I was just curious how some of you might build your drum tracks on the RM1x.
Right now I am using a different sequencer when making my drums (Q80EXe).
The difference between the Q80 and the RM1x for making drums is explained
below.
I use a Novation Drumstation for my drum sounds and it's set for midi
channel 2. On my Q80 I have 16 midi channels, but 32 midi tracks, so I
assign track 2 and track 17 to midi channel 2. I use track 2 to lay down my
bass drum, then I use overdub (but assign track 17 to midi channel 2) and
use track 17 for snare. When I have it the way I want it, I merge all the
data (in this case the snare) to track 2 thus freeing up track 17. Then I
use track 17 for hi-hat, then merge again. The reason why I do this is even
though everything ends up on the same midi channel/track in the end, I can
edit a single part of the Drumstation (hi hat, snare, bass, rim shot)
without even seeing or hearing the others. If I really wanted to, I could
assign track 2 (bass drum), 17 (snare), 18 (hi hat), 19 (rim shot) to midi
channel 2 and build on each track, then merge 17, 18, 19 to track 2. That
provides maximum control and I can mute any track at any time with a single
press of a button. Then I save the drum track as a pattern.
The last time I tried building a drum pattern on the RM1x I'm sure I did it
all screwy, but I used the step recording and if I laid down the bass drum
then used overdub for snare or hi hat, then notes/hits from the bass drum
were visible and the hihat overlapped the visible notes/hits.
Any feedback would be nice!
