Split Roland TD8 drum set channels in Cubase mixer

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Dear all,

I try to find a solution in different forums, but was unsuccessfull..

Goal: Connect my Roland TD8 Drumkit with my Cubase 4
What is working: Communication between the kit via USB to Cubase and Battery 2 drum mashine. In principle nice.

But here my question:
How can i root each drum instrument (bass, snarre, hi-hat...) from battery to a certain channel on the Cubase mixer? This time I have all instruments on one channel. I need of course the split set on the mixer, in order to adjust the volumes, sounds, efects etc.

I thout I would find this easy in my handbook or in the internet, but until know I didn't.

If you have an Idea how this works, let me know. This would be great.
(Of course, when you find a note somewhere in the net, this would maybe helpful too...)

Thanks in advance:)
jones
 
on each track in cubase you can set the channel but can you set the individual channels in your drum module?

Maybe a stupid question but you trying to record MIDI or Audio?
 
Is this what the back of your drum module looks like?
Roland_td8_Rear.jpg


If it is, the only possibly way to isolate each drum sound would be to record via MIDI, since there is not a seperate output for each drum.

I should warn you that if you are going to record via MIDI that you will not be able to record the drum samples stored in the module. You may already know this, but you can't send audio files via MIDI, only MIDI commands which can trigger audio files on the other end. So your options for recording with MIDI would be to:
a) set it up so you could trigger a software instrument on your computer
b) find the kit you want to record with on the drum module, plug the drum module into your interface, and record each drum sound into its own .WAV file. You will then have to take all of those .WAV files, set up a new software instrument, and assign each .WAV file to a note on the software instrument. Then you'll have to make sure they all correspond with the right command your drum module sends out when you hit a certain pad.

Option B is definitely a lot more work, but might be worth it if you plan on recording this way in the future.

BTW, you could record a direct (audio) out on your drum module and make it sound just as good as recording each individual drum pad. You would just have to mess with the "group faders" on the module to get a good mix you're happy with BEFORE you record.

Good luck!
 
guitarplayr82 said:
Is this what the back of your drum module looks like?
Roland_td8_Rear.jpg


If it is, the only possibly way to isolate each drum sound would be to record via MIDI, since there is not a seperate output for each drum.

I should warn you that if you are going to record via MIDI that you will not be able to record the drum samples stored in the module. You may already know this, but you can't send audio files via MIDI, only MIDI commands which can trigger audio files on the other end. So your options for recording with MIDI would be to:
a) set it up so you could trigger a software instrument on your computer
b) find the kit you want to record with on the drum module, plug the drum module into your interface, and record each drum sound into its own .WAV file. You will then have to take all of those .WAV files, set up a new software instrument, and assign each .WAV file to a note on the software instrument. Then you'll have to make sure they all correspond with the right command your drum module sends out when you hit a certain pad.

Option B is definitely a lot more work, but might be worth it if you plan on recording this way in the future.

BTW, you could record a direct (audio) out on your drum module and make it sound just as good as recording each individual drum pad. You would just have to mess with the "group faders" on the module to get a good mix you're happy with BEFORE you record.

Good luck!
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Or couldn't he record all the midi tracks and record audio one track at a time using the midi to control his drum module? If I'm reading your option b correctly your saying record one track and just play the kick, then record another track and just play the snare etc.. or am i reading that wrong?
 
Oh, wow! That's actually a very good idea. That would probably the quickest way. I didn't think of that :D
 
In option B I was saying he could create a software instrument on his computer using the samples from his drum module and control the software instrument from his module. What I meant by "record each drum sound into its own .WAV file" was to capture each sample into a WAV file so he could assign it to his software instrument.
 
Thanks for the quick responses. Now the things are working.

thx
jones
 
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