DigiDrum Pro is pretty straightforward to use. If you have experience in VST use, you will not run into problems. If you are new to the use of VST plugins, you might benefit from understanding the basic tecnical terms before you start using the plugin in your own productions.


Input

DigiDrum Pro receives MIDI signals;

- Note On / Note Off messages are used to control the sound triggering
- Velocity data of the Note On messages are used to modulate the sound
- Pitchwheel messages are used to modulate the Global Pitch

The way these MIDI messages are received and sent to each separate Part, is done according to settings, that you can define just as you like.


Trigger Notes

Each Part accepts MIDI note messages from only one single key (referred to as the 'Trigger Note'). The default Trigger Note settings for the 5 Parts are;

Part 1 - C-4
Part 2 - C#-4
Part 3 - D-4
Part 4 - D#-4
Part 5 - E-4

The Trigger Notes for each Part can be set for your needs. You maybe have MIDI equipment that outputs certain notes or ranges of notes that you wish to use to trigger DigiDrum Pro Parts. You maybe want to layer some Parts by setting their Trigger Note to be the same. You maybe want 2 DigiDrum Pro plugins in the same channel, and needs to separate their Trigger Notes so you can have 10 Trigger Notes in total.

Trigger Note values are stored in the Preset memory, so you can have different Trigger Note settings for each preset.

- Refer to the chapter Setup section for further information about setting the Trigger Notes.


Note On / Note Off

- When you hit a Trigger Note (Note On), the respective Part will start to play it's sound according to the Part's parameter settings.

- When you release the note (Note Off), the sound stops! To get a natural volume fallof in the sound , hold the Trigger Note until the sound has finished. If the sound is too long for your needs, you can adjust the length with the 'Decay' parameter knob found in the Waveform section.

You may need to experiment a bit to get the feel for this type of triggering, but it has proven to be the best method for drumpattern programming and it gives the best result in terms of sound quality and flexibility.


Pitchwheel

If you have external MIDI equipment featuring a Pitchwheel, or your VST host allows for Pitchwheel automation to be edited, you can use it to modulate the Global Pitch of the Audio Output. Each Part will react to the Pitchwheel messages according to their private Bend parameter setting (Bend parameter is explained in the chapter Setup section).


Output

The Outputs of DigiDrum Pro are very flexible, and allows you total control to assign any Part to any of the 5 Audio Outputs - You must refer to the documentation of your VST host for details about using multiple outputs in VST plugins. The idea is, that you can route the Parts to separate Outputs, and the apply different effects to the Outputs, porcessing the sound of each Part as you may wish.