MDrummer Virtual Components

[goldglob]

Let’s say I want 3 snares in my Rhythm.

Hmm, I can only have Snare Drum 1 and Snare Drum 2 as snare tracks in either Rhythm Generator’s essential beat editor or Rhythm Editor’s loop editor.

To get around this I could add a Drumtype Track that I won’t be using elsewhere in the arrangement, like Music 1, and then in Drumset Editor add that Drumtype and choose a snare source for it. My Rhythm will contain Snare Drum 1, Snare Drum 2 and Music 1, each feeding a loaded or chosen snare drum source.

That’s good, but the trouble is...let’s say (having defined my Rhythm and Drumset) I would now like to experiment with my kit in Drumset designer (for example, randomization of specific pieces)... but Music 1 does not appear there. OK, I think, what I need is a new top level folder called Music 1 in the components file structure containing lots of saved snare components. (Just as the factory Snare Drum 1 top level component folder contains sub folders then lots of component files).

Hey, wait a minute, that’s what the new Virtual Component feature amounts to. You define a new top level virtual component (like Music 1) which appears in the Drum Designer list but points to an already existing folder in components (like Snare drum 1).

[MeldaProduction]

Yes! That's correct! Now, is there a question actually?

[edkilp]

More like just sharing a moment of discovery perhaps!

[goldglob]

No question, but thanks Vojtech for confirming. It took me a while to see how I would use this so thought it was worth outlining my understanding of it. Very clever feature.

EDIT: edkilp beat me to it.

[MeldaProduction]

Very well!