How do you pull off Snare Grace Notes?

[Nick Sorenson]

I’m using a Korg NanoPAD as my SD2 controller and I’m trying to get snare grace notes between the normal 2 and 4 snare hits and not having much luck getting it to sound light and natural like a real drummer and snare drum would. I’m sure the problem is in my lack of know how.

What’s the best way to do this? Can they be programmed as MIDI via drag and drops? Is there an easy way to cut and past perhaps a snare pattern that already has some nice grace notes?

Any tips would be appreciated!

Nick

Nick

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[Scott]

I would go into the S2 browser window and brows some of the MIDI files. I don’t know what MIDI you have available but you should have the NY Avatar MIDI from Nir-Z. Once you find some MIDI groove that has ghosts, look at the column to the right that shows ‘Kit Pieces’ and just listen to the ‘snare’ by clicking on it. If you like the sound, drag it to your host and build a groove using that snare MIDI. You can adjust the snare MIDI in your host to taste. If nothing else you can see how a real drummer performs snare ghosts.

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[Nick Sorenson]

Thanks Scott!
I think I just got them to work using the roll control on the NanoPAD. I just keep the volume of the roll low and drag my finger across the scroll pad deal. Works pretty well. It’s a little tricky coordination wise but it gets it done.

I think the MIDI groves would be the easiest route.

I have SD2 and a few SDX packs (Music City, NYC, Metal). Do I have the MIDI Grooves in my setup? I’m still new to the Toontrack world so I haven’t a clue what I’ve got and don’t know about.

thanks!
Nick

Nick

[Scott]

First, make sure you’re running the latest version of S2. The latest version is 2.2.3. The groove browser tab for S2 should be listed at the top of the S2 interface next to Mixer tab.

You should have MIDI for each library you have. They can be downloaded from your Toontrack account and are located under the Product Update section for each product you have. You should have 4 MIDI packs to download and install: NY Avatar, NY Allaire, The Metal Foundry, and Music City USA.

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[Nick Sorenson]

Awesome. Got all the MIDI files downloaded and installed. Now in Cubase 4LE do I just drag and drop? Not quite sure how this works.

Nick

[Scott]

Yes, you should be able to drag and drop MIDI from the S2 Groove Browser to your S2 Instrument Track in Cubase.

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

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