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  • GM Drums and VSL Percussion/VSL Jazz Drums

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    I am trying to map GM Drums to the corresponding VSL Drums. I have the Full versions of VSL Percussion and VSL Jazz Drums. I am having a hard time doing the mapping. The naming convention seems to be different. For example, I don't see any "Closed Hihats" in the Percussion library, but I do see it in Jazz Drums. I can't find open hihats anywhere. I understand these samples must exist in the cymbal set, but I would appreciate some clarification. Is there any GM Drum preset for VI PRO?

    Thanks!

    Nektarios
  • andiA
    VSL Team
    andiA

    Hello Nektarios!

    There are General MIDI VI presets included with the Jazz Drums. They can be found under PRESET/D - Percussion  PRESET - Files/88 Jazz Drumset/01 VI Presets/General MIDI.

    More details about the mappings of the Jazz Drums can be found in the according library manaul.
    http://www.vsl.co.at/en/MyDownloads/Library_Manuals

    The Percussion library mainly focuses on orchestral percussion. So no Hi-Hat is included in this collection.

    Best regards,
    Andi

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    Thank you Andi,

    I see more than one General Midi maps for Jazz Drums. Also, I do not see the full set being mapped (some keys are disabled).

    Where are the open hihats?
  • andiA
    VSL Team
    andiA

    Well, there are three Genreal MIDI presets.
    One is for sticks, one is for brushes and one includes both where you can switch with C1/C#1 between sticks and brushes.

    In the General MIDI mapping three keys (F#3, G#3, A#3)are left out, because they are reserved to instruments which are not included in the Jazz Drums (Tambourine, Cowbell, Vibra Slap).

    Open Hi-Hats (or to be precise they are halfopen) are mapped to A#2 in the General MIDI mapping. You can find detailed mapping tables in the afforementioned manual.

    Vienna Symphonic Library
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    Great thanks! Will give it a shot.