I’ve been using the sensory percussion with a regular drum set, mixing drums and percussion with a variety of melodic sounds. But sometimes I really want to compose things with just metallic sounds ( mallet percussion, gongs, hang drum etc.). In this context the acoustic drums are a distraction.
So I could set up a set of mesh drums to solve this problem. But then I have to retrain every time I switch kits or give up the acoustic drum setup, which I really like. Is it possible to add and save multiple versions of training for different kits?
Yes. Train more sensors, turn them off when you don’t need them. Just label and organize them. I sometimes use 16” and 18” toms bs 14” and 16”and I just turn off, until I wanna use that it.
Yep, thanks, that is a great solution. Except that I need 5 inputs for my acoustic set (3 toms, snare and bass). The mesh set would be at least 4 drums (probably 2 bass drums and 2 toms, but I haven’t finalized it yet). So this means at least 9 inputs total.
So I would have to replug and retrain for each set. If I could save multiple trainings, i would only have to replug. And if this really worked out, i could even buy a second set of SP, so it would just be replacing the USB, and switching the saved training on my computer. As it is now, my only solution would be to buy axwhole second rig, including a computer, which will never happen, lol.
Hi @Klimchak, as @West_Brad mentioned you can add additional inputs and just bypass the ones you aren’t using. So you would always bypass your acoustic inputs when you are using your mesh inputs (and vice versa).
This can be a bit complicated, though, and if you accidentally forget to bypass your acoustic inputs while you are using your mesh drums, you would potentially be sending two hit messages to your layers.
So the best thing to do would be to use the file menu to save/load inputs. You just can navigate to File/Save Inputs to save your inputs. And File/Load Inputs to load previously saved inputs. I think this should do exactly what you want.
Not sure if this will help you any. Im using all 9x inputs. Those last 2x inputs I’m using Roland mesh PDX 8’s which allow 2x zones, center and edge. Good luck and if you go the PDX route, feel free to message me for any setup issues.
A TON of these questions can be answered in their constantly evolving with updates manual! Saving and loading different input sets is very easy now, just navigate the save menu and choose “save inputs”. I have multiple trained sets for my home kit, my acoustic style Roland kit, my live kit, and even one with all the drums trained loaded together for hybrid setups. It really helped me when I figured that one out.
I CANNOT recommend periodically reading through the online manual. It frequently gets updated with new features or walkthroughs and has taught me so much