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[LeanderL]

Thank you! Ah, so it is the pedal for “tight” sounds.

I checked some Toontrack grooves and they use alternating bell shank and bow tip 1 hits….the bell for the accent…bow tip 1 for the rest.

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[LeanderL]

PS Ride…what does this drummer play on the ride? 00:24 … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQL3wl2CZ9A

Bow tip is too low in volume in SD3… is it bow shank?

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[LeanderL]

Thank you!

First, I had this part…42 is closed hihat…that counts on the kickdrum hits…but it was too low in volume (even at 127 velocity)…but open hihat is loud…so I changed it from closed hihat to ride bow and bell shanks…
Tempo: 200 BPM

Here is my mp3 (not final, no final velocities):

Is it possible to change the ride back to closed hihat and use the tight tip, tight edge samples? Are they recorded for such a beat or is a 200 BPM thrash rhythm with kickdrum and snare too loud for closed hihat?

When checking the rhythms in SD3, I only found open hihat beats for blast beats, but no single closed hihat.

By the way, my virtual drummer does not need his foot to switch from closed to open hihat because my kit has two hihats. One is played normally, but the other one is standing next to the first hihat and is always closed so the drummer can play open hihat and closed hits in alternating order while playing doublebass…and does not need a foot to switch the hihat.

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[LeanderL]

Thank you!

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[LeanderL]

Thank you!

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[LeanderL]

The drum midi is only within SD3 and not in the DAW. There are certain issues with exporting midi from Guitar Pro…it changes the volume randomly…so I don’t use the midi in the DAW, then assign it to SD3, but load the midi in SD3 itself…same for EZ Bass.

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[LeanderL]

Already talked to support as I needed the reply fast. Can be closed.

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[LeanderL]

I’ve been a Guitar Pro user since 1999 and yes, there are some issues. Depending on the VSTi, you need to move all notes up or down an octave or two.

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[LeanderL]

Ok, thank you! Yes, I am coming from Guitar Pro that uses GM.

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[LeanderL]

PS Adding suggested midi notes does not really work. I removed all midi notes from all kit pieces…then wanted to add suggested notes, some suggestions are correct, but others aren’t. e.g. the software wants to add 49 to the second splash although 49 is the main hit of crash cymbal 1.

If I went through all kit pieces in a certain order, I would not the default notes a kit starts with…and instead of a crash, a splash would be used etc.

Ok, the left crash would be 28, but both the center crash (Death kit of D&D) and the second splash would be assigned 49.

Ok, just finished adding all suggested notes and can say that it does not work as it should. I tested some Toontrack midis with the right china as the power hand…but the chinas aren’t even used as only the center crash is being played…

…which brings me back to my initial question what midi notes I can safefly remove (when there are dupliactes such as 4 notes for bow tip articulation, center crash).
I don’t want to test 100+ notes with dozens of Toontrack midis just to see what works and what doesn’t.

Isn’t there an official list for Death & Darkness and the MAIN note for every kit piece and articulation?

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[LeanderL]

Thanks! I am not talking about adding instruments, but the notes of current ones. e.g. Death & Darkness -> Death -> the center crash has 4 notes assigned to the articulation “bow tip”…96, 99, 101 and 104. My question is what notes I can remove in order that all Toontrack midis still work and none of them wants to play e.g. midi note 99, but I removed 99 and only left 96.

Yes, the screenshot looks different because I edited the background.png and added my own band logos. 🙂

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[LeanderL]

My SD3 libraries take up 340 GB, but I only use “Death” (105 GB) + Action/Latin Percussion etc. (2.4 GB)…and one kick of Metal Foundry, one cymbal of “Darkness”…

My audio library is 650 GB in total…and I have two SSDs for audio libraries and games, but don’t want to buy another one.

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[LeanderL]

Thank you!

So should I delete all notes from a drum piece, then click on “Add suggested note”? Or how do I note the suggested note if there are already 4 notes?

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[LeanderL]

In addition to using Toontrack’s presets, you can buy the ones of Develop Device or Omega Station to name a few. Develop Device creates presets for modern “in your face” sound while Omega Station has some nice 90s kits.

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[LeanderL]

Thank you!

I found a YouTube video that shows you can change the panning…e.g. a ride is on the right side (default) and how to pan it to the left.

My workaround is to add the ride, add a new x-oh channel…and do everything there…instead of trying to get it right in the default OH channel with the rest of the OH instruments.

I don’t know if there is a better workaround, but mine worked.

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