I'm a little confused !!!

[darkg75]

I bought a digi 003 factory with pro tools obviously. I am fairly new to recording with computers, having done most of my work on digital multitrack workstations. I just installed reason 4. When I start a new song, I like to program my drums on individual tracks. But I am having a problem doing this. When I open up redrum for kicks, snares, hits, etc...., do I have to open one for each so I can have complete control over each instrument on separate channels. I know that I have to create a midi track for each, but it seems that the routing is off somewhere. If I bring down my fader on the kick, for example, the volume comes down on every instrument that has redrum attached to it. So what do I do? Please help!!

-Thanx

[the.blode]

Originally Posted by darkg75

I bought a digi 003 factory with pro tools obviously. I am fairly new to recording with computers, having done most of my work on digital multitrack workstations. I just installed reason 4. When I start a new song, I like to program my drums on individual tracks. But I am having a problem doing this. When I open up redrum for kicks, snares, hits, etc...., do I have to open one for each so I can have complete control over each instrument on separate channels. I know that I have to create a midi track for each, but it seems that the routing is off somewhere. If I bring down my fader on the kick, for example, the volume comes down on every instrument that has redrum attached to it. So what do I do? Please help!!

-Thanx

I haven't tried Using reason with PT yet, but I don't see why it should be necessary to create a midi track for each of the sounds. If you tab to the back screen in Reason and rather than sending the master Redrum outs to a stereo output on the interface panel, you take each of the individual sound outputs onto a different interface output - you should be able to create an audio track for each of the different sounds you want to play. Just set the input of each track to the respective output of the reason interface you have the redrum sound hooked up to. You should be able to do this using just one sequencer track.

[ferguson66]

Originally Posted by darkg75

If I bring down my fader on the kick, for example, the volume comes down on every instrument that has redrum attached to it.

-Thanx

This is indicative of when you have the tracks in a group. The program may be automatically grouping your drum tracks. Try and ungroup them and see if the faders move individually.

[CyberCat]

Let me try to simplify what blode said.

Tab to go to th eback of the rack.
Disconnect the main out from the Redrum.
Each channel/track on the Redrum has its own outputs, connect these individially to your effects, merger or directly to the mixer.
You can now control each track's parameters from the Redrum. No extra Midi tracks needed.
You can create your drum patters using the Redrum switches or the piano roll in the sequencer.