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More drum perfect pro questions...
Hi again :-)
I have a few more drum perfect pro questions if you don't mind
Is it possible to change the pattern length? Ideally so that it duplicates the pattern I've already programmed.
When I start a new pattern can I set the length to a longer pattern say 8 or 16 bars or do I have to write several patterns and then glue them? Feel like I'm missing the obvious..
Regarding velocity is there a way I can select all notes in a song or pattern and then lower or raise the velocity together but keeping the relative differences? Think I've programmed a whole song a bit too aggressive and I want to experiment without having to go through every stroke in every pattern.
Final question, if I have a kit loaded can I swap say the snare to a different one without having to individually load all of the different strokes so just try one from another kit and load all of its strokes in one hit?
Many thanks yo
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Yes.
1- change the time signature. Ex: 4/4 to 8/4, or 4/4 to 16/4.... 32/4 is the maximum ( 32 beats ).
2- on the bottom right panel, press" Copy " then " Append ". The pattern has been duplicated. ( time signature is now doubled )
Both. You can set the length ( 7/4.....11/8....32/4 etc... ) AND you can write few shorter patterns ( ex: one 4/4 for groove and another 4/4 for a fill ) then Copy the second pattern and Append it to the first one. Repeat this for next patterns. This technique is good to make variations. Create the first pattern ( let's say part A ). Save it with a name. Copy and Paste it in empty slots. There will be a number sequence added to its name. Create other ( part B ) variations in other empty slots, copy and append them to each copy of part A. Once all your full patterns done, keep or clear the part B patterns and save all by long press on save. Another way is to create few different parts patterns, assemble them in the song timeline, glue them, and save various combinations, each with another name.
Yes. Velocity level can be relatively adjusted per stroke, probability A and B, instrument, and full kit in each pattern, to raise or lower the dynamics. Not the whole song though.
To affect the whole pattern, go to Grid view, press " Select" ( blue ) and touch the name of each instrument. All strokes with turn to blue. Go to Patterns view and move the Velocity slider to raise or lower the velocities proportionally. You can do that for both Vel A and Vel B. Please note that if you move the slider to zero and then increase the velocities they will have lost their relatives differences.
There is also a quick way to change the dynamics level for many patterns, but only with 3 levels.
In grid view after selecting all or some instruments, touch one of the 3 Vel buttons: +, ++, +++. Not Zero.
They will be scaled accordingly. Listen to the difference. You can Undo if you wish.
Long press the Select button will bring the PatKit where you can easily chose the next pattern to adjust in the same way.
Yes. Load let's say 3 or 4 different kits. Listen and make sure their snares are different enough and appropriate to your drum style.
First, " Save as " your 1st kit with a modified name. For safety; the original kit won't be altered.
You want to change and hear how would sound different snares ( or kick, etc... ) on your drum track. In kit view, press the 2nd kit ( highlighted green ), press the snare you wish to try, Copy instrument, then go to 1st kit, press the same instrument ( snare ) and Paste it. Listen, and repeat this with snares from other kits. If you like the 1st kit with another snare/instrument, you need to Save it again to not lose the changes you have made.
Another approach I use, is to create a kit with let's say many snares only ( extracted from other kits ). Load this snares collection as a 2nd kit, and choose some of them to replace in the Copy of the first kit.
Welcome and good creative work.
Great tips @Gilbert - very helpful.
Is there any workflow you would recommend for getting user kits into DPP. Say I create a kit in SeekBeats or Ruismaker and now I want to bring them in to DPP? Feel free to point me towards the manual...
You can import samples made in another app and create a kit in DPP. ( Not import a kit made in another app. )
A good practice would be to name your samples ( in Audioshare ? ) with:
kit/style name - instrument name - High or Low velocity - Left or Right hand - sample variation ( 1 to 4 )
something like: SkB1 ( SeekBeats ), sn ( snare ), HL1 ( high left 1 ) ............ SkB1snHL1.... or SkB1snLR2...... etc...
Put them all in a folder. Zip it. Export zip to DPP.
Then create your new empty kit. First, "Save as... SkB1"
Then load the samples in the appropriate slots, according to their name. Safer to press "Save" your kit after every instrument.
Test it ( Pads view ). Tweak and save again
Your new kit is now ready to use.
This has saved me a great deal of time no doubt. You are a gent. Thx!
@Gilbert Thank you Mister G. High-quality tippage.
Any news on Files.app suport? I'm on iOS 11, and it would be great to manage my samples for DPP from there. Cheers!
Thank you very much @Gilbert for a very concise answer (again) Much appreciated mate :-)