1wo qulck ways !"# %&# '(#)" *+,(-* Co Lo .+,(-* / '(#)", cllck on 0+12)23 and search for drum parLs uslng Lhe search fleld aL Lhe Lop See Lhls vldeo for more deLall
!"# %&# 4(( 5267 8)%%#2, 896:;+, Co Lo 896:;+," / <-7=-"+,: >--9" / 4(( 5267 8)%%#2, and choose a sLyle from Lhe drop-down menu See Lhls vldeo for more deLall
lrom scraLch #1: uslng Lhe compuLer keyboard
When creaLlng drum klL paLLerns you only need Lo noLaLe one or Lwo bars because you can copy and pasLe Lhe paLLern for Lhe remalnder of Lhe score.
8ecause we'll need Lo noLaLe Lwo rhyLhmlcally lndependenL parLs, we need Lo use Lwo volces on Lhe one sLave.
volce 1 (blue) has sLems polnLlng up volce 2 (green) sLems polnLlng down
', (267 ?+% ,-%)%+-,@ use volce 1 use for parLs of Lhe klL played wlLh hands (cymbals, snare) use volce 2 for parLs played wlLh Lhe feeL (bass drum, hl-haL fooL pedal)
A,%#2 %&# &+;&)% =)2% BC-+D# EF SelecL bar one (lL should have a blue box around lL) ress G (for noLe enLry) LnLer Lhe rhyLhm for hl-haL parL (quavers ln Lhe space on Lop of Lhe sLave)
uon'L worry LhaL Lhe sLems are polnLlng down - Lhey'll move up auLomaLlcally when we add Lhe bass drum parL And don'L worry abouL Lhe facL LhaL Lhere was no sound when you enLered Lhe noLes. ln order for Lhe snare drum parL Lo make a sound, we need Lo change Lhe noLeheads Lo crosses
<&),:+,: ,-%#&#)(" ress A"D)=# Lwlce Lo make sure you have noLhlng selecLed now selecL Lhe whole bar agaln
Co Lo .+,(-* / 82-=#2%+#" and cllck on Lhe G-%#" Lab lrom Lhe noLeheads drop-down menu, selecL ,-%#&#)( ,671#2 E BD2-""F ress A"D)=#
4(( %&# ",)2# =)2% SelecL Lhe 3rd hl-haL quaver and Lype H&+I%JK Lo add a noLe a 3Lh below for Lhe snare drum parL
Whlle lL ls sLlll selecLed, change lL back Lo a normal noLehead by selecLlng noLehead 0 from Lhe noLeheads drop-down menu (ln Lhe roperLles wlndow)
Add a snare drum noLe Lo Lhe 7Lh quaver (beaL 4) and change Lhe noLehead back Lo a normal noLehead, as you dld before ress A"D)=#
L)"" (267 =)2% SelecL bar one agaln ress G for noLe enLry SwlLch Lo volce 2: by presslng 49%JM (N=%JM on Mac) LnLer Lhe bass drum rhyLhm. ?ou'll noLlce LhaL Lhe sLems of Lhe volce 1 parL (hl-haL and snare) [ump up auLomaLlcally when Lhe flrsL bass drum noLe ls enLered ress A"D)=#
1haL's all - Lhe paLLern ls compleLe. ?ou can now copy and pasLe Lhe paLLern lnLo Lhe oLher bars of Lhe drum parL uslng one of Lhe followlng meLhods: SelecL Lhe bar and press O (for repeaL) SelecL Lhe bar and Lhen hold down 49% (N=%) and cllck aL Lhe beglnnlng of an empLy bar
lrom scraLch #2: uslng Lhe Mlul keyboard
lnsLead of uslng your compuLer keyboard Lo enLer noLes on Lhe drum klL sLave, you can speed Lhlngs up by uslng a Mlul keyboard. lL's qulcker wlLh a Mlul keyboard because Lhe noLeheads are auLomaLlcally enLered ln Lhe correcL way (le. snare drum parLs wlll auLomaLlcally have cross-noLeheads).
H#%;6= Co Lo P+9# / 82#I#2#,D#" (or H+1#9+6" / 82#I#2#,D#" on Mac) and selecL G-%# ',=6% from Lhe menu on Lhe lefL under 8#2D6""+-, H%)C#", selecL >&# Q'5' (#C+D#R" (267 7)=. 1hls means you'll be uslng Lhe lnbullL Mlul percusslon lnsLrumenLs ln your keyboard Lo enLer noLes on Lhe drum klL sLave
S+;S)% ),( H,)2# =)2%" SelecL bar one ress G (for noLe enLry) SelecL quaver on Lhe keypad lay Lhe l sharp below Lhe bass clef (l#2) on keyboard Lo creaLe Lhe hl-haL noLes. When you reach beaL 2 and 4, l#2 and u2 aL Lhe same Llme Lo creaLe Lhe hl-haL and snare slmulLaneously ress A"D)=# Lwlce Lo flnlsh
L)"" (267 SelecL Lhe bar agaln ress G and Lhen press 49%JM (N=%JM) Lo enLer noLes lnLo volce 2 LnLer Lhe bass drum paLLern uslng C2 on your Mlul keyboard
Addlng Cpen and closed slgns N=#, "+:, 1o add an open slgn (o) Lo a noLe, selecL Lhe noLe and Lhen choose o from Lhe 4Lh keypad layouL.
<9-"#( "+:, 1o add an closed slgn (+) Lo a noLe, selecL Lhe noLe and Lhen choose + from Lhe 4Lh keypad layouL.
uslng Lhe closed and open slgns wlll be reflecLed ln Lhe playback of your score.
More lnformaLlon H+1#9+6" O#I#2#,D# 7),6)9 See Lhe 8#2D6""+-, secLlon. 1he drum seL and drum klL sLaves ln Slbellus use Lhe drum map whlch ls plcLured ln Lhls secLlon. 1he drum map Lells you whlch llne/space Lo use on Lhe sLave and also whlch noLehead Lo use for each of Lhe drum seL lnsLrumenLs
L)"+D =)%%#2," 1here's a useful Croove LssenLlals noLaLlon gulde on Lhe Columbus ercusslon webslLe here
H+1#9+6" 5267 7)= ),( TQ 8#2D6""+-, 7)= 1he book: Slbellus - A Comprehenslve Culde Lo Slbellus Muslc noLaLlon SofLware (8udolph/Leonard) has a companlon webslLe: www.slbellusbook.com whlch has a useful seL of ChapLer llle/uownloads. 1he chapLer 8 flles lnclude a pdf of Lhe Slbellus drum map and also Lhe CM percusslon map (for enLerlng noLes vla Mlul keyboard)
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