User Manual

32 ARTURIA – DrumBrute – USER’S MANUAL
If DrumBrute isn’t running, check the Sync settings (see chapter 8).
Now play one or more pads. Whatever you play will be captured as a part of the pattern.
You can toggle individual events on and off in Step mode using the Step buttons. Step
mode is covered in section 5.2.
You can also record using an external MIDI/USB source, but the only steps that will be
recorded are the ones that correspond to the current drum note mapping. For more
about drum maps see section 10.9.4.
5.1.3.1 The Metronome
If you want to hear a timing reference while recording, press the Metronome On button
and set the click level with the Metro Volume knob. The metronome features are
described more thoroughly in section 3.1.4.
5.1.3.2 Quantize Record
By default, when you are recording in real time the notes will be quantized according to
the time division you have selected.
For example, if 1/16 is the time division value then the recorded notes will quantize
forward or backward to the nearest sixteenth note. And as the pattern loops you can
replace certain notes by playing new ones within the timing range of those notes.
5.1.3.3 Non-quantize mode
It is possible to override the automatic quantizing to some extent. What this will do is
widen the time window for capturing the notes you play. The time division setting is still
in effect, and notes can only fall within +/- 50% of the time division value.
So it’s not exactly real-time recording, but it does allow quite a bit of freedom. And the
cool thing is that you can shift individual events forward or backward in time. See
section 5.2.6 to learn about that.
If you would like to try this method, hold Shift and press Record. You can re-enable the
quantization feature the same way.
5.1.4 Mute/Solo features
The Mute/Solo buttons are great for live performances and creative sessions. They can
help you focus on the interactions of any combination of drums at a time, or you can use
them to work on one of the drum tracks without hearing the other instruments.
The status of the Mute/Solo buttons is Global, so they affect all patterns and songs.
Their settings are not preserved during a power-cycle. There is only one Solo group and
one Mute group available.
Mute and Solo do very different things but they work in exactly the same way, so we’ll
describe them at the same time.
5.1.4.1 Create a Group
Setting up a Mute/Solo Group is very simple. Let’s say you want to focus on the Kick 2
and Closed/Open Hat tracks for a few minutes:
• Press the Solo button to enter Solo mode. When it is lit, the Solo group is active.
• Tap the Kick 2, Closed Hat and Open Hat pads. When lit, they are part of the
group.
• To toggle the Solo group on and off, press the Solo button.