Drummers and Drummer Editor overview

The Library includes track-based settings for the Drummer track. You can choose drum genres and drummers whose sound and playing style are applied to all content on the Drummer track.

The content of Drummer regions can be edited in a dedicated Drummer Editor.

Figure. Library Drummer menu showing track-based settings.

The Drummer Editor includes region-based settings, which influence the complexity, loudness, and other aspects of selected Drummer regions. You can choose and create presets for Drummer regions. Presets offer a quick way to browse predefined, region-based Drummer Editor settings, including percussion and kit piece pattern variations and fill settings.

Figure. Drummer Editor showing region-based settings.

Note: Drummer regions can be edited in the Tracks area in much the same way as you edit MIDI regions, with the exception of region overlapping. When overlapping, Drummer regions always use the No Overlap drag mode.

Open the Drummer Editor

Do one of the following:

The Drummer Editor opens below the Tracks area.

Show settings for the Drummer region under the playhead

The Drummer Editor shows the settings for the currently selected region. You can set the Drummer Editor to auto-select the Drummer region under the playhead, so that the Drummer Editor always displays the settings of the region currently playing.