I’m looking for a way to be able to trigger a pattern of drum kicks from Superior Drummer 2 by holding down a key. Say one kick sample is triggered by the note C1, the second by B0. I would like to be able to hold down A0, which would enter C1 and B0 in an alternating 16th pattern dependent on my metronome settings, and it would do this continuously until I let go of A0. I’d do the same on other keys that would trigger the pattern in 8th notes, 8th note triplets, etc.
My goal is to write metal drum patterns more intuitively and instantly on my keyboard, without having to fool around with the mouse in the midi editor.
Is there a way this can be accomplished, and if yes, how? Thanks in advance!
Edit: I use Cubase 8
I don’t have Cubase but a quick Google Search led me to the use of Macros in Cubase that could be a potential solution for you.
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul03/articles/cubasenotes0703.asp
Other macro tools like Quickeys & Keyboard Maestro can supplement the Cubase macro utility or be useful to users of other DAWs.
Hey, thanks for your reply! I haven’t managed to find a way to use macros yet, the problem I run into is that a macro triggers a list of commands instantly, but I need something to send a command continuously while holding down a key. Not to mention the metronome bpm dependency.
I’ve asked the same question on the Cubase forums, which has led me to research hardware solutions (e.g. maschine mikro), and there’s other stuff I’m researching like the Cubase Input Transformer. No heureka yet, though.
I feel a functionality like this should be included in at least the metal drum packs for superior/ez drummer…
Have you tried using an arpeggiator? It should be possible to make the arpeggio alternate between the two pressed buttons, in your case – the two kicks. The speed of the arpeggiator will be the speed of the double kicks – 8ths, 16ths etc…
Henrik Ekblom - User Experience Designer
Toontrack
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