Drum Editor

You can use the Drum Editor when you are editing drum or percussion parts.

You can open the Drum Editor in a separate window or in the lower zone of the Project window. Opening the Drum Editor in the lower zone of the Project window is useful to access the Drum Editor functions from within a fixed zone of the Project window.

To open a MIDI part in the Drum Editor, do one of the following:

  • Select a MIDI part in the Project window, and select MIDI > Open Drum Editor.

If the MIDI track has a drum map assigned to it and Editor Content Follows Event Selection and Use Drum Editor when Drum Map is assigned are activated in the Preferences dialog (Editors page), you can do the following to open a MIDI part in the Drum Editor:

  • Double-click a MIDI part in the Project window.

  • Select a MIDI part in the Project window, and press Return or Ctrl/Cmd-E.

  • Select a MIDI part in the Project window, and select MIDI > Open Drum Editor.

  • In the Key Commands dialog in the Editors category, assign a key command to Open Drum Editor. Select a MIDI part in the Project window, and use the key command.

Note

If you select MIDI > Set up Editor Preferences, the Preferences dialog opens on the Editors page. Specify if you want the Drum Editor to open in a separate window or in the lower zone of the Project window.

The Drum Editor window:

The Drum Editor is divided into several sections:

  1. Toolbar

    Contains tools and settings.

  2. Status line

    Informs you about the mouse time position and the mouse value.

  3. Info line

    Displays information about the selected event.

  4. Visibility

    Allows you to show/hide supported track types, and to make their parts available in the editor display.

  5. Left Zone (Drum Editor Inspector)

    Contains tools and functions for working with MIDI data.

  6. Ruler

    Displays the timeline.

  7. Global Tracks

    Allows you to show events on global tracks at the top of the editor event display.

  8. Track display

    Allows you to show a track display with the MIDI parts at the top of the editor event display.

  9. Drum sound list

    Lists all drum sounds.

  10. Note display

    Contains a grid in which notes are displayed.

  11. Drum map

    Allows you to select the drum map for the edited track or a list of drum sound names.

  12. Controller display

    The area below the note display consists of one or multiple controller lanes.

Note

You can activate/deactivate the status line, the info line, and the controller lanes by clicking Set up Window Layout on the toolbar and activating/deactivating the corresponding options.