How do i use Superior Drummer without any midi devices ?

[Rwilliams0190]

I'm running window 7 so I can't seem to get my Akai LPD8 to hook up http://duc.digidesign.com/showthread.php?t=274996 any way. How do I record drums using Superior Drummer without having a MIDI controller

[tlennon]

With the piano roll midi editor on an instrument or midi track

[Rwilliams0190]

Well whenever i draw notes in with the midi editor i dont get any playback. When I hit the drums in the superior window it plays but It seems that i can't trigger them by drawing notes in the MIDI editor ..what could be wrong ?

[necjamc]

I don't know if I am overlooking what your problem is exactly (cause I don't have PT open) but you could try creating a new midi track with the midi channel out going to the SD instrument track, and draw the notes in that track. It should trigger SD that way. That's just a suggestion.

[Rwilliams0190]

I selected Superior-->Channel 1 as my output on a MIDI track and it still isn't working. I only get sound from Superior to register when on an instrument track..

[danander11]

Make sure you are drawing notes on keys where something is assigned..

Go to Grooves and audition one of the patterns. If it samples there, drag the section onto your track. It should play.

[Rwilliams0190]

What do you mean ? How do I do that..sorry man im new : /

[necjamc]

when you open the midi editor on the instrument track, click the vertical keyboard. click all the keys till you hear notes. In the SD you can go to the mapping tab and view the keyboard at the bottom to see what notes are being triggered with which keys.

[Rwilliams0190]

I dont see a mapping tab in SD and im still not getting a response from the MIDI editor

[danander11]

Originally Posted by Rwilliams0190

What do you mean ? How do I do that..sorry man im new : /

if responding to me here goes...

Create a new stereo inst track.
Insert SD2 on it.
It will come up at the construct window.
Just above ther top left of that window with the drumkit in it there will be a menu bar that says STANDARD VIEW and CLASSIC VIEW.
Just above that is the menu bar you are looking for. It will say Construct - Mixer - Grooves - Mapping - Bounce - Settings - ?
Click on GROOVES.
In the far-left window click on NY Avatar.
Next window click on Straight 4/4.
Next window click on Hats Closed Variation.
Next window click on Variation 01.
With that pattern selected you can clcik on the play button beneath the grooves window to audition the pattern.

If that works, (ie: you hear drums playing), left click on VARIATION 01 in the last window you were in and drag onto the stereo instrument track.

You will now have a region of MIDI written to you instrument track.

Stop the auditioning of the pattern if it's still going and click inside the written midi on you track to highlight it.

Press play in PT and you should hear your pattern being played.

Hope this helps.

I would suggest reading the ref guide that came with SD2 and watch the videos on their site or on Youtube. This only really scratches the surface of what SD2 can do..

Good luck.

Oh, one last thing.. Though others will likely disagree, STAY AWAY from the mapping window right now. That will get you into as much trouble as manually cleaning you registry on a Windoze system... Save those headaches for another day.. ;-)