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[Erwin Ew]

Thanks for your comment, scdbs.

Yes, I used this trick with Superior Drummer 2. However, SD3 now supports a new “User Libraries | User MIDI” in the Grooves panel with more and new functionalty:
1. SD3 contains a new “Add subfolders” button on the User MIDI to create new directories inside SD3. That’s not available on “Factory” Midi directories.
2. SD3 contains a new “Sync File Changes” button on the User MIDI to synchronize file changes on disk. That’s also not available on Midi directories.
3. Manually modifying the Midi directory requires a restart of SD3. That’s not needed with the “User Midi” which can be used inside SD3.
4. The “restore MIDI database” is an emergency button, because it erases all favorites and rebuilds the MIDI database.

I like the new “User MIDI” directory and is a great improvement compared with SD2. So my feature request is to put this folder on top of the list.

[Erwin Ew]

@Henrik said:
If you would like to preview the sound of an instrument without selecting it, hold down Command + Options (Mac) and click the instrument (Control + Alt + Click for PC). Conversely, it’s possible to select an instrument without previewing its sound by holding down the Shift + Option while clicking (Shift + Alt + Click for PC).  

Thanks Henrik! Shift + Alt + click on PC answered my question.

I suggest to add this shortcut combination to chapter “3.4 Drums Tab Header Bar” | “Articulation Menu”, because this shortcut is described in a different chapter “3.2 The Drum Kit Graphic Interface”. I was not aware of this by reading reading 3.4.

FYI: I tried combinations like Control or Alt or Shift, but Shift + Alt + click is not a common shortcut combination on PC. Anyway, no problem to learn this combination, just my feedback. Thanks again for your help.

[Erwin Ew]

Thanks a lot! I was also looking for the PDF to read it offline.
I also don’t like the login before you can access the online documentation. Pressing F1 or Help | Operation Manual should be easily accessible, otherwise people won’t read the valuable documentation.

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