When I record drums, I use mono mics. I only use stereo tracks for room. Why oh why can’t Toontrack provide an option for mono outputs? It seems so simple!
…and I request that Toontrack personnel check their own darned forum and have their marketing/support people read this darned thread! (It’s almost 5 years old now…)
This post was modified 3 years, 8 months ago by John.
The ability to mute notes in the grid editor is essential.
Also, it would be very helpful to be able to select separate tools (pointer, pencil, mute) quickly and toggle between them by holding down a key temporarily. For example, if the pointer tool is the default tool, holding down “control” would temporarily enable. the pencil tool; “option” would temporarily enable the mute tool.
I was quite surprised there were only single instrument MIDI grooves (e.g. conga only, bongo only, etc). But no ensemble grooves. I feel this should have been included with the bundled MIDI files.
+1 on providing us with a user-friendly method (with documentation) on locating which Toontrack MIDI segments were used in a DAW project. I find myself having to stop and make cryptic notes when composing, and when I pull up older projects it can be maddening to figure out which library location a clip came from. I have no suggested solution, but the problem is obvious.
Have you tried your DAW’s quantization features? Most DAWS allow a percentage of quantize, so you can move notes just a % towards the grid. Play around with timing of the quantize grid, also. Start with smaller increments (such as 1/32 or 1/64. And if you are using swing in your tune, you’ll have to work with that parameter as well.
Another thing you could try is to quantize the MIDI a bit (as described above) before you change the tempo, rather than after. I’m hopeful you can find something that works for you so you don’t have to move individual hits for your project.
What! No Cocktail support in SD3! I haven’t tried it yet but if what you say is true I will be deeply saddened. I love that darned little Cocktail kit and have used it in a tune or two
Hi — would you please remove all of my inactive authorizations. I see I have quite a few! My only current active computer is the “Mac Mini.” Thank you!
