Harry Waddington Posted July 2, 2020 Posted July 2, 2020 I have just got Cakewalk. I am using Kontakt Player 6 to run GGD Drums (Drum Sim). I am having trouble getting it to work. I have mapped the Kick in Kontakt to B2, I have done the same in the Drum Map Manager in Cakewalk, but it simply isn't playing. What am I doing wrong?
reginaldStjohn Posted July 2, 2020 Posted July 2, 2020 First off, you don't have to use a drum map to hear your sounds. If you just use the keyboard layout and you play a "B2" note do you hear the drums? Do you hear them if you play any notes? First get Kontakt working and outputting sound then start on the drum map. It would also be useful for you to post a picture of your drum map and how you are applying it to the track.
Harry Waddington Posted July 2, 2020 Author Posted July 2, 2020 Kontakt is working and making sound, I am just unable to map any keys to it. I have attached screenshots if this helps.
scook Posted July 2, 2020 Posted July 2, 2020 Maybe B2 in Kontakt is not MIDI note 35. It is possible to change the display in CbB using the Base Octave for Pitches setting.
Harry Waddington Posted July 2, 2020 Author Posted July 2, 2020 5 minutes ago, scook said: Maybe B2 in Kontakt is not MIDI note 35. It is possible to change the display in CbB using the Base Octave for Pitches setting. I think it is a Kontakt note to midi note mismatch, but trying the Base Octave for Pitches setting didn't work.
Harry Waddington Posted July 2, 2020 Author Posted July 2, 2020 It seems to work when output is set to Kontact 1, but when I change that to the drum map, it just stops working.
scook Posted July 2, 2020 Posted July 2, 2020 If it works without the drum map record a note and check the note properties. It is either the note number or channel that needs adjustment.
Harry Waddington Posted July 2, 2020 Author Posted July 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, scook said: If it works without the drum map record a note and check the note properties. It is either the note number or channel that needs adjustment. The kick not is on B2. This plays the sound fine when on Piano Roll, then when I go to the drum map, the note is still on B2 but doesn't play.
scook Posted July 2, 2020 Posted July 2, 2020 Forget B2 for now. MIDI note number is the important part. What pitch a number represents can be changed. The drum map above shows the incoming note 35 is going out as note 35 on channel 10 with the label Kick. Since the data works without the map, the map needs to be adjusted to reflect the actual data.
Harry Waddington Posted July 2, 2020 Author Posted July 2, 2020 3 minutes ago, scook said: Forget B2 for now. MIDI note number is the important part. What pitch a number represents can be changed. The drum map above shows the incoming note 35 is going out as note 35 on channel 10 with the label Kick. Since the data works without the map, the map needs to be adjusted to reflect the actual data. But what needs to be adjusted on the map?
Harry Waddington Posted July 2, 2020 Author Posted July 2, 2020 9 minutes ago, scook said: Forget B2 for now. MIDI note number is the important part. What pitch a number represents can be changed. The drum map above shows the incoming note 35 is going out as note 35 on channel 10 with the label Kick. Since the data works without the map, the map needs to be adjusted to reflect the actual data. The Kick on the map is set to B2, the note is on B2, and the kick in Kontakt is set to B2. Why isn't this working?
scook Posted July 2, 2020 Posted July 2, 2020 If MIDI note 35 is correct then try setting channel to 1 in the map.
Harry Waddington Posted July 2, 2020 Author Posted July 2, 2020 1 minute ago, scook said: If MIDI note 35 is correct then try channel 1. That did it. I changed it to channel 1. How would I find out what channel I need to set?
scook Posted July 2, 2020 Posted July 2, 2020 It is up to the plug-in. Some have preference settings for which channel(s) they listen some ignore channel completely. I do not use Kontakt but my guess is it falls in the group of plug-ins that support channel settings.
Harry Waddington Posted July 2, 2020 Author Posted July 2, 2020 There is still a mismatch when it comes to the midi note. The key being hit is B2, the kick in Kontakt is B0 and it is working. How do I get the notes in Cakewalk midi to match what I have in Kontakt?
scook Posted July 2, 2020 Posted July 2, 2020 The MIDI note numbers match or the note would not play. Neither the DAW or the plug-in actually work with music notation. They use numbers. What pitches the numbers represent is a display issue and the display is off (IOW note number 35 displays B2 in CbB and B0 in Kontakt). The link I provided above can adjust the display in CbB. I have no idea if Kontakt has a similar feature.
Harry Waddington Posted July 2, 2020 Author Posted July 2, 2020 You have been an amazing help. Thank you so much.
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