Assigning MIDI Notes to MDrummer Drums

[kilgoretrout]

Hi
Just reinstalled MDrummer and it appears awesome. Quick question though.

I have a zendrum that I use to work out drum parts. It has 25 pads. I can assign them however I want but it is tedious with a small 3 digit LED display.

Is there a way to assign midi note numbers on M-Drummer so I can tap a note on the Zendrum and have it map over at the M Drummer? Like a learn function?

Thanks.

[MeldaProduction]

Hi,

thank you!
The question - well, I'm not sure if I understand. MDrummer is general MIDI compatible by default, but you can override anything in the drumset editor. You can also use the input/output MIDI filters to somehow change the in/outcoming notes, which is probably what you want. But I don't really understand the interaction between MDrummer and the other plugin.

[kilgoretrout]

Here is the basic question, hopefully better worded.

I have a zendrum. http://www.zendrum.com/
Not the one on the cover, but close enough.

It has a great response to beating on it, but a horrible user interface.

It is easiest to assign drums (at least for me) where the plug in has something like either a "Learn" function, so that when you hit a pad the drum plugin automatically assigns that midi note to that drum. Conversely, if one knows the midi note number of a pad (which I can get from watching midi data), one could assign a particular drum to that midi note.

That way, a device with a limited number of midi notes can be mapped to the drums you want to play.

General midi mapping is great. I just hate tapping out drum parts on a keyboard.

Hope this clears up a bit.

[MeldaProduction]

Aaaaha, so the best thing I believe is to use MIDI input filters:
1) Click Menu/Input MIDI filter
2) In the Window click Calibrate on the top
3) Play several notes in different velocities on a single key. MDrummer will select the note it is transmitting and also calibrate the velocity range. Then just choose the drum you want to play with it.
4) Do 2) for all buttons
5) When finished, click the Calibrate again to disable it and possibly save it, so you don't need to do that every time.

That's it .

[kilgoretrout]

So that would be the equivalent of a midi "learn" function? I just do not want to have to reprogram notes on the Zendrum if I can avoid it. Too cumbersome.

Thanks

[MeldaProduction]

I don't know what exactly MIDI learn is in this case. Generally MDrummer lets you plugin any MIDI source and easily callibrate any of the notes to any of the drums with automatic velocity management.

[MixFix]

Is there any automated way to linearly assign drum notes to C, C #, D, D #, F, F #, G, G # ...?

[MeldaProduction]

Is there any automated way to linearly assign drum notes to C, C #, D, D #, F, F #, G, G # ...?

Not sure how to understand, but if that's about tuning drums to certain notes, then no, sorry.