User manual

MIDI command method is much more versatile. MIDI commands are nothing else than notes you send to MIDI channels 1-9, which MDrummer
recognizes as commands such as 'Play intro!' or 'Play loud break!'. It is described later in the documentation and in the video tutorials.
Use the integrated help system using F1 and check out MDrummer tutorial videos.
MDrummer contains an advanced help system which can be triggered by clicking on any "?" button or using F1 with mouse cursor on particular
control (you may need to hold shift/control or using ctrl+H if your host steals the F1 key).
You should also check the tutorial videos available on the web. Click Menu / Tutorials to get to open the page with video tutorials. It will take you only
an hour or so and let you develop incredible drum tracks in no time.
There are multiple plugins and maybe a standalong application, which one should I
use?
There are 3 plugin editions - MDrummer1out, MDrummer16out and MDrummer. You should use MDrummer1out if you want to mix
everything in MDrummer and use just one single audio output for your host. If you want to use multiple outputs and route different drums to
different outputs, so you can post-process them in your host, use MDrummer16out. Handling multiple outputs depends on your host, but all
professional hosts have this feature. The 3rd plugin, MDrummer, is actually kind of obsolete. It can have different number of output channels
depending on what you set up in MDrummerConfig, which is located in the MDrummer installation folder.
You may also have a standalone application installed, currently on Windows only. There is really no advantage of using this, but it may come handy if
you don't have any plugin host at your disposal.
TUTORIAL: CREATING A DRUM TRACK WITH
MDRUMMER
We are going to explain you how to create a drum-track for your song in a few minutes. This is probably the most important tutorial ever, so please
take a good look at it. It explains the outstanding principles of MDrummer, which will save you lots of time.
You might want to watch these video tutorials as well.
Step 1: Open MDrummer
Well this really depends on your host and probably you are the one, who knows the best how to do this ;).
Step 2: Setup a drumset
When MDrummer window appears, the module Quick setup is selected. In the left part called Drumset locate a drumset you want to load by
double-clicking on the file (or you can use the Load button underneath). Then you can change the global sound parameters such as panorama,
pitch etc., merge or generate the drumset and much more, but let's keep it simple for now.