Re: Drum maps, specifically for a Trigger Finger Pro...
2014/12/25 08:50:57
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Drum maps in SONAR map the MIDI input notes to specific sounds in a synth or sample library.
A hardware controller can also have maps of sorts. They are usually loaded through the hardware controls or sometimes through a small software utility.
The pads on your controller each trigger some specific MIDI note. You can set up the the controller with a custom layout so that a pad triggers a particular note, which you associate with some particular sound like Kick, Snare etc.
The Drum map in SONAR will take a MIDI note that you play, for example Key #36, a.k.a. C1, and map that to the Kick drum sample.
If your drum synth or sampler doesn't use Key #36, a.k.a. C1, for the kick drum then you can use a Drum Map inside SONAR to map a MIDI input such as Key #36, a.k.a. C1, to the slot where the kick drum is in the synth or sampler you are using.
To make a long story short: SONAR's Drum Maps are for after the MIDI info gets into your computer and they are specific to the sound set you are using on any given occasion.
The system used by the hardware to map its pads to its MIDI outputs may also be thought of as a map and the hardware's documentation will explain how to select or modify that sort of mapping.
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