Which completes the circular question, why use GM? Because with all it's limitations, it's brain dead simple. The rest of us have a hard time with it because it is complex and if you're not working with it on a daily basis it just becomes impossible. When you're a full time studio producer then of course you become a true expert at midi and can do all kinds of wonderful stuff. I can get tripped up all the time because I forgot about one midi function or another. When I refer to midi hell what I'm really saying is it's hard sometimes to keep all of this clear in your head in the middle of a project. Different companies develop what they think is a great drum map for a player to use with their fingers and hands. This is the reason for non GM drum mapping. It places certain drums under certain keys or pads that can be awkward for a finger tapper to use. The GM drum mapping is not necessarily the best map to use for that. Why do these programs have non GM drum kits? It's because many musicians can be pretty good at tapping out drum patterns with their fingers either on a keyboard or a drum pad controller. Why do people buy these drum programs? Obviously because they're not drummers but want to create an authentic sounding drum track. This raises the question of why use GM in the first place. IF so not sure what to tell you, hope you get it working- Good LUCK!Įdited by Larry Kehl ( 04/01/16 08:30 PM) I assume as a VSTi plug-in, not the standalone version, of AD works in other hosts for you?

About 15% of AD2 window is cut off on right within the PG VST edit window - I WILL report this to PG. I WILL SAY that the WINDOW for AD2 plug-in is NOT big enough within BIAB's allowable/provided VST edit window to get to AD2 Master Volume, or FX send, etc. I also tired original AD (version 1) 32 bit only ditto it all works

I also forced channel to 1, 5, 8, and 10 they all worked.īy looking into this topic I JUST DISCOVERED you can't set/control channel in ADDICTIVE DRUMS, whatever comes over MIDI from DAW on the DAW's Drum channel (whatever that channel(s) is) PLAYS! I learn something every day (too bad it pushes out old stuff  ). In any case, I just loaded a MIDI only tune (random pick was zzjazzsw.sty), loaded it's demo song, TURNED OFF REAL DRUMS, added XLN AD2 as Drums Plug-in (it's a 64 bit plug-in, you do have JBridge?) into slot for drums in the 'Plugins' pull down, set kit in AD2 to 'Studio Bundle - AD classic Startup,' hit play - no issues it worked. Why did you force MIDI channel to 1 - no need (but should have worked anyway).

Addictive drums 2 not mapping midi