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drum sounds

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...

Re: drum sounds

Reply #1 –
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.

Re: drum sounds

Reply #2 –
Let us know if it works or not. What card are you using?

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Re: drum sounds

Reply #3 –
The Rhythm templates shown when you select File New may also be helpful, since they provide drum samples on midi channel 10.

Re: drum sounds

Reply #4 –
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

Copyright ® 1996,1997 by NoteWorthy ArtWare, Inc.

Re: drum sounds

Reply #5 –
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!

Re: drum sounds

Reply #6 –
Dennis: I'd love to have a copy of your NWC drum file.

Re: drum sounds

Reply #7 –
Hi I am very interested in what you have, please send me
some stuff.

Re: drum sounds

Reply #8 –
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

Re: drum sounds

Reply #9 –
Please see the file "Drumref.nwc" inthe NWC distribution.