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5.4.3.3. Selecting and Editing a Drum Track
To select an individual Drum track/sound for editing, simply tap a key when in Drum mode
on Track 1. The LED above that key lights up continuously to indicate that this Drum track/
sound has been selected.
To select a Drum track/sound without generating a trigger and hearing a sound, hold down
the Track 1 Drum button and press the appropriate key.
At this point, step buttons will light up to display the active steps (existing trigger events) in
the selected Drum track of this Pattern. You can now use the step buttons to toggle steps
ON/OFF. If you want to edit the parameters of an individual step, hold down the Step Edit
button and press the appropriate step button, then use the main encoders to change that
step's Gate, Velocity, Time Shift and Randomness parameters.
♪: In Drum Edit mode, you cannot simultaneously change the parameters of multiple steps.
When using using the Drum sequencer with a DAW, it may happen that the tracks of the
Drum sequencer do not match the sounds of the drum or percussion patch currently loaded
in the drum track of the DAW. For example, the DAW drums may be mapped from C3
upward. If you play C2 on the KeyStep Pro keyboard, there will be no sound because
there's nothing to trigger. You can solve this either by remapping the sounds in the drum
or percussion patch in your DAW (consult the manual of the DAW or virtual instrument to
discover how to do this) or by selecting another chromatic low note in the KeyStep Pro using
Utility>DrumMap>Config>Chromatic Low Note or in the MIDI Control Center.
If you want to fix this at a deeper level, you can create your own custom Drum mapping
in Utility>DrumMap>Config>Custom. This Utility setting enables you to map each key on the
KeyStep Pro to a specific drum (MIDI note number) in your DAW. The MIDI Control Center
has a similar feature if you prefer to work from there.
Last but not least: the lowest eight keys on your keyboard – for Drum tracks 1-8 – are
mapped to the Drum Gate outputs on the back panel of the KeyStep Pro. These Drum Gates
are intended to trigger modules in an external (Eurorack) modular system. Please refer to
Chapter 10 [p.138]
5.4.3.4. Muting Drums
Muting and unmuting drum tracks/sounds is a craft that takes time to master. When used
skilfully, it's a great way to introduce build-up tension in a drum or percussion performance.
You can start with a Pattern with several drum tracks muted and then gradually unmute
them one by one when you need the extra drive they provide. The KeyStep Pro offers two
ways to mute drum tracks/sounds: Quick Mute and Drum Mute mode.
Arturia - User Manual Keystep Pro - Making Tracks
for more details on how to do this.
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