Learn / MIDI & instruments

Name your drum sounds

Give each drum key a name in the drum editor with a drum map.

Video coming soon

Step by step

  1. 01

    Double-click a MIDI part and click Drum at the top of the editor.

  2. 02

    Click Drum map… to open the map. It starts from the General MIDI names.

  3. 03

    Rename a sound — for example Bass Drum to Kick — or add and remove sounds.

  4. 04

    Click Save. The editor rows now use your names.

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