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try putting in a part maker by clicking on the chord sheet to change from standard to blue to green. You can force fills...


I have also noticed that you do not need to make the part marker the alternate part all the time for fills. If you're in a blue part marker [verse], and want a fill in certain spots within the verse, put another of the same part marker at the appropriate bar and force a drum fill. It also makes a nice couple of tasty bars if you drop in the same part marker a bar before a shot or hold, too. All this is newbie stuff to most here I'm sure but heck- I'm a newbie too, so when in Rome...

But I know what you mean about the drums. I use EZD, but I don't mind building the performance because it's usually fairly quick, except of course for all those pesky custom spots. What I miss more than anything when using RD's is the lack of multi-track control. It goes against every fiber of my being to apply a verb for snare to a stereo track of RD's, effecting the whole damn kit. Although interestingly, the snare really does sound the most effected! I think it's because the snares in RD's are all mixed a bit out front, so you can go all the easier on a verb for snare. But another thing too- don't forget to keep regenerating the drums. It sounds to me like it has a half dozen or so different parts and patterns to cycle through with regenerate. Maybe more- not sure. But some very cool fills [and grooves] pop out sometimes that are absolute keepers. As good as EZD fills are and even if I write my own, a number of RD's fills are quite tasty. Forcing them out with part markers can yeild some real interesting turns too.

But here's where I'M at- how in the hell do I keep performances that I love when the CHART isn't fully written yet? This one is killing me. I know I can freeze, but when more bars are added, ya gotta unfreeze for everything to follow, and then there goes my favorite performances thus far... out the window.

Dan

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