Editing Drummer tracks?

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Editing Drummer tracks?

So far, I like the Drummer feature - bought the extra pack, have been playing around with arrangements - here's my question. I'm putting together drum tracks for an album, and in one case, I need two bars of an eight-bar section to repeat - making that one section ten bars. In any other drum editing program, and in the old version of Garageband, I could simply open editor, copy the two bars, and punch it in. However, when I go to editor in the new version, it takes me back to the window with the virtual kit, the fill settings, etc. and I can't see the channel wav to just highlight, copy, and paste. Did they take this out? Can I really not edit any of the 8-bar sections in the Drummer feature? If that capability has been removed, the feature is essentially worthless, and I can't believe that anyone at Apple wouldn't recognize this. Help? Anyone? Am I just missing something really obvious?

Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on May 24, 2014 7:50 AM

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Answer 1

léonie

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May 24, 2014 8:20 AM in response to cbevard

You can split drum regions directly in the track. Select the region, position the playhead, and press ⌘T to split the region at the playhead. Then copy and paste the cut-out region where you want it. Only, since drummer tracks are smart instrument tracks, you will copy and paste the setting for the drummer, and not create an exact copy of the cut out region.

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Answer 2

May 25, 2014 5:03 PM in response to cbevard

Based on your question, it seems that you have a misconception of what a Drummer Region is.

A Drummer Region doesn NOT conatin any MIDI events
A Drummer Region does NOT contain an audio signal that you can view as a waveform
A Drummer Regions contains INSTRUCTIONS for a Drumm Pattern Generator (build into the Drummer Track.

When you edit a Drummer Region in the Drummer Editor, youedit the various instructions/parameters for the Drum Pattern Generator. Instead of placing exact notes for drum Kit Piece (Snare, Kick, HH, etc) the way you do it in a MIDI Region, here, you describe what to play in broader terns: Louder, less louder, more complex, less complexx, etc.

You have to make sure to fully understand to (different/new) concept behind the Drummer. Here is an exceprt from my book "GarageBand X - How it Works" that is now also available the Apple iBOok Store as an interactive multi-touch iBook.

You create a new Track, the Drummer Track ➊.
The Drummer Track contains special Regions, the Drummer Regions ➋.
The Regions contain the Drum Pattern, the instructions for the Pattern Generator what and how to play.
Each Drummer Region (the instructions) can be edited in the Drummer Editor ➌.
18 different Drum Kits ➍ are available in the Library Window ➎.
A Drum Kit includes style specific Drummer Presets ➏ that become available in the Drummer Editor ➌.
A Drum Kit also includes all the Plugins, including the Software Instrument Plugin "Drum Kit Designer" ➐.
The Plugins are hidden in GarageBand but their important parameters can be controlled via the Smart Controls Window ➑.

Hope that helps

Edgar Rothermich

http://DingDingMusic.com/Manuals/

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