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8aslc drum klL parLs ln Slbellus

1wo qulck ways
!"# %&# '(#)" *+,(-*
Co Lo .+,(-* / '(#)", cllck on 0+12)23 and search for drum parLs uslng Lhe search fleld aL Lhe
Lop
See Lhls vldeo for more deLall

!"# %&# 4(( 5267 8)%%#2, 896:;+,
Co Lo 896:;+," / <-7=-"+,: >--9" / 4(( 5267 8)%%#2, and choose a sLyle from Lhe drop-down
menu
See Lhls vldeo for more deLall

lrom scraLch #1: uslng Lhe compuLer keyboard


When creaLlng drum klL paLLerns you only need Lo noLaLe one or Lwo bars because you can copy and
pasLe Lhe paLLern for Lhe remalnder of Lhe score.

8ecause we'll need Lo noLaLe Lwo rhyLhmlcally lndependenL parLs, we need Lo use Lwo volces on Lhe
one sLave.

volce 1 (blue) has sLems polnLlng up
volce 2 (green) sLems polnLlng down

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use volce 1 use for parLs of Lhe klL played wlLh hands (cymbals, snare)
use volce 2 for parLs played wlLh Lhe feeL (bass drum, hl-haL fooL pedal)



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SelecL bar one (lL should have a blue box around lL)
ress G (for noLe enLry)
LnLer Lhe rhyLhm for hl-haL parL (quavers ln Lhe space on Lop of Lhe sLave)

uon'L worry LhaL Lhe sLems are polnLlng down - Lhey'll move up auLomaLlcally when we add Lhe
bass drum parL
And don'L worry abouL Lhe facL LhaL Lhere was no sound when you enLered Lhe noLes. ln order
for Lhe snare drum parL Lo make a sound, we need Lo change Lhe noLeheads Lo crosses

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ress A"D)=# Lwlce Lo make sure you have noLhlng selecLed
now selecL Lhe whole bar agaln


Co Lo .+,(-* / 82-=#2%+#" and cllck on Lhe G-%#" Lab
lrom Lhe noLeheads drop-down menu, selecL ,-%#&#)( ,671#2 E
BD2-""F
ress A"D)=#


4(( %&# ",)2# =)2%
SelecL Lhe 3rd hl-haL quaver and Lype H&+I%JK Lo add a noLe a 3Lh below for Lhe snare drum parL


Whlle lL ls sLlll selecLed, change lL back Lo a normal noLehead by selecLlng noLehead 0 from Lhe
noLeheads drop-down menu (ln Lhe roperLles wlndow)

Add a snare drum noLe Lo Lhe 7Lh quaver (beaL 4) and change Lhe noLehead back Lo a normal
noLehead, as you dld before
ress A"D)=#

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SelecL bar one agaln
ress G for noLe enLry
SwlLch Lo volce 2: by presslng 49%JM (N=%JM on Mac)
LnLer Lhe bass drum rhyLhm. ?ou'll noLlce LhaL Lhe sLems of Lhe volce 1 parL (hl-haL and snare)
[ump up auLomaLlcally when Lhe flrsL bass drum noLe ls enLered
ress A"D)=#

1haL's all - Lhe paLLern ls compleLe. ?ou can now copy and pasLe Lhe paLLern lnLo Lhe oLher bars of Lhe
drum parL uslng one of Lhe followlng meLhods:
SelecL Lhe bar and press O (for repeaL)
SelecL Lhe bar and Lhen hold down 49% (N=%) and cllck aL Lhe beglnnlng of an empLy bar

lrom scraLch #2: uslng Lhe Mlul keyboard

lnsLead of uslng your compuLer keyboard Lo enLer noLes on Lhe drum klL sLave, you can speed Lhlngs up
by uslng a Mlul keyboard. lL's qulcker wlLh a Mlul keyboard because Lhe noLeheads are auLomaLlcally
enLered ln Lhe correcL way (le. snare drum parLs wlll auLomaLlcally have cross-noLeheads).

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Co Lo P+9# / 82#I#2#,D#" (or H+1#9+6" / 82#I#2#,D#" on Mac) and selecL G-%# ',=6% from Lhe
menu on Lhe lefL
under 8#2D6""+-, H%)C#", selecL >&# Q'5' (#C+D#R" (267 7)=. 1hls means you'll be uslng Lhe
lnbullL Mlul percusslon lnsLrumenLs ln your keyboard Lo enLer noLes on Lhe drum klL sLave



S+;S)% ),( H,)2# =)2%"
SelecL bar one
ress G (for noLe enLry)
SelecL quaver on Lhe keypad
lay Lhe l sharp below Lhe bass clef (l#2) on keyboard Lo creaLe Lhe hl-haL noLes. When you
reach beaL 2 and 4, l#2 and u2 aL Lhe same Llme Lo creaLe Lhe hl-haL and snare slmulLaneously
ress A"D)=# Lwlce Lo flnlsh


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SelecL Lhe bar agaln
ress G and Lhen press 49%JM (N=%JM) Lo enLer noLes lnLo volce 2
LnLer Lhe bass drum paLLern uslng C2 on your Mlul keyboard


Addlng Cpen and closed slgns
N=#, "+:,
1o add an open slgn (o) Lo a noLe, selecL Lhe noLe and Lhen choose o from Lhe 4Lh keypad
layouL.

<9-"#( "+:,
1o add an closed slgn (+) Lo a noLe, selecL Lhe noLe and Lhen choose + from Lhe 4Lh keypad
layouL.

uslng Lhe closed and open slgns wlll be reflecLed ln Lhe playback of your score.


More lnformaLlon
H+1#9+6" O#I#2#,D# 7),6)9
See Lhe 8#2D6""+-, secLlon. 1he drum seL and drum klL sLaves ln Slbellus use Lhe drum map whlch ls
plcLured ln Lhls secLlon. 1he drum map Lells you whlch llne/space Lo use on Lhe sLave and also whlch
noLehead Lo use for each of Lhe drum seL lnsLrumenLs

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1here's a useful Croove LssenLlals noLaLlon gulde on Lhe Columbus ercusslon webslLe here

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1he book: Slbellus - A Comprehenslve Culde Lo Slbellus Muslc noLaLlon SofLware (8udolph/Leonard)
has a companlon webslLe: www.slbellusbook.com whlch has a useful seL of ChapLer llle/uownloads.
1he chapLer 8 flles lnclude a pdf of Lhe Slbellus drum map and also Lhe CM percusslon map (for
enLerlng noLes vla Mlul keyboard)

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