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2016/01/03 23:11:56
orangesporanges
They are there.The interface can be a little bit confusing, but you will get used to it quickly, there's not that much there.Get on the edit page from the button group in the upper right. On the top row of frames there is the kit piece select frame on the left. click the various cymbals to edit them. for mike control, they use the overheads, just like they would in a studio.
2016/01/04 00:17:09
MelodicJimmy
Yeah, I realized the cymbals are in the overhead mics after I made my post.  Cool!  I just set everything up using the tutorials from [I think his name is Andrew] the Irish guy from this forum.... helped SO much!  Made my own track template, this is great. 
 
Still unclear on two things for whoever feels like answering: 
 
what is "flexi"?  
And, what do you guys use as your main volume controls for the kit?  The AD2 interface?  I'm asking because the drums are a bit loud for my projects and I'm not sure of the best way to adjust the volume.  Not by limiters and compressors, I mean literaly.... volume. 
2016/01/04 08:00:00
sausy1981
MelodicJimmy
Yeah, I realized the cymbals are in the overhead mics after I made my post.  Cool!  I just set everything up using the tutorials from [I think his name is Andrew] the Irish guy from this forum.... helped SO much!  Made my own track template, this is great. 
 
Still unclear on two things for whoever feels like answering: 
 
what is "flexi"?  
And, what do you guys use as your main volume controls for the kit?  The AD2 interface?  I'm asking because the drums are a bit loud for my projects and I'm not sure of the best way to adjust the volume.  Not by limiters and compressors, I mean literaly.... volume. 

Thanks man. If you watch towards the end of my second video on Addictive Drums I go through gain staging and I just use the faders in addictive drums. Anything else just give me a shout. Andrew
2016/01/04 08:03:18
sausy1981
Oh yeah the flexi channels are for other kit pieces like hand claps or tambo or even a second snare or extra Tom. I often use a flexi track for a second snare that's triggered from my first snare and I blend the 2 together to make a fuller snare sound.
2016/01/04 08:22:20
MelodicJimmy
Oh!  Gotcha!  Thanks, dude!  Awesome video!  Helped a ton!  Definitely gonna watch the other ones.   
2016/01/04 08:33:42
MelodicJimmy
Hey Saucy, just one more question if you don't mind - you mentioned adding another snare to one of the flexi tracks and having the first snare trigger it.  Would it be a pain in the ass to explain that?  Or, is that in one of your other videos?
2016/01/04 09:00:27
sausy1981
MelodicJimmy
Hey Saucy, just one more question if you don't mind - you mentioned adding another snare to one of the flexi tracks and having the first snare trigger it.  Would it be a pain in the ass to explain that?  Or, is that in one of your other videos?

Hey man, I'm gonna do another video on Addictive Drums in an hour or so and will have it on my YouTube channel later. I will cover this. I am also gonna organize my addictive drums videos into a playlist for easy access so stay tuned.
2016/01/04 09:01:38
MelodicJimmy
Oh, cool!  Thanks for doing these.... great help. 
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