Making A Song Out Of Nothing: Part 1/4 - Drum Programming

[@leppi_music]

Yas! thank you for listening to my request so quickly! It's my first time trying to program drums and this helped a lot!

[@mlsoundlab]

Thanks for checking it out, glad it helped you! -Kai

[@adityabali1939]

Hey guys. I am loving ML Drums. Thank you for helping me figure out the MIDI mapping. Maybe we can get a tutorial on using the pads on a MIDI controller for programming midi drums?

[@mlsoundlab]

Thanks for asking about it Aditya! This is something we can definitely consider! -Kai

[@APorTodas]

Great! Let me grab my popcorn! 👊🤘🍿🍿

[@mlsoundlab]

Stick this video on, kick back and relax with your popcorn and let Mikko impart some knowledge upon you! -Kai

[@SonicSoundofDoom]

How do you add one note? When I add a snare note, it repeats it the same in each measure. What if I want to hit the note in only one measure? It’s like it’s copying each note to each measure

[@SalvatoreFanatic]

Great and instructive video! Awesome ML Drums, I think it can beat EZdrummer.... Two questions, can I mix layers of sounds with my samples? How does it work with continuous CC, is it possible?

[@claytonfitzgeraldmusic8747]

Do I need a drum pad to use this software or can I create drum tracks with mouse and keyboard? I'm a complete vst virgin and I have no idea what I need. I have the Reaper DAW if that helps. I really don't know how to use that either. Yet.

[@mlsoundlab]

Hey Clayton! I personally use a MIDI controller (Korg NanoPAD2), though Mikko and many others opt to use the mouse programming method instead. Ultimately, it's whatever you're comfortable with! -Kai

[@SonicSoundofDoom]

I'm with you Clayton, I downloaded it however I thought it would have stuff programmed already (plug n' play) however it seems like we need additional stuff. Unfortunately, I have no idea either.. I don't know what the other program he's using is. I'm over here just clicking the snare having no idea how to put that in reaper and no idea how to get a full kit going

[@dfgvjnkjdsnbkjsbdvjkhdsb]

don't u have many midi grooves, like ezdrummer?

[@mlsoundlab]

It's not something we have available at this time, but we are talking about it. In the meantime, Groove Monkee groove packs should be fully compatible with ML Drums. -Kai

[@dfgvjnkjdsnbkjsbdvjkhdsb]

@@mlsoundlab awesome!

[@leongrinberg8758]

What's your suggestions about velocity? Can we go 127 all the way for snare and kick?

[@mlsoundlab]

You can use 127 velocity with the humanisation and it'll stop the "machine gunning" effect, but it won't automatically register things like ghost notes, build-ups, and general dynamics for softer sections. ML Drums can't hear your song, so our advice is typically to use 127 in the writing stages, then go in and tweak to taste afterwards. -Kai

[@leongrinberg8758]

@@mlsoundlab thanx

[@sohitkhalifa9777]

how to mulit out midi ML drums

[@kmerk000]

These drums sound great! is this the standard setting?

[@mlsoundlab]

Yep, default preset on this one, no mixing! -Kai

[@MehdiS-music]

Hi! Just got the essentials pack but i´m having issues mapping my e-kit with ML the way i got it done in SSD5.5. I tried to change the synth track in Cakewalk from SSD.5.5 to ML but i´m missing the ride and some snare hits, tried to map them manually/using the built in SSD map option but it did not work. Any chance to make a tutorial on how to map an e-kit to user preference on ML and save the maps as presets? I would rather use ML drums on my e-kit/songs than SSD5.5 since ML drums sound better! Kiitos.

[@mlsoundlab]

Thank you so much for the kind words! You should be able to use the MIDI learn function in the MIDI tab for this - just hit the small record button next to the relevant kit piece, then hit the correct piece on your kit to map it. Hope this helps! -Kai

[@ircensko7324]

9:50

[@shedykeyz]

What drum 🥁 vst is that?

[@mlsoundlab]

ML Drums! 💪 -Kai

[@Triumphinchrist1]

Having trouble installing it on Mojave

[@mlsoundlab]

Unfortunately ML Drums is not compatible with MacOS Mojave. Sorry for the inconvenience. -Kai

[@mrphan529]

What about importing midi files because most midis freezes my program. What can I do about it? I'm using soft soft Bundle Pack by

[@mlsoundlab]

Importing midi into your DAW should be fairly straight-forward. Just be sure that the midi mapping page fits the midi source. ☺

[@AshleyAlvares]

Oxymoron: Simple polyrhythm

[@mlsoundlab]

This is just the very surface of a deeeeep rabbithole 🤯 -Kai