Edit play style

[onewayout_1]

Is there a way to get different variations of Kik and snare as we crank up the amount knob in edit play style?

For example I was just trying to get a straight 1/8 note build up on a Kik track but it started adding 1/16 notes here and there… Also with the snare sometimes it adds nice ghost notes to a track and other times well not so complimentary notes too.

I have many EZx’s kits with lots of midi and and a couple of extra midi packs too…

So my question would be how to get the amount wheel to add variations of different instruments?

Thx Jeff

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[onewayout_1]

Well after messing around with it again today I found a couple of tricks to do this….

1. I found that if you change the quantize of the individual instrument you want to add more hits with it will add them in different patterns…(right click in edit play and go to drop down menu)

2. I found it you add more hits to let’s say a Tom it will add the hits differently then if you were adding hits to a snare… Then if you like the patterns from the Tom you can just copy them and add them to the snare itself or any other instrument (you mix and match) ? ( right click, copy midi go to “snare” right click paste Tom midi. This will add that midi to the snare… Found this on one of Mike’s videos a couple of weeks ago… BRILLIANT!)

3. If you record let’s say just a Kik pattern and then open in Edit play style it becomes the “Power hand instrument” and that will also give different variations of a Kik pattern than if you had let’s say a Kik, snare and hi hat going at the same time… You can again copy the midi and add it to a full pattern later…

CONCLUSION: I’ve really been able to expand my workflow through the amount knob as I had kinda stop using it for awhile because it seemed to be adding the same generic patterns Each time…

Of course we will always have to tweek our own patterns for exact ideas we have in our head in our DAW but I’m very happy to see I can use and grow with this awesome tool!

Plz lemme know any other tricks or tips you have found too!

Thx, Jeff

[nicovice]

Hello Jeff,

can you please post the link from the video.

And maybe you can even explain it. Since I don’t quite understand it and need help.

Thanks a lot!
Nico

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