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Chapter 4ÑSoundFinder

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The drum kit and percussion kit sounds programmed by ENSONIQ are located in these SoundFinder

categories:

¥ DRUM-KITÑdrum kits that use the ENSONIQ drum map keyboard layout

¥ PERC-KITÑpercussion kits that use the ENSONIQ drum map keyboard layout

¥ DRMKITGMÑdrum kits that use the General MIDI/GS percussion map keyboard layout

The ZR-76 Drum Machine rhythms are sets of highly realistic patterns recorded by top-notch professional

drummers performing on MIDI drum pads. The ENSONIQ drum map was designed to be used with these

rhythms. The map provides a standardized set of rules that lay out which set of keys on the keyboard

should represent which portion of a real kit. The result is that any drum kit sound that adheres to the

ENSONIQ drum map can be expected to work at least reasonably well with any Drum Machine rhythm. Of

course, the rhythmsÑand the kits themselvesÑcover such a broad range of musical styles that a certain

degree of unpredictability is inevitable when mixing and matching rhythms to kits (though surprisingly

pleasing combinations abound).

In order to faithfully reproduce the subtle nuances of the original performances on which the rhythms are

based, the ENSONIQ drum map takes advantage of the 64-drum-key drum/percussion kit architecture by

offering numerous expressive shadings for each element of a drum or percussion kit. The drum map is

divided into eight zones, one for each drum kit element, or in the case of percussion kit sounds, each

percussion family. You can design your own drum or percussion kit for use with the Drum Machine by

following the drum or percussion map layout youÕll find in Chapter 13.

If youÕre using the Drum Machine and would like to modify the drum or percussion kit currently being

used by the rhythm youÕve got selected, you can edit the currently selected rhythmÕs kit key-by-key in

SoundFinder, or edit it zone by zone in the Drum Machine. Chapter 5 provides instructions for editing kits

zone-by-zone.

You can use the drum or percussion kit currently being used by the Drum Machine as a starting point in

the construction of a new kit which can be used in any way you like. Select the RthmEditKit using one of

the sound selection methods described at the beginning of this chapter. (The RthmEditKit is located in the

*CUSTOM SoundFinder category.) See ÒEditing ZR-76 Drum and Percussion KitsÓ later in this chapter for

an explanation of the special editing techniques used for ENSONIQÕs powerful drum and percussion kits,

or skip right to ÒEditing a Drum or Percussion Kit YouÕve SelectedÓ for step-by-step instructions.

There are a number of General MIDI/GS percussion key maps named after particular types of drum or

percussion kits. Each map describes in detail what sound shall be mapped to which key in order to be in

compliance with the General MIDI/GS standards. Any drum or percussion kit using the General MIDI/GS

map will work correctly with General MIDI or GS-mapped sequences.

You can design your own drum or percussion kit for use with General MIDI by following the percussion

map layout youÕll find in Chapter 13.

If youÕre currently using a GM drum/percussion kit and would like to modify it for your purposes or make

a new drum/percussion kit sound based on it, select a kit from the DRMKITGM SoundFinder category

using one of the sound selection methods described at the beginning of this chapter. See ÒEditing ZR-76

Drum and Percussion KitsÓ later in this chapter for an explanation of the special editing techniques used

for ENSONIQÕs powerful drum and percussion kits, or skip right to ÒEditing a Drum or Percussion Kit

youÕve SelectedÓ for step-by-step instructions.

As you customize a drum or percussion kit soundÑor create one based on a pre-existing kitÑconsider how

youÕll be using it: stick with an ENSONIQ map if your new kit will need to work with the Drum Machine.

Use the General MIDI/GS map if youÕll be using it for General MIDI purposes. If your plans for your new

drum kit or percussion sound donÕt include either of these usesÑperhaps youÕll simply be playing the

sound from the keyboard and recording it into the 16 Track RecorderÑfeel free to put any sound on any

drum key.

Every ZR-76 sound has a full suite of options that you can use to customize the sound for your purposes.

Each of these options is called a parameter. When you alter a parameterÕs setting, you are editing its value.

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