone KickDrum1 StandardKit Well, not identical, since: Tweaks DrumKit=Jazz Drum Tone KickDrum1 Drum Tone KickDrum1 JazzKit will refer to the KickDrum1 from the JazzKit (bank 32), while Drum Tone 36.0 Still refers to the Standard Kit (bank 0). I like it! This also clarifies the choice for Tweaks to set the default drumkit. For symmetry... Drum Tone 36.32 Drum Tone KickDrum1.32 Drum Tone 36.JazzKit Drum Tone KickDrum1.JazzKit Nah. Your proposal is fine already! Title: Re: Drumkits Post by: bvdp on May 19, 2020, 02:14:32 AM It's
Drum VOICE JazzKit that is the same as: Tweaks Drumkit Jazz and Tweaks Drumkit JazzKit well ... almost the same since the VOICE command can be issued and takes effect anywhere in the file, the tweak just sets a default value to use so it's just used when the track is created. Title: Re: Drumkits Post by: sciurius on May 19, 2020, 08:51:48 AM Ah, I see. So while normal tracks have just a Voice (patch), Drum tracks can have a Voice (bank) and Tone (patch)?
Title: Re: Drumkits Post by: bvdp on May 19, 2020, 04:12:35 PM Ah, I see. So while normal tracks have just a Voice (patch), Drum tracks can have a Voice (bank) and Tone (patch)? Pretty much. In a drum track we call a "pitch" a "tone" and "Voices" are "drum kits". Hey ... it's MIDI not me :) |