Choose genres and drummers

Choose genres and drummers

Each genre comes with a number of drummers who have their own drum kit and distinct playing style.

When you add a Drummer track to the project, a default genre and drummer is loaded, along with a default patch associated with the drummer. You can change the genre and the drummer, with these changes influencing all regions on the track. If you change a drummer, a new patch is loaded, which means that the drum kit as well as the kit mix is replaced with that of the new drummer. However, it’s possible to choose a new drummer without loading a new patch, without changing any region settings you have made on the track, or without changing the drum kit.

Note: Some drummers are only available after you download additional content.

Choose a genre and drummer

  1. Choose a genre from the Genre pop-up menu.

    You can choose between Rock, Alternative, Songwriter, and R&B.

    Figure. The Genre pop-up menu with Alternative chosen.

    The available drummers for the chosen genre appear.

    Figure. The drummers who play Alternative genre.

  2. Click a drummer.

    A character card appears, showing a description of the drummer’s playing style, and the name of the predefined patch that is loaded.

    Figure. The character card for the drummer Aidan.

  3. Do either of the following:

    • To choose another drummer: Click the drummer to return to the drummer overview page.

      Figure. Showing how to choose another genre or drummer.

    • To choose another genre: Choose a different genre from the Genre pop-up menu.

Choose a drummer without changing the current patch

  • Hold down Option while choosing a drummer.

Choose a drummer without changing region settings on the track

  • Choose “Keep settings when changing drummers” from the Action pop-up menu in the presets area.

Choose a drummer without changing the drum kit on the track

  • Choose “Keep drum kit when changing drummers” from the Action pop-up menu in the presets area.