Plug-in Reference

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MIDI Effects
Beat Designer
Using the Drum Patterns in Your Project
You can use the drum patterns created with the Beat Designer in two ways: either by
converting them to MIDI parts on a MIDI or instrument track or by triggering the
different patterns using MIDI notes.
Converting Patterns into MIDI Parts
You can convert the drum patterns created in the Beat Designer into a MIDI part by
dragging them into the Project window.
Proceed as follows:
1. Set up one or more patterns of the same subbank.
2. In the lower part of the window, click on a pattern or subbank and drag it onto a
MIDI or instrument track in the Project window.
If you drag the pattern or subbank to an empty area in the Project window, a new
MIDI track is created. This is an exact copy of the original track for which you
opened the Beat Designer.
• If you drag a single pattern into the Project window, one MIDI part is created
containing the drum sounds of the pattern.
• If you drag a subbank into the Project window, several MIDI parts (one for each
used pattern in the subbank) are created and inserted one after the other in the
project.
You can also use the Pattern Functions menu to insert patterns or subbanks into the
project, see
“The Pattern Functions Menu” on page 129.
• If you import patterns that sound before the first step (due to flams or lane offsets),
the MIDI part is lengthened accordingly.
The inserted MIDI parts can now be edited as usual in the project. For example, you
can fine-tune your settings in the Drum Editor.
Ö Once a pattern is converted into a MIDI part, it cannot be opened in the Beat
Designer again.
Triggering Patterns
When you want to be able to modify your drum patterns in the Beat Designer while
working on the project, you cannot convert them into parts, as these cannot be
opened again in the Beat Designer. Instead, you can trigger the patterns from within
the project.
Click here and drag to convert this subbank into
separate MIDI parts.
Click here and drag to convert this pattern into
a MIDI part.
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Only the used patterns in a subbank are inserted. If you did not enter drum steps in a
pattern, this is not converted into a MIDI part.
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When you have created MIDI parts for your drum patterns this way, make sure to
deactivate the Beat Designer, to avoid doubling of the drums. The Beat Designer
continues to play as long as it is activated.