Creating a custom drum set with Sonar X1 Essential?

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2011/07/08 04:53:18 (permalink)

Creating a custom drum set with Sonar X1 Essential?

I would like to create my own drum set based on the samples included with Sonar X1 Essential. I would like this new drum set to run on a single instance of a software synth. I don't care if it is Dimension LE or DropZone. Can it be done?

This drum set would include (For example);
75%Left kick drum, Center kick drum, 75%Right kick drum, Tom A-major left, Tom A-major Right, Tom B-major left, Tom B-major Right, Tom C-major left, Tom C-major Right, Tom D-major left, Tom D-major Right, Tom E-major left, Tom E-major Right, Tom F-major left, Tom F-major Right, Tom G-major left, Tom G-major Right, Wood Block A-major left, Wood Block A-major Right, Wood Block B-major left, Wood Block B-major Right, Wood Block C-major left, Wood Block C-major Right, Wood Block D-major left, Wood Block D-major Right, Wood Block E-major left, Wood Block E-major Right, Wood Block F-major left, Wood Block F-major Right, Wood Block G-major left, Wood Block G-major Right, High hat A-major left, etc...

I want the velocity setting in the piano roll to adjust the volume of Each and Every drum hit independently.

Can it be done? How?
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    Re:Creating a custom drum set with Sonar X1 Essential? 2011/07/08 05:26:38 (permalink)
    in Dim LE sure.

    the velocity is dependant on the SFZ programming you do,

    open up the sounds in an existing SFZ for a drum program in a text editor (e.g. notepad) and you'll see how it's done

    http://www.cakewalk.com/D...e/article.aspx?aid=108
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    Re:Creating a custom drum set with Sonar X1 Essential? 2011/07/08 05:58:42 (permalink)
    That looks do-able. It has been eons since I worked on C/C++ and Assembly code and there talking about boolean logic. I avoided boolean logic at all costs with what I was working on back then. lol

    I'm guessing it would be kind of like this...
    So for safety reasons, I grab all the different drum samples (.wav files) I would like, and copy them into a new folder on my hard drive specifically for my custome drum set. Then I make a sfz file in that folder to define how all the samples map out on the piano roll in the soft-synth? I'm hopeful there is a sfz setting for pitch control to get the different notes I would like for some drum pieces?

    Then I simply open up the soft synth, and load the sfz file as the per-say instrument? I noticed some instruments use a "prog" file type, are they usable, or do I need to capture the sound from those? I didn't actually look in the drum sample folders to see what is there for files yet... I'll do that next, after reading the rest on these "sfz" files.

    I wonder if I can capture that link as a pdf for a local copy of that page. there is allot there I'll be referencing allot.
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    Re:Creating a custom drum set with Sonar X1 Essential? 2011/07/08 11:02:09 (permalink)
    This is working perfectly, with the assistance of something called wave studio... I've managed to compile most of the kick drums and hats I like into a single instrument. Wave studio did a good job of mixing the left and right parts of each drum so I could pan each drum to the left or right as well as having the original default center.

    The toms may take a little longer as there are so many of them, and there already paned to an extent.

    Thank you.

    P.S.
    I was dragging samples into DropZone to hear them individually as I was selecting drum instruments for my drum set. There are some samples that are encrypted to prevent them being used this way I guess. They produce annoying noises in DropZone when played. That dose not matter as I found others to use. If they do not want me to use there drum set, then I'll use another one.
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    Re:Creating a custom drum set with Sonar X1 Essential? 2011/07/09 12:16:32 (permalink)
    well the mapping is the main thing.. it's not too bad.. I mean you can start off basically by specifying the keys / samples.. and adding to it.. OR doing it via SD itself.

    it's more like html / markup language.. so not too bad compared to c++ / java etc :)

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