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Chapter 1 Drum Kit Designer 18
Adjust mic settings (Producer kits only)
In the Edit panel, do any of the following:
m To include the sound in the mic of the other kit pieces: Turn on the Leak switch.
This turns microphone bleed on or o, where the sound of a kit piece is picked up by the
dierent mics from other kit pieces.
m To include the kit piece’s overhead mic in the sound: Turn on the Overheads switch.
This turns the overhead mic for the selected kit piece on or o.
m To choose a room emulation to use with the sound: Choose between rooms A and B. You can also
turn o the room microphones.
Rooms A and B determine which room mic setup is used with the kit piece.
Drum Kit Designer extended parameters
Drum Kit Designer provides additional parameters that are accessed by clicking the disclosure
triangle at the lower left.
The Input Mapping pop-up menu lets you choose dierent mappings that provide enhanced
control of HiHats. The maps also change the way Drum Kit Designer sounds are assigned across
the MIDI note range. See Drum Kit Designer mappings.
Extended parameters
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Input Mapping pop-up menu: Choose a keyboard mapping mode.
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GM: Drums are mapped to the GM standard.
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GM + ModWheel controls HiHat opening level: The keyboard Mod Wheel is mapped for
hi-hat control. Additional sounds are also mapped to keyboard zones above and below the
standard GM note mapping range.
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V-Drum: Drums are mapped to work with V-Drum hi-hat, cymbal, and drum triggers.
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Gain sliders: Drag the slider (or drag vertically in the eld) to adjust the level of the
corresponding sound (if available in the kit).
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Shaker Gain
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Tambourine Gain
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Claps Gain
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Cowbell Gain
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Sticks Gain