VigilantSound

sharpdion23


Ok so I have Superior Drummer 2 for the closed Hi-Hats from what CJays recommended, and checked MIDI source, Synth Track Folder and All Synth Audio Outputs :Stereo.

How do I use my TD9 E. Drumset to record using Superior Drummer 2?

Now what do I do? I am stuck.. I can't hear from the synth when I click with my mouse on the drum heads. I am using the default drum kit. I also can't find the SPS MIDI OMNI for my  input source. What do I have to set my inputs and Outputs to?

Here are some screenshots of my ins and outs to help you chose which one is for me to use.
IN:
http://i52.tinypic.com/2j45a9z.jpg

OUT:
http://i54.tinypic.com/33jtpjd.jpg

and I got this problem and don't know what to do. I think this might be the problem as to why my drums are not sounding when I click on them.
http://i55.tinypic.com/24lsfuf.jpg

Man is it hard to be new at this!!

Thanks for the replies

Those pictures are from an audio track?

You need a midi track, set inputs to omni on the midi track or instrument track, It shouldn't be this hard, its already set up, just insert an instrument track for session drummer 3 and you should be good to go..

I am not sure actually what this track is. the icon is not audio or midi. all I know is that it is a soft synth.
 
Though this might help: http://i54.tinypic.com/20i7t4i.jpg
 
and I am no longer using Session Drummer 3 because CJay said that only Superior Drummer 2 can do closed hi hats. But anyway I still have a problem with the Superior Drummer IN Cakewalk Sonar X1 not sounding. Only the standalone version of Superior Drummer sounds. Not so sure whats up, but all the settings in Superior Drummer either in cakewalk sonar or standalone is the same. maybe somewhere in cakewalk software needs to be changed.

VigilantSound


Session Drummer 3 can do open and closed high hats, at least you can program them with both, i will double check playing it live though before i say for sure...

And yeah thats an audio track you need a midi track routed to the synth..

Try starting from scratch, and go to insert, then soft synth, then session drummer 3, the properties page will come up and select simple instrument track select it, the session drummer will open, select a program from the bottem left, it will load the program, and then you should be able to start playing...

 
 
How do you get a closed hi hat in Session Drummer 3?
 
Anyway I am using Superior Drummer 2

why simple instrument track. Take a look here to what CJays said: http://forum.cakewalk.com/fb.ashx?m=2096539

 

i would recomend keeping it simple now, you can get to the other stuff later...

If that's what you want you can select "All synth outs" in the dialog..

But you really don't need each drum on its own track, Most Drum synths have their own mixer and effects plus the samples are usually pre mixed with compression, eq and reverb, , and if you look down the road a little when you start mixing all of that it's gonna burn up CPU with a compressor on each track plus it can really muddy up your mix..

Don't get me wrong there are advantages to having each drum on its own track, but I think with a synth a little parallel  compression goes a long way, and remember, with audio sometimes less is more...

I was thinking of just sending you a session template i use that has all that ready to go, but then you wouldn't learn, try using the help file a looking up Multi out synth... Then set up your own template and you will never have to do this again...


Also Why haven't you checked out the vids yet?     You can find them here...

This is the settings I always use: http://i52.tinypic.com/aahy6b.jpg

Ok so here is what is happening,

I do the step as you said (CJAYs)  for Session Drummer 3 and Studio Instruments Drums and it works, then you also told me that I needed to use Superior Drummer 2 to get those closed Hi hats.

So now I am trying to use Superior Drummer, and did the exact same steps with Session Drummer 3 and Studio Instruments, but it does not work out. Something is wrong with my Superior Drummer 2. It is not sounding like the other two. I have tried re-installing this plugin.

From what I remembered, I couldnt get a hi hat to make that sssssssp sound when it closes, like I can in Superior Drummer 2

I dont think it open and close hi hats thats the issue, here. I think its the closing of the hi hat and that sound you get form it  ----> ssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!  LOL

I think that if there is a video that showed me how to record midi drums (using session drummer 3 if possible) that would help alot.

In a video in youtube form cakewalk's channel, it also said to select Midi source, Track folder and all synth audio out stereo.

I loaded a kit, changed the outs to their own track

What do I do next?

I did not do any drum mapping.

Iv'e seen a couple of videos but are not much help.

All I need is a closed hi hat not one that goes from open and closed. Just a constant closed hi hat will be good enough.

Just go into your V-drums brain and select the correct MIdi channel for it to output a closed hi hat.

So things are getting better though right?

Check to see what midi note is triggering the closed hat...

Any easy way is to pen the step sequencer and run through the sounds by hitting the buttons on the left with the midi notes on them...