David&Bendeth&DRUMS!

STEVEN!SLATE!DRUMS!and!TRIGGER!
USER&MANUAL
Contents&
Introduction!..................................................................................!3!
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SSD!

Installation!.....................................................................................!4!

Kit!Piece!Listing!and!Articulations!......................................!6!

Channel!Configuration!..............................................................!9!
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Trigger!

Installation!..................................................................................!10!

Authorization!.............................................................................!11!

Trigger!Instrument!Folder!Setup!......................................!12!

Kit!Piece!(.tci's)!and!Articulations!....................................!13!
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Introduction&
David!Bendeth!is!a!multi!platinum!selling!producer,!
engineer,!and!mixer!who!has!worked!with!top!acts!
such!as!Paramore,!Breaking!Benjamin,!and!
Underoath.!!The!albums!he!makes!are!known!for!their!
explosive!rock!sound.!!But,!it!is!his!drums!that!have!
had!the!audio!community!in!a!stir!ever!since!the!
opening!snare!fill!in!Paramore's!'Misery!Business'.!!!

Audio!engineers!around!the!globe!can!now!get!access!
to!David's!unique!drum!tones;!with!5!ready!to!go!
preset!kits!for!both!TRIGGER!and!SSD4.!!You!can!have!
the!classic!Bendeth!tones!on!your!own!tracks!!!David!
even!mixed!in!his!own!classic!samples!that!have!been!
used!on!all!his!records!into!the!top!four!velocities!of!
the!live!sampled!drums.!!!

With!David!Bendeth!Drums,!you'll!have!another!
amazing!addition!to!your!SSD!and!TRIGGER!drum!
locker!!

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SSD&
Installation&

1. Download!the!following!files!from!your!
http://users.drumclassroom.net!user!account:!_!
!
• BendethLibrary.zip!
• BendethMaps.zip!
• BendethPresets.zip!
• ssd4_bendeth_ssd_DB_****_****.slc!license!file!
!
2. Unpack!the!zip’s!using!WinRar/7zip!(Windows)!or!
default!Archive!Utility!(Mac!OSX.!
!
3. Place!extracted!files/folders!thus…!
!
• “David!Bendeth.lib”!in!your!
/SSD4Library/DrumLibraryData!folder.!!
!
• “Bendeth!Presets.lib”!in!your!
/SSD4Library/DrumKitPresets!folder.!
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• !“Bendeth_Standard.iom”!in!your!
/SSD4Library/IOMaps!folder.!
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• “ssd4_bendeth_ssd_DB_****_****.slc”!license!file!
in!your!/SSD4Library!folder.!
!

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4. Launch!your!DAW!and!instantiate/insert!SSD!
Sampler!on!a!stereo!instrument!track.!
!
5. Open!SSD!Sampler’s!Settings!page,!click!the!Select!
License!file!button!and!choose!your!license!file!in!
your!/SSD4Library!folder.!
!
6. Once!set,!go!to!the!Construct!Kit!page,!select!the!
“Inst.”!tab!and!click!the!“Reload”!button…!
!

! !
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…for!the!browser/listing!to!refresh!and!repopulate!
with!content.!!Repeat!this!for!the!“Kits”!tab.

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Kit&Piece&Listing&and&Articulations&
!
Key:+
!
L!=!Left!as!positioned!in!the!Overheads!(Drummer!
Perspective)!
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R!=!Right!as!positioned!in!the!Overheads!(Drummer!
Perspective)!
!
WO!=!Without!snares!
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01+Kicks:!_! 02+Snares:!_!
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• DW!FB!(Felt!Beater)! • Ocheltree!WO!
• DW!PB!(Plastic)! • Ocheltree!
• Vinnie!Paul!

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03+Toms:!_! ! 04+Hats:!_!
! ! !
• DW!10! ! • Zildjian!A!Custom!
• DW!12! ! Master!Sound!14!
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• DW!14!
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• DW!16! !
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05+Rides:!_!
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• Sabian!Paragon!22!

