Pad Controllers

[357mag]

I may be picking up a pad controller, but was wondering where the instructions are for mapping the pads to the drum and cymbals in your drum software.

I've downloaded a few manuals but they don't discuss that in there. Would that info be on some included disc that you get when you buy the pad controller?

 

[TimOBrien]

IF you mean "What do I do when I get the midi into my squencer?"

Then no, the controller only sends the infomation.
You need to have something in your sequencer to turn it into audio.

Usually people use a vst called a SAMPLER. Kontakt, Sampletank, Gigastudio or Mach5 are examples.

Here's a guide:

http://www.tweakheadz.com/software_samplers.htm

 

[357mag]

No. The pads need to be mapped to the drums in the software. So when you hit the first pad, you hear a snare. When you hit the second pad, you hear a hit-hat, etc.

But someone told me that info on how to map is on the included disc.