So I got a MDUW+ a few days ago and I absolutely love it! I’ve been reading the manual, and all, and so far so good.
Now, there’s one thing I’m trying to understand. Say I have a song (as in a track, nothing to do with “song mode”), with its different parts as different patterns, all patterns using the same kit. Now if I tweak kit parameters on one pattern, would those same parameters also change for all the other patterns?
How to save kit tweaks on a specific pattern without affecting all the other patterns?
Yes.
Save the tweaked kit to another slot.
Well that’s a bit annoying! If I tweak each pattern then I have to save a kit for each pattern?! After a while that’s like millions of kits, no?
Another question, would the parameters change on all patterns only after saving the kit?
Thanks for your help.
I just save tweaked patterns to new slots and add a number at the end, ie. Tweakdrums1, Tweakdrums2, etc…
It’s really easy. I usually end up with 4 or 5 tweaked pattern styles per project, but I usually do live “tweaking” of the patterns also. I’m a bit of a tweaker.
ok will try that…
Tweaking is the whole fun of the MD, isn’t it!
You could also use parameter locks for most of your tweaks?
Or use all tracks for different things - like four bass drums, four snares, four hi hats and four percussion elements.
/Thomas
Parameters locks would stay that way on each pattern? I guess that’s the solution!
Now thinking about it, I guess it’s a good thing that the kit stays the same across all patterns.
I remember getting annoyed on the Digitakt that patterns didn’t sound the same when I tweaked one of them! lol!
It’s easier to work WITH the MD rather than against it!
Luckily you have a +Drive. You can use more kits / patterns with snapshots, but yes, plocks are preferable for a same song, they are locked to patterns.
For drastic tweaking you can use the CTR AL machine and plock / lfo it…
Yeah thank G.od I got the +drive MD!
Thanks!