User manual
Table Of Contents
- MDRUMMER DOCUMENTATION
- MELDAPRODUCTION MDRUMMER
- INTRODUCTION TO MDRUMMER
- If you want MDrummer to play notes, use MIDI channel 10 or switch to drum pad mode.
- To use MDrummer's rhythm engine you can use the MIDI command system or the integrated song sequencer.
- Use the integrated help system using F1 and check out MDrummer tutorial videos.
- There are multiple plugins and maybe a standalong application, which one should I use?
- TUTORIAL: CREATING A DRUM TRACK WITH MDRUMMER
- MDRUMMER STRUCTURE
- MDRUMMER DATA
- SOUND ENGINE
- RHYTHM ENGINE
- RHYTHM GENERATOR
- INTRODUCTION TO MDRUMMER
- MELDAPRODUCTION MDRUMMER L
- Menu button
- SAMPLE LIBRARY ANALYZER
- INPUT MIDI FILTER
- OUTPUT MIDI FILTER
- GLOBAL SETTINGS
- QUICK SETUP TAB
- MIXER TAB
- EFFECTS TAB
- SONG TAB
- DRUMSET EDITOR TAB
- RHYTHM EDITOR TAB
- RHYTHM GENERATOR TAB
- USED CONTROLS
- ABOUT MELDAPRODUCTION
Additional button
Additional button shows a menu with additional rhythm playback settings.
Additional rhythm properties window
Additional rhythm properties window contains more advanced rhythm playback settings, which control MDrummer
behaviour, synchronization to host, creating automatic cymbal hits etc.
Random loops
Random loops lets MDrummer choose loops randomly, if there are more of them available. Typically you have many
breaks in a loop box (see loop selector), hence this switch defines, how MDrummer chooses the break to play. You
usually disable random loops when finalizing your song and you want to set each break that is suitable at particular
moments of your song. In that case note velocity (or index parameter in song sequencer) defines the loop index.
Note that this parameter is NOT automated. We decided so to protect you from making it accidentaly enabled.
Auto crash
Auto crash makes MDrummer automatically play crash cymbal hits after a break, long break and intro the same way real
drummers usually do. You may want to disable this for special rhythms such as latin rhythms, where the grooves start at
fourth quarter note, or for percussions, where actually there is no crash cymbal at all. You may also give it a certain
probability, which is useful for afro-latin rhythms, such as reggae.
Rimshot level
Rimshot level controls below which velocity MDrummer automatically replaces snare drum notes with snare rimshots.
Hence if you set this to 0%, you will disable this feature.
Velocity range
Velocity range controls how MDrummer modifies velocity of all notes depending on current level. This is similar to a
drummer playing softly in silent parts. Using this range you specify how loud should MDrummer play in each level.
Cymbal variation mode
Cymbal variation mode controls if MDrummer may automatically replace cymbal hits by another cymbal hits. This makes
resulting tracks less repetitive.
Tom offset
Tom offset defines if MDrummer should play higher/lower toms. For example in harder types of music lower toms are
usually used, so you can set this parameter to -2 to let MDrummer play always 2 toms lower than expected.
Advanced panel