Auditioning Single Drums

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2011/06/07 18:11:00 (permalink)

Auditioning Single Drums

If I don't like a particular drum in a kit—the snare, for example—I have to keep loading snares in one by one to find one I like.  How does one audition single drums?
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    Re:Auditioning Single Drums 2011/06/07 18:30:15 (permalink)
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    If I don't like a particular drum in a kit—the snare, for example—I have to keep loading snares in one by one to find one I like.  How does one audition single drums?

    Are we talking SD3 here?
     
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    Re:Auditioning Single Drums 2011/06/07 18:40:56 (permalink)
    If you're using X1 you can open the broiwser and find the drum patchs and audition them there before loading them.

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    Re:Auditioning Single Drums 2011/06/07 23:05:17 (permalink)
    I was just about to post the same question.  Auditioning drum sounds in SD3 is a pain.  I tried using the media browser too but it wouldn't play the .flac files.  Is there another file to auditition from?  ...or am I just doing something wrong?

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    Re:Auditioning Single Drums 2011/06/08 10:21:01 (permalink)
    Craig, Yes, sorry, I was referring to SD3.  I was not able to use the Browser to find individual drum hits.  Maybe I am doing something wrong, but I couldn't get those to show up in the Browser.

    I almost always want a different kick/snare combination than what is matched in the kits, and I often add a couple of thin splash cymbals to the pads.
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    Re:Auditioning Single Drums 2011/06/08 11:12:50 (permalink)
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    Craig, Yes, sorry, I was referring to SD3.  I was not able to use the Browser to find individual drum hits.  Maybe I am doing something wrong, but I couldn't get those to show up in the Browser.

    I almost always want a different kick/snare combination than what is matched in the kits, and I often add a couple of thin splash cymbals to the pads.


    I think there is no option other than loading and auditioning.  I really like S3 for its Sonar compatibility, but for serious drumming, there are other choices that offer more options!

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