Trigger/midi setup

[KeithCF]

Hi -- I am thinking about triggering my acoustic set for recording purposes. Still not clear on the setup details however. I know you can record a MIDI signal, then use that signal to trigger drum module sounds when finalzing the track. Or you can just record the drum module sound you want (but you won't have the flexibility to pick another sound later).

If I am recording the MIDI signal, is this setup correct?

Triggers---->Trigger/MIDI interface------->drum module----->external soundcard------PC

Question: most external soundcards only have 1 MIDI in/out -- how do you get the 5 or 6 triggered MIDI signals onto their respective tracks in your recording software if only 1 MIDI track is going into the PC?

If I am recording only the audio signal from a drum module, is this correct?

Triggers----->drum module------>external soundcard------->PC

Question: Will a drum module have multiple audio outs that plug into a soundcard?

Also, can I substitute regular mics for the triggers if I set the threshold correctly in my drum module? In both setups, where do I put the mixer so I can control the levels I am recording? Or is this only a factor in non-MIDI recording?

Thank you for your help!

Keith

 

[Ronan]

For recording, triggering with drum modules is becoming a little less common now that sound replacer plug ins can accomplish the same thing with a little more flexibliity.

Even ifyou are going to trigger via MIDI, I would record the triggers as audio and then work with those tracks since you will probaly want to do some time offsets to deal with MIDI delay.

 

[KeithCF]

Plug-ins?

For recording, triggering with drum modules is becoming a little less common now that sound replacer plug ins can accomplish the same thing with a little more flexibliity.

Even ifyou are going to trigger via MIDI, I would record the triggers as audio and then work with those tracks since you will probaly want to do some time offsets to deal with MIDI delay.

Eliminate a piece of gear (drum module)? That sounds promising Can I use a plug in to replace the "note" I've recorded, even if it's not MIDI? If so, would it make more sense to record drums via mics, then just replace each note in the tracks with the plug in sound?

What are some good drum plug-ins so I can check them out?

Thank you!

Keith

 

[Anurag Dixit]

THere are lots of pluggins, I think you must try Native instrument's Battery for that. YOu can simply trigger drums from your MIDI keyboard, or any pad controller like AKAI MPD 16. YOu can quantize, change and edit your recorded sounds with just a mouse click. I would recommend a sequemcer FL studio for that. Its quite affordable and very powerful, They already have a drum synthesizer as a plugin and you can custom create your own drum module using "Layer" function, use battery or any other plugin etc. In the next release, they are gonna release their own Drum plugin. checkout the demo at www.flstudio.com

 

[KeithCF]

Drumagog

I am really looking for something that will use my audio recorded drums as the trigger, and replace that sound with a sampled sound. Drumagog seems to fit the bill from what I've read. You record drums on separate tracks, then choose the Drumagog plug-in (in Cubase for ex.) with the sample you want it to play, and it magically replaces your recorded hits with the Drumagog sample sounds. Sounds cool!

Keith