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Using Drum Kits
Drum Kit Overview
What’s a Drum Kit?
Adrumkitisacollectionofdrumsamples(drumset
soundssuchasbassdrum,snare,orcymbals,aswellas
awidevarietyofotherpercussionsounds),witheach
sampleassignedtoanoteofthekeyboard.
• Eachkeycanplayadifferentsound
•Oneachkey,youcanuseuptoeightDrumsamples,
withvelocitycrossfades
• Eachkeyhasseparatesettingsforthemost
importantsoundparameters,includingvolume,
filtercutoffandresonance,envelopeattackand
decay,pitch,driveandlowboost,andgainforeach
bandoftheProgramEQ.
Forinstance,youcouldcombinehighdriveand
lowcutofffrequencytocreatealo‐fieffectononlya
fewsounds,whiletherestofthesoundsremained
clearandpr
istine.
• EachnotecanberoutedtodifferentInsertEffects,
orhaveseparateFXSendamounts.Forinstance,
youcansendasnaresoundthroughadedicated
compressor.
YoucanuseDrumKitsonlyinProgramswhose
OscillatorModeissettoSingleorDoubleDrum
s.
Drum Kit memory structure
TheKROMEhasover161DrumKits,dividedinto
Internal,User,andGM(GeneralMIDI)groupsas
shownbelow.Youcaneditorwriteintoanyofthe
locationsexceptfortheGMbank,whichcannotbe
erased.
DrumKitcontents
The9DrumKitsintheGMbankarecompatiblewith
theGM2sou
ndmap.TheotherDrumKitsmayuse
differentmappings,whereappropriat
e.
Using a drum kit in a program
(Oscillator Mode)
IntheProgramP1:BasicCtrls–ProgramBasicpage,set
theOscillatorModeparametertoDrumsorDouble
Drums.Thenfortheoscillator,selectthedrumkitthat
youwanttouse.
Before you start editing…
Selecting a drum program
DrumKitsareeditedinGlobalMode.Whileyou’rein
GlobalMode,you’llplaythekitthatyou’ reeditingasif
youwereplayingitfromwithintheProgram,Combi,
orSongwhichwasselectedbeforeyouenteredGlobal
mode.
So,beforeyouenterGlobalmode,it’sbesttoselecta
Programwh
ichisalreadysetupfordrums,withthe
appropriateEGsettings,effects,andsoon.Justusethe
ProgramCategoryselectpopup,andchooseadrum
Programsuchas“StudioStandardKit.”
Eveniftheprogram’soscillatorissettoDouble
Drums,thispagewillshowonlythesingledru
m
kitthatisselectedbyDrumKitSelect.
Matching the key of the keyboard
with the drum kit
Inorderforthenotemappingstomatchthekeyboard,
theOscillator’sOctavesettingneedstobe+0[8ʹ].All
DrumKitProgramsshouldhavethissettingalready.If
you’ reunsure,youcancheckthisyourself:
1. GototheOSC1SetuptaboftheOSC/Pitchpage.
Withasettingotherthan+0[8ʹ],therelationship
betweenthekeysandtheDrumKitsoundmapwillbe
incorrect.
2.
SettheGlobalP0:BasicSetup–Basicparameter
“KeyTranspose”to+00.
Make sure that Memory Protect is
disabled
Beforeyoustartediting,gototheGlobalP0:Basic
Setup–SystemPreferencespage,andlookinthe
MemoryProtectsection.MakesurethatDrumKitis
notchecked–ifso,youwon’tbeabletomakeanyedits.
Drum Kits may be used by more than
one Program
WhenyoueditaDrumKit,allProgramsthatusethat
DrumKitwillbeaffected.Toavoidchangingthe
factoryvoicing,youmaywishtocopyDrumKitsto
emptylocationsintheUSERbanksbeforeediting.
Bank No. Contents
INT 00...31 Preload Drum Kits
User 32...47 User Drum Kits
GM 0 48...56 GM2 Drum Kits