Logic Pro Drum Maps that show drum names in Event Lists

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joegold

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Hi

My preferred way of working with and writing for drums has always involved entering things by hand in the Score Editor.
I've always used a combination of a Mapped Instrument Track/Region triggering (via an Environment cable) a software synth (or external midi synth) Track with drum sounds.

This way of working allows for a Mapped Score Style (usually the stock #Drums Style works fine) where everytime I select a note in the Score Editor and/or within an Event Editor it will show the actual name of the drum kit element rather than the MIDI note name/number.
E.g. If I enter in the note C2 it won't show as "C2" but rather as "Kick 1" and it will show up on the 5-line staff on the first line.
Entering in D2 will show the name "SD1" (Snare 1).
Etc.
And the individual drum names (Kick 1, SD 1, etc.) will be visible also in any Event Editors.

This is all fine except that I have to use 2 tracks (one for the Mapped Instrument and 1 for the software instrument), which is sub optimal and easily becomes unwieldy.

So... I notice that if I just use a Software Instrument Track with a Mapped Style assigned to it in the Score Editor, w/o also using the Mapped Instrument track, that when I enter in a note via the mouse from the Part Box, as I'm in the process of dragging in the Score area the various instrument names (Kick 1, SD 1, etc.) are visible in the little info bubble, but as soon as the note is entered it is shown only by its MIDI note name in the Score single Event sub-window as well as in any other Event Lists.

I don't suppose there's a way to make this simpler by having a Mapped Score Style also force and Event Editors to list the instrument names rather than the MIDI note names the way the Mapped Instrument map seems to work, is there?

Hope I explained that in a way that's somewhat intelligible. lol
 
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No there is not.... or at least that I am aware of..... For full flexibility I would typically use only the mapped instrument.... If I wanted to use that with a software instrument.. I would just cable the output of the mapped instrument to the input of the drums channel strip.
now you have full control and edit capability of the track through the mapped instrument parameters within the Multi - and you will see the instrument names in the list editors.....
 
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Yeah, that's one way to work.
There are several downsides when working this way though.

1. The only way to create the real drum sound's channel strip object is that you first have to create a Software Instrument "Track" via the Arrange Page, a Track that you're ultimately going to delete because all you really want is the Environment Software Instrument *object* to play the sounds triggered by the region(s) used on the separate Mapped Instrument track.
Not a big hassle, but it takes a few extra steps and is a bit unwieldy.

2. You have to recreate the Software Instrument *Track Object* if you later want do any further adjustments to the parameters of the Software Instrument.
And then you have to delete the Track again.

3. Of course another tact is to keep the SI Track Object but just Hide that Track.
But then you might forget that you even have a hidden Track when you really want to get back in there to do some editing.

I guess I don't grok yet why the same functionality (i.e. drum names rather than note names) is not possible by simply using a Mapped Score Style on Regions with drum sounds recorded.
I.e. This could all be much simpler, couldn't it?

I originally thought I'd just be able to pack a folder with both Tracks inside, but now that doesn't seem to be all that elegant a way to work either.
Folders don't seem to be working the way I recall.
Looks like I'll have to spend some time learning about folders again too.
Looks like #3 above will be my best bet for now.

Thanks for contributing.
 
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