Mapping keys in SD3 (comparison with AD2)

[Lex Lux]

In SD3 you can’t designate drum hits to specific keys, only map them. For instance, Kick 1 Hit is designated to 36 (C1). You can map it to any other key, but it’s designated to 36, no matter what. In Addictive Drums 2 (AD2), you can actually designate any drum to any key.

This presents a problem in SD3.

I’d like to have my drums designated to specific keys in my own choosing, just like in AD2. The reason for this is, when working with drums in Reaper, I’d like to be able to both program my own drums inside of Reaper’s midi editor with a drum layout that suits me, and use imported midi files from SD3:s midi library.

But no matter if I use the default mapping preset in SD3 or my own mapping preset, the midi files I drag into Reaper always plays the designated drums in SD3.

Is this a bug?

Please let me know if I should try and explain the problem more accurately.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.3
Operating system: macOS Monterey (12)

| Mac mini M1 | Monterey | UAD Arrow | Reaper |

• The post has been modified 2 times, last modified 3 years, 4 months ago by Lex Lux.

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[Mark King]

I’m not quite sure what you are saying as you can change any.every single note number in sd3. There are two places to do this. If you do it in edrum settings then playing midi will not use the edrum settings. Then there’s the note settings on the main page which are best left alone as these will change the notes making midi presets won’t play the correct drums.

What are you changing and what is your aim. Sorry I’m not quite getting what you mean.

SD3 with older sdx,s plus Rooms of Hansa and Death & Darkness. Cubase and wavelab current versions. Roland TD50x using all trigger inputs for triggering SD3 only. Windows 11 computer. Various keyboards and outboard gear as well as VST instruments. Acoustic drums: Yamaha 9000 natural wood and Pearl masters. Various snare drums. RME BabyFace Pro FS and Adam A7X monitors

[Ken Spence]

Good evening gentlemen.

go to the top right of the screen there is a button called show, in that box you can turn on or off all of the different windows for settings of each pad and midi mapping keys

you have: level, tuning, reverse, envelope and offset, pitch FX, velocity curve, velocity gate, soft hit level, midi mapping, voice and layer, hit variation, hi hat cc edit, smoothing, choke/mute triggers,midi mapping keys

A lot of the sections have three lines beside the on off button.these are options for that section. In each section, there are usually three lines to do more stuff with.

in the midi mapping section, you have the choice to see note numbers or keys  If you select keys, everything will be displayed in keyboard keys.

Here you can screw it up as much as you want. Good luck remembering it.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.3
Operating system: Windows 10

Cheers Ken
SD 3.3.6 on Windows 10 | Cubase 11
And a new Apple air laptop OS 15.5

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Thanked by: Lex Lux

[Lex Lux]

Gentlemen! This should resolve my issues with SD3. Thank you very much.

| Mac mini M1 | Monterey | UAD Arrow | Reaper |

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