

You should be able to find the general MIDI drum kit mapping online.

If necessary, you can rearrange them to follow the GM standard. Please note that the other Impact XT kits don't follow the GM standard very well. Generally this kit sounds good and Studio One has TON of drum-specific effect presets for everything from individual drums to the whole kit. Normally, this is mapped to note #59 but they have it on #54 (tambourine) for some reason. This kit is the most complete and the closest to the GM standard. I've gone through the acoustic kits and only found one that works with GM (general MIDI) loops without modifications. You should try Impact XT which comes bundled with Studio One 5. You just need to click through the screens until you reach the end. You do NOT have to enter any payment information if your order total is $0. Note: If you're going to download the freebie, please ignore any mention of the word 'payment' during check out (e.g. It's free to download and offers users a chance to try some of our grooves for free. You do NOT need the installer!įreebie: Our GM Freebie has MIDI loops mapped per the GM standard. Purchases: Our products include GM mapped files in the "Other MIDI Mappings" folder of your download. We offer well over 34,000 MIDI drum loops in dozens of genres and styles. Unless you're using a drum instrument with a specific mapping scheme, you'll need files mapped per the General MIDI (GM) standard. Many expensive DAWs like Logic and Pro Tools don't have this ability making them poor choices when working with pre-recorded MIDI tracks. Studio One is one of the better DAWs on the market, offering easy MIDI browsing, auditioning and much more. We'll highlight a great-sounding kit and tell you how to find MIDI loops you can use with that kit, including a set of free files. In this post we'll explore the topic of auditioning and playing MIDI drum loops in Studio One 5.

