Assignment 2

Assignment 2:
In this assignment we will continue working with Drum kit that we started in class, as well as learn about Routing with Drum Rack and multiple MIDI out routings. We will also use delay to get groove going, and add some effects, namely
Compressor, EQ and Reverb to modify the quality of the sound.

Please do the following:

Drum Kit with Midi Routing
1. Creating a Midi drumloop:
  A. record MIDI, use the Midi editor , or drag in a downloaded MIDI pattern to create 3 distinct drum patterns: 2 different patterns for kick and a third  clip with at least 3 other instruments (not kick).
  B. Place the two kick loops on one MIDI track and the rest on another
(Later we will route both midi tracks to one instrument)
2. Create a Drum Kit: Drop a drum kit on one of the tracks or on a new empty track. If you choose an existing instrument with impulse followed by effects, explain what these effects are. If there are no effect following the impulse, choose two effects of your choice and explain your choices.
3. Create the Mixing Arrangement: Drop the Compressor and Reverb on two separate Return tracks and a EQ on the Master Track. Create another empty audio track for the track delay change, as explained below.
3. Create the Routing:
  Route the midi from the two drum loop midi tracks into the Drum Kit. Expose the return track controls if needed from the Show/Hide panel.
In the empty audio track, take the Audio from one of the instruments. Put the audio track on In Monitoring only, Post FX rather than Post Mixer and mute the original instrument you took the audio from.

4. Perform with the drum loops by doing the following variations:
  A. Change the kick pattern by triggering different kick midi clips.
  B. Modify at least one of the send dials to change the amount of an effect. More commonly, the reverb send can be changed (you may have heard in house music, etc. the use of reverb becoming stronger right before the drop). Compressor on return is sometimes used for "New york" / parallel compression but another way to do parallel/Ny compression is through audio racks or compressor wetdry knob and using Groups.

To submit you homework you need to:
1. Show us your track in class
2. Record the following short variations: altering the kick, changing at least one Send amount, pick an amount of millisecond delay on the audio track.
3. Sent us a writeup that describes the effects and choices of the drum loop, and a recording of 2.