Articulation Names to Logic Pro X Piano Roll?

[Burn Witch Burn]

Hi.  First post here.  I haven’t found the answer to this yet.

Is there a way to copy and paste all articulation names from a kit in SD into the Piano Roll in Logic?  Or is the only way by hand, entry by entry?

See attachment.  These are the articulation names from the Logic Drummer.  I’d like to prepare and save a few Logic Midi Tracks with various SD kits using the SD articulation names.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.7
Operating system: macOS Sonoma (14)

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[Mac McCormick]

I know nothing about Logic, but most DAWs have a drum map editor which you make only once for each kit you have and then you can choose which one to use for any given kit. I’m a Cubase guy and there are many places to download free drum maps for that DAW. You can also build your own. And while doing this is a PITA, you only have to do it once and your done.

Also…
https://www.google.com/search?q=superior+drummer+drum+maps+for+logic+pro+x&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS1130US1130&oq=superior+drummer+drum+maps+for&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgCECEYoAEyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigATIHCAYQIRirAjIHCAcQIRirAjIHCAgQIRirAjIHCAkQIRifBdIBCTE2NzQ1ajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.7
Operating system: Windows 11

Cubase Pro, Korg Kronos, M-50, Hammond XK-1c, Toontrack SD3, EZBass w/lots of expansions, many VSL Vi's, Shreddage 3 everything, and shit-tons of FX plugins.

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[Bear-Faced Cow]

In order to have SD articulations show up in Logic’s piano roll you need to be familiar with the Environment Window, and how to wire up the Mapped Instrument object to a track in the environment.

And yes, you would have to enter all articulations by hand. However, if you save a template, then you only have to do it once.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

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[Burn Witch Burn]

Thanks Mac and Bear.  I suspected I would have to do it by hand.  But it’s good to get a definitive answer.
Yes, I will look into the mapping.  I want to have all SD articulations on the Logic piano roll.

[Bear-Faced Cow]

Here’s the customary warning that I’ve given to people over the last three decades: Logic’s Environment is not a user-friendly place. It will not give you any warnings when you change things around as it is a programmer-like area into the underbelly of Logic. It only takes one move to cause unpredictable behavior to which you will either lose your MIDI interactivity or your entire project altogether.

This is why Apple has now hidden it and makes you work to find it.

There are other user friendly ways other than the piano roll to edit drums within Logic, to which you can configure SD articulations.

Jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

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[Burn Witch Burn]

Bear-Faced Cow wrote:

Here’s the customary warning that I’ve given to people over the last three decades: Logic’s Environment is not a user-friendly place. It will not give you any warnings when you change things around as it is a programmer-like area into the underbelly of Logic. It only takes one move to cause unpredictable behavior to which you will either lose your MIDI interactivity or your entire project altogether.

This is why Apple has now hidden it and makes you work to find it.

There are other user friendly ways other than the piano roll to edit drums within Logic, to which you can configure SD articulations.

Jord

Thank you Jordan.   And thanks for the warning.  I’ve rarely delved into Logic’s Environment and do not crave doing so.

For the moment, it looks like editing within SD3 will give more control and for me is preferable.  However I will miss using Logic’s Copy Alias feature.

I’m sure you know it, but for those who don’t have Logic:
Say there’s a song where you want the drums repeated verbatim on Verse1 , Verse 2, and Verse 3, the Logic Piano roll lets you create not just a copy of the original segment, but an alias (a copy that automatically reflects any changes to the original segment).

I have not found this feature in SD3.  Does it exist?

Ps, if I might bother you with a second question:  out of curiosity, what are the other user friendly ways to edit SD3 in Logic?

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