This comes up all the time. You guys are too used to midi control and somehow think that will translate to a stereo audio file.

Rephrase the question to this:

I'm listening to my favorite CD right now and I sure wish I could just throw that fully mixed CD into my DAW and separate all the parts. Why can't I do that?

Think about that for a minute because that's what the RD's are. It's like listening to the Stones or Tower of Power and thinking wow if I just had Garibaldi's drum track think what I could do. Uhh, no if you had access to that track you would hear all kinds of bleed through from all the different mic's on his drum kit.

Hmmm, lets see if I put a mic on the cymbals it won't pick up any snare hits at all right? Oh, how about the hi hat? That's easier than recording the cymbals? Right next to the snare and kick? A mic won't pick up the snare and kick, just the hi hat so you can work with it in isolation?

Don't think so. You guys are forgetting they're recording a live drummer playing a full drum kit in real time. Individual drum hits are what's recorded and used in midi drum samplers like Jamstix or EZDrums.

Bob

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