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Downloading drum patches...

Hi, I am a newbie to this program. I am so lost on how to download those drum patches and get them into the program. I want to get some snare drum, bass drum, and quad sounds if possible. Does anyone know how to do that? Please dont just tell me to download it from somewhere.. i also need directions on how to get it to work in the program. I also downloaded some drum patches and stuff off the scriptorium but its not working in the program. I downloaded an NW file that has drum sounds but how do i put them in my songs? Help is appriciated thanx.. matt

Re: Downloading drum patches...

Reply #1 –
You should have the "Drumref" file downloaded onto your computer. Use the notes specified for each instrument's sound on a staff using channel 10 as the MIDI Channel. To change the MIDI channel to 10, press F2. Then go to the MIDI tab and select channel 10. Enter the notes for the instrument(s) you need.

For Example:
A snare drum sound will be produced when you enter a D natural below the bass clef staff.

Look at your drumref for more instruments. There are also places to download more percussion sounds. Go to www.noteworthysoftware.com, then click on NWC Scriptorium. Go to Helpful Files from NWC Users and look through there for more sounds. Hope this is clear. Thanks

Daniel Carrasco

Re: Downloading drum patches...

Reply #2 –
Hi, Where do I extract the zip files to? What folder or where do i put them? Also where can i find drumref? And i just need some instructions on after i download them what to do.. where to extract the zip file to ect.. thanx
 

Re: Downloading drum patches...

Reply #3 –
the Drumref file is in the Samples directory of your standard NWC installation.
I don't understand what you mean by "I downloaded an NW file that has drum sounds". Drums are some notes of the percussion set; this set is accessible via the MIDI channel number 10. Look at the drumref staves setup, or re-read reply 1 hereover, where it is clearly stated.
For more details, it was already discussed in this forum!

Unless you're talking of sound fonts, there is nothing more to download.