[Mark From Hawaii]

So I made my simple patterns. I found out I had to create separate tracks if I wanted a traditional kit and Latin percussion. EZ drummer and the Latin Percussion expansion pack have great sounds but inserting a midi drum pattern into a track creates a weird glitch on the first note of the pattern. The workaround seems to be using the EX Drummer browser and dropping the pattern into the preview player lane first and then dragging into the DAW track – at least that worked for me in Reaper. In any case, for my project today I just used Drumcore 3 (sorry Toontrack) and used EZ Drummer for the percussion. Here’s a sample of the end product….

I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.

[Mark From Hawaii]

Thanks Scott – got it. I redid the pattern using GM note 38: side kick, instead of stick. And that at least cured the unexpected rendering in EZ Drummer. The only strange behavior now is that in Reaper, when I just insert a midi pattern into my track lane, the first note is “choked” (i.e., a weird thump). Work around is to open EZ Drummer and find the file with the browser, drag it into the preview player and then drag it from there into the DAW track lane. Seems like a lot to get it to do what I want.

With the latin percussion track, I’m not too keen on the power hand feature. If I have a conga backbeat, with maracas doing 8th notes throughout the pattern, I don’t want the maracas to dominate. I had to go back into the Reaper midi view and manually lower the volume for the maracas. Any way to get EZ Drummer to accept all the original note velocities/volumes in the mid file?

Thanks again for your timely assistance.

I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.

[Mark From Hawaii]

Thank you John for your quick reply. Not the answer I was hoping for but that’s okay. Can you please share the list of supported host midi editors? Here is how my pattern is mapped:

Instrument Midi Note Value
Stick 31
Bass drum 36
Closed HH 42
Crash Cym 49
Shaker 82

I think these follow the MMA GM Midi standard. Attached is the file.

I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.

[Mark From Hawaii]

Just a side comment: In general it seems like there aren’t too many simple sequences for intros, verses, fills, etc. Hmmm, a little over the top like real drummers sometimes. ?

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