M-Audio iDrum [10/12] Trying different sounds

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Since each step can have its own volume, you can create great groove dynamics. For example,

a syncopated “off” beat hi-hat pattern might look like this:

Trying Different Sounds

There are various ways to change a channel’s sample to another audio ﬁ le on your hard drive.

You can step through all the ﬁ les in a folder quickly, jump directly to a ﬁ le in a given folder, or

specify a new ﬁ le to load via a ﬁ le dialog.

Stepping Through Samples

Click on the “stepper” control to the left of the

channel’s ﬁ le name. This will load the next ﬁ le located

in the same folder as the current sample’s ﬁ le. This

feature is extremely useful for quickly previewing all

the sounds in a given folder in context with the rest

of your pattern.

Jumping Directly to a Sample

You can jump straight to any audio ﬁ le in the current

sample’s folder by click-holding on the ﬁ le name

and selecting the ﬁ le you want to load in the pop-up

menu that appears.

Using a File Dialog To Load a New Sample

If you want to replace the current sample with one

that isn’t in the same folder, click on the “Load File”

button to the left of the stepper control. Select the

ﬁ le you want to load in the ﬁ le dialog.