Drum Instrument for Step Clip?
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- KVRer
- 16 posts since 4 Nov, 2017
I'm new with Tracktion and must say that I love the concept very much. However there are some issues I do'nt understand. Step Clips are nice and it is not hard to understand the basics but manual says that one must insert a Drum Instrument in order to get some actual audio from Step Clip. Can't find any Drum Instrument in Waveform?! Must I buy a third party midi instrument for that purpose? Help, somebody!
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- KVRer
- 3 posts since 20 Nov, 2017
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[1] Simplest - you can download a free VST drumkit like MTPowerDrums (http://www.powerdrumkit.com/ (http://www.powerdrumkit.com/)) Follow the instructions to import VST plugins and select the VST when adding the plugin to the track.[2] You can use the built-in Sampler (synth) plugin but you will need to load drum kit sounds on to the appropriate keys.
- Download drum sounds e.g. http://www.bandshed.net/avldrumkits/ (http://www.bandshed.net/avldrumkits/) (sfz contain the wav files you'll need)
- Add the Tracktion Sampler (synth) plugin to your track
- Following the percussion midi mappings (http://computermusicresource.com/GM.Per ... eyMap.html (http://computermusicresource.com/GM.Percussion.KeyMap.html)) you can add each wav file you need to a note ...
-- Click the add button in the Control Panel (bottom-left)
-- Select the wav file you want
-- move the green arrow to the note you want to map the sample to
-- pull the range (white) arrows to the same note - the sample will play on one note only
-- repeat for each drum sound you need
- save your mappings!
[3] Use a free VST Sound Font plugin e.g. https://www.plogue.com/products/sforzando/ (https://www.plogue.com/products/sforzando/)
- Download drum sounds e.g. http://www.bandshed.net/avldrumkits/ (http://www.bandshed.net/avldrumkits/) (sfz)
- Add the VST Sound Font plugin to your track and open the desired sound font
Cheers,
P
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- KVRAF
- 2417 posts since 17 Jun, 2003
This is a bit niche, but on the off-chance you're in the market for a new audio interface, if you buy a focusrite one before January, you get a copy of XLN Addictive Drums 2 as a freebie ... which is nice
https://uk.focusrite.com/news/free-addictive-drums-2
https://uk.focusrite.com/news/free-addictive-drums-2
"my gosh it's a friggin hardware"
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- KVRAF
- 3735 posts since 17 Sep, 2016
The MT-PowerDrumKit seems to work well in step clips. Not bad for a free, dedicated to the task plugin! 
Last edited by zzz00m on Tue Nov 21, 2017 6:46 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Windows 10 and too many plugins
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- KVRAF
- 3735 posts since 17 Sep, 2016
I hate to bring this up, but when I tried to use Collective for drums in step clips, I was immediately dealing with the Collective silence issue... again.TSC wrote:No need to download any third party content - Collective is included with Waveform and it has a few drum kits to choose from
Using Collective v1.1.0 with Waveform 8.2.6.
Windows 10 and too many plugins
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- KVRer
- 8 posts since 26 Nov, 2017
Hello, everyone. MTPowerDrumKit would be excellent if it worked properly. I can't drag and drop unfortunately because it doesn't copy properly; It doesn't matter how many bars there are in each groove, it seems like it always defaults to 1 bar. How do I change this?
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- KVRian
- 544 posts since 24 Jan, 2004 from Sweden
But the drum instrument has nothing to do with the bars. It just plays what's in your clip, regardless of length.
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- KVRAF
- 1674 posts since 13 Jan, 2014
Sorry, but this:
is a bad joke I cant laugh about: was one of the reasons I upgraded to 8 because I thought I will have a self content daw WITH sample AND synth. Now I have a daw and a sampler and a synth I can ONLY use OUTSIDE the daw....No need to download any third party content - Collective is included with Waveform and it has a few drum kits to choose from
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- KVRer
- 8 posts since 26 Nov, 2017
But why can I set in the plugin how many bars could my grooves have in the composition then? Do I just drag the grooves and duplicate them then?Stuttaton wrote:But the drum instrument has nothing to do with the bars. It just plays what's in your clip, regardless of length.
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- KVRist
- 473 posts since 1 Feb, 2006
take a look at this tutorial video about stepclips, if your question is about stepclips.
this is a tracktion 6 video, but the basics all apply to waveform too. there are some additional features in waveform i guess.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xkh8u3uDPgQ
this is a tracktion 6 video, but the basics all apply to waveform too. there are some additional features in waveform i guess.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xkh8u3uDPgQ
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- KVRist
- 473 posts since 1 Feb, 2006
basic answer:
the steclipgrid gets looped when you make the clip longer.
you can edit how many steps the grid includes and what length/measure they are (1/16, 1/8, 1/4, ...).
if you want a variation of the groove, copy the stepclip and change it to your liking.
the steclipgrid gets looped when you make the clip longer.
you can edit how many steps the grid includes and what length/measure they are (1/16, 1/8, 1/4, ...).
if you want a variation of the groove, copy the stepclip and change it to your liking.
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- KVRer
- 8 posts since 26 Nov, 2017
Of course. I've been learning Tracktion for a while and didn't know about step clips.
Dragging and dropping still doesn't work properly, so I presume I must program the beat myself, right?
Dragging and dropping still doesn't work properly, so I presume I must program the beat myself, right?
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- KVRist
- 237 posts since 9 Dec, 2016 from Grand Rapids, Michigan USA
Dragging works fine for me. Some clips are longer than others, but yeah I can drag them over just fine.