They are in the “setup” tab under “cell activation”. You’ll find the Cycle Random and Round Robin options here in Battery 4. In other words, you can map multiple samples to the same note and instead of all playing at once when you press it, they’ll be chosen at random, one at a time.Īllows samples mapped to the same note to be played in an assigned order, one at a time. In short, cycles randomly through all samples mapped to the same MIDI note. They are provided by many samplers including NI Battery 4and Kontakt. Fear not, cycle random, and round-robin will save your music from mindless repetition.Ĭycle random and round robin are sample triggering (also called “cell activation”) options. Simply mapping your samples to different velocity ranges can help, but it won’t produce that “organic” sound you hear in the best drum and bass music. There is always some subtle difference between every hit a drummer makes: differences in level, pitch, timbre, image, and duration. After all, no two sounds are exactly the same in real life. However, songs can sound monotonous and obviously computer-generated if the same EXACT sample is used every time there is a trigger.

When composing electronic music, chances are, you’re going to play samples more than once, especially when it comes to drums like cymbals and high-hats.

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