Drums

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Drums

2004-03-04 06:29 am

my friend last year showed me that there is a drum set somewhere hidden but i cannot remember how to access it...do you have any idea what i'm talkign about...this feature has drums, bass, cymbals and all different kinds of things...thanks for yout time

Re: Drums

Reply #1 – 2004-03-04 05:56 pm

In order to use drum sounds, you need to set your staff to channel 10. Just right click on the staff, select staff properties, go to the MIDI tab, and you will see where you can change the channel to 10.

If you want to see the different drum instruments available to you, then open the DRUMREF.NWC file that came with NoteWorthy Composer. This file is handy for programming drums in NWC. It's located in the SAMPLES directory where you installed NoteWorthy Composer.

Enjoy,

John

Re: Drums

Reply #2 – 2004-03-04 10:42 pm

i feel like a moron but thank you...i had remembered putting the channel to 10 but i was placeing the notes too low as i remembered they were...
thank you for your time
-Dan

Re: Drums

Reply #3 – 2004-03-05 01:56 am

You'll get better drum sounds by setting the instrument on the Channel 10 staff to Piano than by picking the various drum types listed.

Re: Drums

Reply #4 – 2004-03-06 12:34 am

I hear everybody talking about Channel 10, but the only thing that happens when I turn to ch. 10, I get some kind of UFO sound. I know it sounds crazy, but I'm having the same drum questions.

Re: Drums

Reply #5 – 2004-03-06 12:42 pm

Two easy ways to introduce yourself to drum sounds in NWC:

Select File, New, then the Rhythm tab, then double click one of the listed rhythms.
Select File, Open and navigate to the NWC program samples. Open the DRUMREF.NWC sample.

Now, press Play (F5) to hear the rhythm that you just opened. Press 'r' (Tools, Score Review) to review the MIDI settings for the drum parts.