M-Audio iDrum — quick Start Guide for Using Drum Software in Digital Audio Workstations [8/12]

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Using iDrum in Pro Tools

1. In Pro Tools, add an instrument track.

2. In the “inserts” section, select iDrum from the instruments menu.

Slave To Host

Whenever you are running iDrum in a host application like

GarageBand, Logic or Digital Performer, you’ll probably want to

have “Slave To Host” engaged. Slave To Host makes iDrum sync

to the host’s tempo and transport, and keeps iDrum’s song mode

position in sync with the host’s song position.

The iDrum Menu

Since plug-ins do not have the ability to show menus in the Mac OS

Menu Bar, most of iDrum’s functionality is accessed via a contextual

menu. This is the primary means of accessing iDrum’s extensive

online help.

To access the menu, hold down the “Control” key and click

anywhere in iDrum’s window. Musicians using a two- or three-

button mouse can simply right-click. Alternatively, you can click on

the menu button in the upper-left hand corner of iDrum’s window

to display the menu.

NOTE: In Digital Performer 4.1.2, you must use the menu button, as

contextual menu clicks (control-click or right-click) do not work.

Some of the Menu items may be disabled depending on whether

a channel is selected or if there is iDrum data in the Mac OS

clipboard.