$Page Session Drums Studio Session-Drums-Studio.png *Welcome to Session Drums Studio.* Session Drums Studio features clear and vivid studio recordings of world-class acoustic drums, properly mic’ed and ready to play. The included kits cover a wide range of styles and offer deep customization capabilities. The 6 GB of sampled drums in this Pack have been recorded in a variety of velocities and articulations, and arranged into 12 Standard Drum Racks and 12 MPE Drum Racks. $Link Learn more . The kits load as Drum Racks with eight Macro Controls for tuning, envelope and EQ for each individual Drum Hit. Each drum in the Drum Rack also has its own channel and can therefore have its own effects and routing. Session Drums Studio also comes with 50 MIDI Clips in various styles and patterns played by a professional session drummer. Each Clip loads with a full drum kit and you can easily swap out the entire Drum Rack or individual drum hits to create your own custom kit. Session Drums Studio was created in collaboration with $Link www.ChocolateAudio.com More Packs available here: $Link www.ableton.com/packs $Comment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $Page How to use MPE Kits $TargetName How to use MPE Kits How to use MPE Kits: The MPE Kits in Session Drums are specifically designed to play well on MPE-enabled pad controllers such as Push 3, but can be played on any MPE-enabled controller. Striking at different points on the Y-axis (Slide) of a pad allows subtle control of strike position, articulations and more. Only a selection of pads are MPE-enabled; the standard interaction in each kit is: -> Main Snare (D1) controls the position of where the stick strikes the snare, moving from the center toward the rim. -> Cowbell (D#1) chooses between two different cowbell strikes depending on the position -> Secondary Snare (E1) controls a blend between snare strike and press roll, where the bottom of the range is center strike, and the top is press roll only. The roll length is determined by how long the pad is held and the length set on the ‘Press Release’ macro; shorter release times lend themselves better to occasional snare presses as part of a groove, while longer release times work better to emulate sustained snare rolls. A natural blend between strike and press roll can be achieved by striking at the bottom of the range and sliding upward. -> All Toms have a slight increase in pitch when moving up the range. -> Closed Hihat (F#1) opens the pedal of the hihat, from tightly closed at the bottom of the range to semi open at the top. -> Open Hihat (A#1) works similarly to the Closed Hihat, blending from semi open to fully open. These can be played together as one continuous range. -> Ride Cymbal (D#2) controls the position where the stick strikes the cymbal, moving from the edge towards the middle, with a bell strike at the very top of the range. $Comment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $Page Session Drums Includes $TargetName Session Drums Includes Session Drums Studio includes: -> Kicks in various sizes with felt, wood or plastic beaters, mic'ed with dynamic or condenser mics. -> Snares of many sizes and materials, including maple, birch, chrome, brass and bronze, sampled with different striking area and alternating left- and right-hand hits for each velocity, as well as various snare press articulations. -> Hihats in a variety of sizes played via the pedal and tip or shank of the stick. Includes samples of alternating left- and right-hand hits for each velocity. In addition, the width of the open hihat can be mapped to a mod wheel or pedal for even more dynamics and realism. -> Ride cymbals featuring samples played on the bell, middle and edge of the cymbal. -> Crash, splash and china cymbals -> Toms in various sizes with alternating left- and right-hand samples for each velocity -> Tambourines and cowbells. $Comment Status: Translate