simple midi Question

[Nick_Black]

hey, I need to know what software you can download that uses a Midi trigger thingy for drums.

(converts "spikes" to selected midi tom/snare)

thxs

[daav]

Originally Posted by Nick_Black

hey, I need to know what software you can download that uses a Midi trigger thingy for drums.

(converts "spikes" to selected midi tom/snare)

thxs

Many things will do this, the term is a MIDI sequencer. Most recording software will ahve a sequencer built in, for somehtign cheap/freeish try Ntracks or reaper.

If you get something like drum kit from hell (I think superior has a bundled sequencer) you can have the software and the samples in a package.

Daav

[Nick_Black]

thanxs daav, but i've been trying some of those programs but can't really seem to get it to do what i wan't it to do...
i'm quite new to midi stuff but i saw it on a youtube vidio and it seams like you can save alot of time by swiching a track to a "perfect midi" sound, instead of trying to change the wav file to a sound you like by tinkering for hours on end...

anyway the question i wan't to ask. using one of thease programs (i don't care wich) how do you import a snare track- pick a midi file -- pick what level to set the trigger at and get it to click with a midi snare on evry spike that would be a "real" snare.

thxs

[mikemorgan]

Originally Posted by Nick_Black

thanxs daav, but i've been trying some of those programs but can't really seem to get it to do what i wan't it to do...
i'm quite new to midi stuff but i saw it on a youtube vidio and it seams like you can save alot of time by swiching a track to a "perfect midi" sound, instead of trying to change the wav file to a sound you like by tinkering for hours on end...

anyway the question i wan't to ask. using one of thease programs (i don't care wich) how do you import a snare track- pick a midi file -- pick what level to set the trigger at and get it to click with a midi snare on evry spike that would be a "real" snare.

thxs

It sounds like you are talking about converting "wave-to-midi software", where an analog wave file is converted to midi data. Like you have a really good drum track, but want it to be midi-ized for whatever reason.
Most of the wave to midi conversion software works best only with converting single note tracks, like a trumpet solo. It can read the pitch of a trumpet playing single notes fairly well, and then it mathmatically calculates pitch and note duration into the midi format for you. With a drum track, there are usually to many transients for this type of software to pick out. It can't tell the difference between a snare and tom sound per se.
I think that most people trying to do what you're taliking about end up triggering midi notes from a keyboard into a separate track, and then manually lining up the hits for snare and bass drum. It's very tedious work indeed, but once you've comp'ed a few measures you can loop it very easily. Just Google "wave to midi converter" for a number of different programs, and of course, search this forum as well.

Drumagog, and several other programs, allow you to take a wave file (drum track) and substitute different sounds for say, snare, in the appropriate places, while still retaining the original wave file. This program may be more useful to do exactly what you are describing. It is available as a plugin in both VST and DX.

[TimOBrien]

http://www.drumagog.com/

[heroics321]

Cakewalk has an apply timing function that will do this, I use it a lot with drums. It works pretty damn well on a kick.

[Nick_Black]

YAY thanks Drumagog was the program that the guy on you tube was talking about but i thought he was saying "drummer god" but the drums are miced so that the snare/toms are on sperate channels, so I shouldent have to worry too much about the computer having to pich up a snare in a bass drum track (even if there is a bit of bleadin) well i think I shouldent at least... but thanks alot!!!