User Manual

Active Pad

What is Active Pad?

The Active Pad display shows the current drum kit articulation that is "ready for

assignment." "Assignment" means that any changes you make to IRC, Note

Repeat, Amp Envelope, Filter Envelope, or effects will be applied to this

articulation if its number is displayed in the Active Pad field and if Edit All Pads

is not selected.

Clicking on a pad in the graphical interface will make it "active." However, since the kick, snare,

hi-hat, and ride cymbal all contain multiple articulations that share the same display, it's

important to understand how to make each of these "active" when you want to edit them.

To make editing easier, here's a breakdown of all available articulations, their corresponding

drum numbers and how they relate to the default MIDI mapping that auto-loads the first time

you open Big Bang Universal Drums:

Articulation

Default

MIDI Note

Note

Articulation

Default

MIDI Note

Note

Kick – Soft 47 B1

Large Rack Tom 59 B2

Kick – Hard 48 C2

Small Rack Tom 60 C3

Snare – Side Stick 49 C#2

Splash Cymbal 61 C#3

Snare – Center 50 D2

Crash Cymbal – Left 62 D3

Snare – Rim 51 D#2

Crash Cymbal – Right 64 E3

Snare – Middle 52 E2

China Cymbal 63 D#3

Snare – Edge 53 F2

Ride Cymbal – Edge 68 G#3

Hi-Hat – Closed 54 F#2

Ride Cymbal – Bell 66 F#3

Hi-Hat – Pedal 56 G#2

Ride Cymbal – Bow 70 A#3

Hi-Hat – Open 58 A#2

Snare – Brush Swirl 65 F3

Floor Tom 1 57 A2

Snare – Brush Sweep Long 67 G3

Floor Tom 2 55 G2

Snare – Brush Sweep Short 69 A3