According to the help file on drum sounds: "Drum sounds are
typically assigned to a dedicated channel on the sound card,
usually channel 10 or channel 16 (in some devices, drum kits
are assigned to an instrument patch, rather than to a
dedicated channel). In General MIDI, different note pitches
equate to different percussive sounds."
Can someone explain to me, step by step, how to use this
feature?
Thank so much...
Start noteworthy.
file
new
ok
ok
staff
staff properties
midi
{channel}: 10
ok
enter
down arrow
enter
down arrow
etc , (Keep goin' till your staff has a bunch of different notes on it)
play (If you get whistles thuds bangs PERCUSSION then your setup dedicates channel 10 to percussion)
(if not: repeat above except {channel}:16 no need to enter notes if play gives percussion then your setup dedicates 16 to percussion
if neither 10 nor 16 percusses then use the instrument patch list.
Let us know if it works or not. What card are you using?
A
The Rhythm templates shown when you select File New may also be helpful, since they provide drum samples on midi channel 10.
Key Percussion Sound (ch 10 or 16)
35 Acoustic Bass Drum
36 Bass Drum 1 (Note = C)
37 Side Stick
38 Acoustic Snare
39 Hand Clap
40 Electric Snare
41 Low Floor Tom
42 Closed High Hat
43 High Floor Tom
44 Pedal High Hat
45 Low Tom
46 Open High Hat
47 Low-Mid Tom
48 High-Mid Tom (Note = C)
49 Crash Cymbal 1
50 High Tom
51 Ride Cymbal 1
52 Chinese Cymbal
53 Ride Bell
54 Tambourine
55 Splash Cymbal
56 Cowbell
57 Crash Cymbal 2
58 Vibraslap
59 Ride Cymbal 2
60 High Bongo (Note = C)
61 Low Bongo
62 Mute High Conga
63 Open High Conga
64 Low Conga
65 High Timbale
66 Low Timbale
67 High Agogo
68 Low Agogo
69 Cabasa
70 Maracas
71 Short Whistle
72 Long Whistle
73 Short Guiro
74 Long Guiro
75 Claves
76 High Wood Block
77 Low Wood Block
78 Mute Cuica
79 Open Cuica
80 Mute Triangle
81 Open Triangle
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I've created a a Noteworthy file that contains all of the drum sounds, labelled as to what they are. I keep it open along with the actual song I'm working on, and use it to both see what note I need to use for a particular sound as well as try out percussion sounds to see what fits best. I created it using the Noteworthy help file section on percussion, but I'd be willing to send it to anyone who'd like a copy. Note to Noteworthy support: I think this would be a helpful file to ship with future Noteworthy releases!
Dennis: I'd love to have a copy of your NWC drum file.
Hi I am very interested in what you have, please send me
some stuff.
35 Acoustic Bass Drum
36 Bass Drum 1 (Note = C)
37 Side Stick
38 Acoustic Snare
39 Hand Clap
40 Electric Snare
41 Low Floor Tom
42 Closed High Hat
43 High Floor Tom
44 Pedal High Hat
45 Low Tom
46 Open High Hat
47 Low-Mid Tom
48 High-Mid Tom (Note = C)
49 Crash Cymbal 1
50 High Tom
51 Ride Cymbal 1
52 Chinese Cymbal
53 Ride Bell
54 Tambourine
55 Splash Cymbal
56 Cowbell
57 Crash Cymbal 2
58 Vibraslap
59 Ride Cymbal 2
60 High Bongo (Note = C)
61 Low Bongo
62 Mute High Conga
63 Open High Conga
64 Low Conga
65 High Timbale
66 Low Timbale
67 High Agogo
68 Low Agogo
69 Cabasa
70 Maracas
71 Short Whistle
72 Long Whistle
73 Short Guiro
74 Long Guiro
75 Claves
76 High Wood Block
77 Low Wood Block
78 Mute Cuica
79 Open Cuica
80 Mute Triangle
81 Open Triangle
Please see the file "Drumref.nwc" inthe NWC distribution.