GregGraves
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Re: Would like tutorial on using Addicitve drums 2 or Session drummer
2016/03/26 16:45:41
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Because of AD2's flexibility and whatnot, it took a while to come to grips with it. I used Session Drummer for a long time, but only use AD2 now. The breakthrough I experienced in learning AD2 was to laboriously create a cheat sheet to the Edit Page. Addictive Drums 2 – Edit Page Sampler Strip (Top Row) It is possible to copy the entire top row settings and paste those to another drum piece by right clicking; alternatively, copy and paste just one section to another drum. As far as Mixer Channel Outputs, all should be sent to the Master Out unless external plug-ins are desired (e.g., the snare). - Far left panel selects drum to edit, and send levels to the Overhead and Room mics
- Response Panel
- NoAlts – defeats the alternate hits, all hits sound the same
- Response Slider – limits the pool of hits by raising or lowering the bottom or top slider. Once selected, you can drag the selection-field up or down by dragging the central bar.
- Volume (of lower velocities) - Counter-clockwise makes lower velocities louder, clockwise makes lower velocities softer
- Filter – low pass filter, cuts higher frequencies of lower velocity hits making them duller
- Pitch
- Main – adjusts tone up/down globally
- OH/Room – adjusts tone up/down but only in Overhead and Room mics
- Pitch Envelope/Tone Designer window
- Pitch Envelope – adjusts tone over time
- Beneath the graph are 3 windows (start, hold, and end), which are adjusted by clicking and dragging on these windows
- “Vel” slider – only applies effect to specific range of velocities
- Tone Designer – transient shaper
- 3 windows (start, decay, end) adjusted by clicking and dragging are useful to dampen/exagerate ring
- Volume Envelope
- Adjust attack, sustain, delay, release by dragging the 4 little circles about on the graph
- Cut – hi/low pass filter
- Control filter by raising or lowering the bottom or top slider. Once selected, you can drag the selection-field up or down by dragging the central bar.
Addictive Drums 2 – Edit Page Channel Strip (lower half of screen) Strip is semi-independent from Sampler Strip; however, making a selection on the mixer will focus both the Sampler and Channel strip on same drum. - Mic placement (left-most window)
- only the kick and snare have 2 mics and the balance between these is adjusted with the slider below
- on the snare there is a top slider that adjusts how much snare noise bleed occurs in other drums (i.e., real world sound)
- Noise – the arrows select different noise generators (tube, vinyl, etc.)
- Level – volume of noise
- Decay – how long the noise sustains (i.e., “tail”)
- Compressor – Distortion module (NOTE that this module “flips” with the “Tape and Shape” module such that you can have either (or both) pre or post the EQ module)
- Compressor
- Meter – shows gain reduction
- Slider – sets the threshold for compressor
- Ratio – Attack – Release controls
- Distortion
- Right/left arrows select various types of distortion sources
- Amount knob gives distortion depth
- Mix knob mixes in that amount
- Graph adjusts frequency of distortion by raising or lowering the bottom or top slider. Once selected, you can drag the frequency selection-field up or down by dragging the central bar.
- EQ – 4 band with high/low pass filters
- Bandpass filters adjusted with triangle on either side of graph
- Each band has readout which shows mid-frequency, gain/reduction, and Q value. These are adjusted by dragging the 4 circles on the graph.
- Tape and Shape
- Tape
- “Drive” knob controls amount of analog tape effect
- “Bottom” knob controls additional low end
- Shape – transient shaper
- “Attack” exaggerate or subdue attack
- “Decay” exaggerate or subdue sustain (“tightness”)
- Output knob
- “Inserts” turns on/off the Channel Strip for A/B
- “Sends” turns on/off the effects sends to the Dlerbs. It also indicates “how much” of the drum piece is being sent to each of the 2 Dlerbs
- Note that Room, Bus and Master have their own Channel Strip. A subset of drum pieces can be routed to the bus for further processing, typically heavy compression, and then tastefully mixed into the Master out.
Addictive Drums 2 – FX Page Dlerb - Left-side controls echo generator
- “Sync” allows setting of note-dependent echoes
- “Feedback”
- “Swing” – randomizing level
- “Pingpong” – right/left delay effect
- “Slider” balances amount of echo to reverb
- Right-side controls reverb generator
- Predelay
- Decay
- Damp
- Swirl – enhances reverb effect
- EQ – dials in the frequency that feeds the effect unit
- Output
- Pre/Post master determines whether the Dlerb effects will pass through or bypass the “Master Channel Strip” effects
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