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Tutorial 9—Drum Maps
In SONAR drum maps allow you to assign a single MIDI track to multiple outputs.
MIDI drum tracks appear in the Piano Roll view’s Drum Grid pane. In the Note
Map pane you can map pitches to notes in any number of software or hardware
outputs.
In this tutorial we are going to create a drum map, create a MIDI drum track
using the Pattern Brush, and use the drum map to map drum notes to several
different outputs.
Create a New Project
First, we need to create a new project.
1. Select File-New from the menu.
The New Project dialog appears.
2. Select the Normal template and click OK.
Creating a Drum Map
Drum maps allow you to map note pitches from the same track to different output
devices, either hardware or software.
Note: Before you begin, make sure you have some MIDI devices selected. To check,
select Options-MIDI Devices. For more information about selecting MIDI
devices, see “To Choose MIDI Devices” on page 136.
To Create a New Drum Map
1. In a MIDI track, click the Output dropdown menu and choose Drum Map
Manager from the menu that appears.
The Drum Map Manager dialog appears.
2. Click the Create New Drum Map button .
A new drum map appears in the Drum Maps Used in Current Project field.
3. Click the Presets dropdown arrow and select GM Drums (Complete Kit).
4. In the Out Port column, click one of the down arrows, hold down the Ctrl and
Shift keys, and click the name of the port or instrument that you want to hear
drums on.
All the Out Port entries change to the port or instrument you selected. Later,
we’ll start sending individual notes to different outputs.
5. In the Chn column, make sure all entries are set to 10, or whatever MIDI
channel your drum sounds are on.
6. Close the Drum Map Manager.
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