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06+Crashes:!_!
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• L!Zildjian!A!Custom!19!
• L!Zildjian!A!Medium!Thin!18!
• R!Zildjian!A!Custom!19!
• R!Zildjian!A!Medium!Thin!18!
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08+Chinas:!_!
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• K!Custom!Hybrid!19!
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Articulations+
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Kicks:++
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Kick!
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Snares:++
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Head,!Rimshot,!Side,!SideStick,!Rolls!
!
Hats:+
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Tip!_!Closed,!1/4!Open,!2/4!Open,!3/4!Open,!Open!
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Shank!_!Closed,!1/4!Open,!2/4!Open,!3/4!Open,!Open!
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Clamp,!FootSplash!
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Toms:+
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Tom!Hit!
+
Ride:+
!
Tip,!Bell,!Edge,!Sampled!Choke!
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Crashes:++
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Edge,!Bell,!Sampled!Choke!
!
China:++
!
Edge,!Sampled!Choke!
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Channel&Configuration&
!
Kicks:+
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Direct,!Sub,!OH,!Mono!OH,!Room,!Mono!Room,!FX!
!
Snares:+
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Top,!Bottom,!OH,!Mono!OH,!Room,!Mono!Room,!FX!
!
Hats:+
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Hi_Hat!(aka!Direct),!OH,!Mono!OH,!Room,!Mono!Room!
!
Toms:+
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Tom!No!(aka!Direct),!OH,!Mono!OH,!Room,!Mono!
Room,!FX!
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Ride:+
!
Direct,!OH,!Mono!OH,!Room,!Mono!Room!
!
Crashes:+
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OH,!Mono!OH,!Room,!Mono!Room!
!
China:+
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Direct,!OH,!Mono!OH,!Room,!Mono!Room

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Trigger&
Installation&&
!
Important+Note:++
!
You!MUST+upgrade!to!Trigger!1.66!or!above!in!order!
to!use!the!Trigger!David!Bendeth!Drum!Pack!!!!!
!
You!can!download!the!latest!version!of!Trigger!from!
your!User!Area:!!
!
http://users.drumclassroom.net!
!
1. Download!the!following!files!from!the!trigger_
bendeth!page!in!your!User!Area.!
!
• Bendeth_Kicks.zip!
• Bendeth_Snares.zip!
• Bendeth_Toms.zip!
!
2. Extract!with!WinRar!or!7zip!(PC),!or!default!
Archive!Utility!(Mac!OSX).!
!
3. Move!the!extracted!folders!to!your!Trigger!
Instruments!folder.!
!
Note,!the!folders!should!NOT+be!placed!in!a!separate!
folder…!
!

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4.!Download!your!Trigger!David!Bendeth!license!file!
from!the!User!Area.!
!
5.!Move!your!license!file!to!your!Trigger!Instruments!
folder.!
!

Authorization&
!
For Trigger 1.66

1.!Open!your!DAW!and!insert!Trigger!1.66!on!an!
audio!track.!

2.!Click!"Settings"!in!the!upper!left!of!the!plug-in!
window.

3.!From!the!Settings!page,!click!"License!Settings"!
and!click!"Select!License!File."

4.!Navigate!to!your!Trigger!Instruments!folder!and!
select!your!license!file.!!Click!"Ok"!to!exit!the!
License!Settings!page.!
!
For+Trigger+2.x+
+
1.!Open!your!DAW!and!insert!Trigger!2!on!an!audio!
track.+
!
2.!Click!the!Settings!button!and!click!"Select!License!
File".!

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3.!Navigate!to!your!Trigger!instruments!folder!and!
select!your!license!file.!!Click!"Ok".!
!

Trigger&Instrument&Folder&Setup&
!
The!first!time!you!use!Trigger!1.66,!you!need!set!the!
location!of!your!Trigger!Instrument!folder.!
!
1. Open!your!DAW!and!insert!Trigger!on!an!audio!
track.!
!
2.!Click!"Settings"!in!the!upper!left!of!the!plugin!
window.!
!
3.!From!the!Settings!page,!set!the!Instruments!and!
Presets!Path!by!clicking!"Browse”.!!For!Trigger!2,!
choose!"Select!Base!Dir".!
!
4.!Navigate!to!your!Trigger!Instruments!folder!and!
click!"Open."!
!
You!are!now!ready!to!use!the!Trigger!David!Bendeth!
Expansion!Pack!

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Kit&Piece&(.tci’s)&and&Articulations&
!
Kicks:+
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Direct,!Sub,!OH,!Mono!OH,!Room,!Mono!Room,!FX!
!
• Articulation!1!=!Kick!
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Snares:+
!
Top,!Bottom,!OH,!Mono!OH,!Room,!Mono!Room,!FX!
!
• Articulation!1!=!Snare!Head!
• Articulation!2!=!Snare!Rimshot!
• Articulation!3!=!Snare!Side!
• Articulation!4!=!Snare!SideStick!
!
Toms:+
!
Direct,!OH,!Mono!OH,!Room,!Mono!Room,!FX!
!
• Articulation!1!=!Tom!

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