Percussion Instruments 2003-07-26 05:20 pm I am using the trial version of NWC but I can only use the melodic instruments but not the percussion ones. Are they in this? Quote Selected
Re: Percussion Instruments Reply #1 – 2003-07-26 06:25 pm The percussion instruments do not appear in the General MIDI list of 128 instruments available on MIDI channels 1-9 and 11-16. MIDI channel 10 is reserved for percussion instruments and a list of percussion instruments is available when you choose channel 10 for a staff in NWC. Each note on the treble clef staff and on the bass cleff staff is a different percussion instrument. See the drumref.nwc file in Samples for which instrument is called by each note. So to write a percussion part be sure to choose MIDI channel 10 for that staff. Quote Selected
Re: Percussion Instruments Reply #2 – 2003-07-26 06:28 pm Oops! Be sure to choose 001 Grand Piano as the instrument on a MIDI channel 10 percussion part. A list of percussion instruments actually doesn't appear in the instruments, you have to refer to the drumref.nwc file for the right note in the treble or bass clef for each percussion instrument. Quote Selected
Re: Percussion Instruments Reply #3 – 2003-07-27 02:14 am Why do we have to choose 001 Grand Piano?Does it make any difference?What if we choose Alto Saxophone?Isn't a snare a snare? Quote Selected
Re: Percussion Instruments Reply #4 – 2003-07-27 04:05 am Not on all soundcards. Some have drums for different settings ex. jazz, orchestra etc. By choosing Piano, you make sure you get the standard drum set. Quote Selected
Re: Percussion Instruments Reply #5 – 2003-07-27 03:41 pm What do you get with the other instruments?Is there a list somewhere? Quote Selected
Re: Percussion Instruments Reply #6 – 2003-07-27 08:09 pm Here is the list of drum kit patch numbers that applies to most sound cards, taken from a Sound Blaster manual:1 Standard = 32 Jazz9 Room17 Power25 Electronic26 TR-80841 Brush49 Orchestra57 SFX128 CM-64/32LI can't include a list of individual sound differences here, howerver; the list would be huge.A different patch causes some (but in most cases not all) sounds to change - for example in Standard E2 is Snare drum 2, but in Brush it is Brush swirl.Note also, that you can't use two drum kits simultaneously, since all drum sounds are emitted through channel 10. Quote Selected
Re: Percussion Instruments Reply #7 – 2003-07-27 08:13 pm Also, you can apply MPC effects on drum sounds, too (not on all cards, though). Especially the Pitch Bend effect can sound quite interesting. Quote Selected
Re: Percussion Instruments Reply #8 – 2003-09-16 05:45 pm please put some of the percussion instruments on a seperate page.please don't mind that.thank you Quote Selected
Re: Percussion Instruments Reply #9 – 2003-09-16 07:52 pm In your "Samples" folder there should be a file named "Drumref". Play each staff with Shift/F5 to hear what they sound like. Note the midi channel must be 10 or 15. Quote Selected
Re: Percussion Instruments Reply #10 – 2004-06-21 12:12 pm How do you change the MIDI channel to 10 or 15 for percussion instruments Quote Selected
Re: Percussion Instruments Reply #11 – 2004-06-22 08:23 am Make the staff active, then use Staff properties(F2), Midi Tab, Channel (range is 1 to 16). Quote Selected
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