Adding more to a kit.

[stm113]

Hey all. There are a couple of things I am looking to do here. I’ve noticed for example that I may find a kit I really like but I may need another Tom, and there is an available spot but when I add one, it doesn’t seem to have the same routing, effects etc of the other Toms. So is there a way to copy those settings?

Next thing, is there a way to add more than the 5 cymbals to a kit? I’d LOVE to be able to have another splash, China, maybe another Crash and if I’m feeling spicy another ride (just for the bell).

While we are talking about rides, is there a way to route a ride to its own mixer channel? Like hi hats?

 

Thank you all!

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[Bear-Faced Cow]

The short answer is yes you can for both.

For adding an kit piece, there is a drop-down in the upper left corner that has “Add instrument” or something like that.

to route a kit piece to custom channels, right-click the instrument and select “Route instrument microphones”

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

[John]

Hi,

if you click ‘Add Instrument’ and e.g. add a 9×13″ Gretsch Rack Tom (the same as in position 1) in the empty position 2, in the ‘Gretsch Default’ Clean Kit, it will automatically be assigned to the correct microphone channels in the Mixer. Just tune it down a bit and hit Process. The same applies to if you would load the same Tom in position 3.

Had this been a preset where there were EQ, Comp, etc in the Mixer; you just alt/option+click+drag those over to the empty slots in your other channel.
The same goes for Sends.

If you add Instruments from other libraries, the Microphone assignment tries to automatically route what was sampled in the new Instrument’s library to matching microphones in the current library you’re working in.
Just right-click the new Instrument and go to More > Route Instrument Microphones to check, modify or add microphone assignments.

If you want to create a new channel for e.g. a Ride, you go to Route Instrument Microphones, click the ‘Close’ microphone drop-down menu and scroll all the way down to ‘Create New Channel’

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

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[stm113]

Thank you all, I will be trying these options out.

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