Multi-part MIDI drum track-

I have a MIDI track that has a multi part drum sequence, and I need each individual drum on it's own track.
 
There has to be an easy way to do this, and I've tried various searches and scrolled though hundreds of unrelated threads.
 
In Reaper it's called "Explode MIDI item by note (pitch)"
 
Please advise.
 
kerkenat

Depends.

Are you sure you really want to have the MIDI on separate tracks or do you want the audio on separate tracks so you can apply different processing & Fx on kick/snare/hat etc?

Use CAL script split notes to tracks to split the midi notes to separate tracks or to split the audio into multitracks you'll need to insert enough audio tracks to accommodate and assign the separate outputs in your sampler (eg. Kontact). Then, when you hit Bounce/Freeze, the audio will get bounced to separate tracks.

Bristol_Jonesey


What vsti are you using to generate your audio?

I am using battery 3.

kerkenat

Bristol_Jonesey


What vsti are you using to generate your audio?

I am using battery 3.

The main reason to seperate the MIDI drums can be ease of editing or to process thru seperate synths as Konrad mentioned. If you were seperating the MIDI drums just to subsequently render each to a seperate wave file then it may have not been necessary.
 
Most synths support multiple outputs.
 
When you insert Battery 3 a Properties page comes up first, choose All Synth Audio Outputs instead of First Synth Audio Output. Now you can select a pad, say the snare, and assign it to a seperate output which you can find right under the main fader in the bottom right corner of Battery (ex. Output 1-2). It will now output the snare to a seperate audio track. You can do the same with kick, hats, cymbals etc. You can have each tom output to it`s own track or have them share a track for example.
 
This now allows you to render all tracks at once with each output going to a seperate track although you don`t have to convert to wave until mixdown if you prefer. You also have the added advantage of processing drums individually as Bristol Jonesey pointed out, seperate effects, EQ etc. on each drum, but this way you also have MIDI functionality if you want to tweak and edit the drums.
 
If Battery 3 is already inserted you have to save the kit, delete  the instance of Battery, insert a new one with the All Synth Audio Outputs option checked and re-load the kit. Probably too late but you`ll know in the future.
 
My apologies if you knew this already but from what was written I wasn`t sure.

I've used battery since Komplete 5 days, and I like it, (and Kontakt),  enough to not buy something else. But I must say, I could use some clear tutoria on the subject. The battery manual and pdf aren't much help to me.
 
Thanks for the advice guys.
 
So I did what was suggested and added a new instance with all the separate output tracks now in Sonar. 
  
But once I've frozen the synth tracks, with the audio waveform visible on the tracks, what's next?
 
I mean, they're quasi-audio tracks, and .wav files have been created in the audio folder so I don't need to render them? But if I mute the source MIDI track, they are all muted.
  
Thanks
 
kerkenat