Quote Originally Posted by eyeswithoutaface View Post
hey peeps, was just wondering if i could get some help of any SX users out there as to how to lay down a solid kick pattern in sx? im used to 16 step sequencers for my drums and ive only ever realy used SX for synth work up to now but would like a few tips or any links for useful tutorials etc etc

any help appreciated, im literaly just after practical ways to approach laying down even the simplest of 4/4 kick patterns, as ive used fruity studio extensively for years now so thought it was time to broaden the horizons somewhat
cheers
Start new track in SX,. Set tempo.,.
Press F11 and load some VST, eg Battery or some drum synth..
Create MIDI channel, and mount Battery to the output,.
If you want 1 bar kick pattern, so put left locator to 1 and right locator to 2.
Then doubleclick to place between and it creates a midi event for you.
Then doubleclick this midi event or choose menu MIDI>Drum editor and you are right in the drum editor..
First, see that each row has the left section with info about midi channel, and some other stuff and then to the right side, there is a grid.

In the left section you can preview the sound when clicking on the place right in the beginning of each row...

There is numerous rows in drum editor, each representing one midi input so. It is more than common that the sounds are spread randomly on the lines, so you just preview the sounds, find the one you want and then drag that row to the top,. You will find it easy to have all rows with sounds visible one near by the others,. It will be easier to edit, then...

As you locate all the sounds you can start to write your sequence. Just select Stick tool, and start placing notes.., ( it can maybe have different name, but the icon looks like a stick) .

I hope it makes sense.. :]