UJAM Drummers Explained^®

Chapter 1 : UJAM Drummers Explained

• 4:47

  Getting to Know the Interface

  Hear what the three drum instruments sound like, and get an overview of the main elements in the user interface.

• 4:54

  Live Triggering & Latch Mode

  See how the beginnings and ends of fills and grooves seamlessly blend together when triggering parts while the transport is playing and Latch Mode is enabled.

• 6:57

  Sequencing & Multi Samples

  Follow along as sequenced patterns and fills in the upper octaves are set up in a typical DAW environment. Then hear how sequencing additional individual multi samples from the lower octaves, along with the patterns, creates more interesting parts.

• 3:40

  Phat

  Explore the various drum kit tuning and microphone presets, as well as the mixing console character settings of the Phat instrument.

• 4:15

  Solid

  Hear the range of drum kit, mic, and console settings the Virtual Drummer Solid is capable of.

• 4:05

  Heavy

  Discover the range of tones and mixer settings available with the Virtual Drummer Heavy instrument.

• 6:41

  Creating a Drum Part

  Follow along as trigger notes and fills are programmed in on a singer/songwriter rock arrangement, using Virtual Drummer Heavy.

• 4:07

  Automating Virtual Drummer

  See and hear how automating the feel and individual kit piece levels at different sections in the arrangement enhances the nuance and realism of the overall drum part.

Chapter 2 : Version 2 Update

• 3:11

  MIDI Drag & Drop

  See how you can get more mileage out of the preset patterns by dragging and dropping them into your DAW and modifying them. You can also use Drag and Drop to combine song parts from various styles, and different drummers.

• 3:19

  Ambience Channels

  Overhead and Room channels are added in the Virtual Drummer 2 update. They can each be compressed and filtered, and are used to blend with the individual kit pieces to give a sense of the space the drums are in. Explore some of the alternate instrument choices in Phat, and watch as a style fill from Phat is combined with the exported pattern from Solid.

• 3:45

  Master Section

  Hear how the new Master Section in the Virtual Drummer 2 update is used to enhance the character of the drum mix with unique drum room reverbs, saturation to add harmonic distortion, and a limiter to enhance the overall weight of the drum blend.

• 3:22

  Individual Outputs

  Explore how routing the individual kit elements to individual outputs in your DAW opens up the range of mix options using third party plug-ins.