Randomizing drum hits...but not the Kick!!!

superistic · Post by **superistic** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:00 pm

I wanted to try and create some more variation in my drum loops
I use battery 3 and create a midi clip in which i write the note pattern for all my drum hits, kicks included

I noticed that if i place a "random", "velocity" or "pitch" midi-plugin on the drum track, ill get those effects, but sometimes the kick will be effected (which i only want to happen occasionally or when i specify)

Is there any way around this, save putting my kick notes in a seperate midi clip?

Thanks

rbmonosylabik · Post by **rbmonosylabik** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:36 pm

You could try doing it using Rack's Key Zones and use chains to affect different keys, leaving the Kick Keys unaffected.

superistic · Post by **superistic** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:47 pm

yeah i tried that and thought it was working, i had the randomize midi plugin going and i thought it was ok, but on about 1 pass out of 10 whilst looping this clip the kick hit was random

maybe i need to go back and recheck my settings
Thanks

TroyP · Post by **TroyP** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:10 pm

I must be missing something obvious, but just in case...

Why not just have two tracks? One for the kicks and one for the rest?

laird · Post by **laird** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:44 pm

just make two MIDI tracks, route them both to the track with Battery on it.

Save one as the kick
use the other with all your random fx

superistic · Post by **superistic** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:41 am

yeah that was the other obvious option, just wanted to have the least amount of tracks possible

TroyP · Post by **TroyP** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:53 am

What I do to save screen real estate is to collapse one of those tracks to the minimum (so only one letter shows).

Grappadura · Post by **Grappadura** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:47 am

Put the kick on the lowest midi note and make all random go upwards from there.