User Manual

MIDI Editors
Drum Maps
Importing Drum Maps from Virtual Instruments
You can import your drum map settings to an instrument track that is routed to Groove Agent SE.
PREREQUISITE
To import your drum map settings to an instrument track, the track has to be routed to Groove
Agent SE or another drum instrument that supports drum maps.
PROCEDURE
1. Load a drum kit in Groove Agent SE.
2. In the Inspector for the track, open the Drum Maps pop-up menu and select Create Drum
Map from Instrument.
The drum map is created for the kit that is assigned to the MIDI port and channel selected
in the Inspector.
3. Open the Drum Maps pop-up menu again and select Drum Map Setup.
4. In the list on the left, select the kit that you have loaded in the instrument.
RESULT
The sounds and settings of the instrument are displayed in the Drum Map Setup.
NOTE
Instrument and pattern pads are both exported to the drum map. If they share keys, the pattern
pads get priority, that is, their settings are included in the drum map.
Channel and Output Settings
You can set separate MIDI channels and/or MIDI outputs for each sound in a drum map. When a
drum map is selected for a track, the MIDI channel settings in the drum map override the MIDI
channel setting for the track.
You can select different channels and/or outputs for different sounds. This allows you to
construct drum kits with sounds from several different MIDI devices, etc.
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To make a drum sound use the channel of the track, set the channel in the drum map to
Any.
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To make the sound use the MIDI output that is selected for the track, set the MIDI output
for a sound in a drum map to Default.
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To send the sound to a specific MIDI output, select any other option.
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To select the same MIDI channel or MIDI device for all sounds in a drum map, click in the
Channel column, press Ctrl/Cmd, and select a channel or output.
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If you make specific MIDI channel and output settings for all sounds in a drum map, you
can switch between drum maps to send your drum tracks to another MIDI instrument.
Selecting a Drum Map for a Track
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To select a drum map for a MIDI track, open the Map pop-up menu in the Inspector or in
the Drum Editor and select a drum map.
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To deactivate the drum map functionality in the Drum Editor, open the Map pop-up menu
in the Inspector or in the Drum Editor and select No Drum Map.
Even if you do not use a drum map, you can still separate sounds by name using a name
list.
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