Drum editor

paulmccallick · Post by **paulmccallick** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 2:05 am

The midi editor really lacks when editing drum parts. It needs:

- a general midi drum map mode which shows the drum parts instead of notes

- a simple way of drawing in the velocity of only one part at a time

- groups, or whatever it is that makes most drum editors not play an open and closed high hat at the same time

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 3:44 pm

i agree. i've been playing with the demo and i really need a midi drum map editor - all of my percussion comes from drum machines (x0x, etc), and its much easier to edit drums when you have a drum map instead of notes.

so far i haven't found a way of doing this, although impulse has a drum map style editor that can't be applied to editing other midi?

as soon as this feature is added (or i figure out how to do it) i'm ready to buy!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 1:11 pm

Totally agree. The Live 4 MIDI implementation is so close to stepping up to Cubase and Logic users real needs. But it isnt quite there yet.

Would LOVE to see the drum map happen! Please!

cope · Post by **cope** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 2:39 pm

The Fold button is useful, but not quite what you're looking for?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 3:55 am

cope wrote:The Fold button is useful, but not quite what you're looking for?

it is useful, but its not the same. if you're using midi drum machines you really need to be able to map the names of each sound: kick, snare, open/closed hihat, rim shot, etc. just like the editor for impulse!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 3:57 am

Anonymous wrote:Totally agree. The Live 4 MIDI implementation is so close to stepping up to Cubase and Logic users real needs. But it isnt quite there yet.

Would LOVE to see the drum map happen! Please!

yeah, this is exactly it. when i demo live i can see just how crappy cubase really is, except for the midi editing. its soooo close, but not quite enough to make me switch. i so want to start using live as my main sequencer arranger!

tylast · Post by **tylast** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 12:38 pm

http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10393

Perhaps in Live 4.5