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If you think about it, this makes a drum machine an ideal candidate
for conversion into a VST instrument, so it should come as no surprise
that this is exactly what Steinberg have done in creating the LM4
plug-in. It's essentially an 18-pad drum module stuffed full of 16-bit
and 24-bit sampled drum and percussion sounds. Samples can be
velocity-layered with no restrictions, so with enough memory you could
theoretically have up to 128 sounds per pad!
There are 10 supplied 16-bit drum sets, comprising Real, Eighties,
Electro 1 and 2, Heavy, Jazz, Power, Soul, Reggae, and FX. All but the
FX set have standard GM mapping, which makes them straightforward to
use, and the kit sizes range from a couple of hundred kilobytes for
the Electro 2 to 1.6Mb for Real. However, those who want to use the
supplied 24-bit Wizoo kits will need more RAM and hard disk space,
even if they still run Cubase in its 16-bit mode. Again, there are 10
kits supplied, but this time in both economy and 'XXL' versions, and
comprising basic, acid jazz, ambience, ballad, drum and bass, hip-hop,
latin, R&B, soul, and straight rock. Most of the sounds used in the
XXL versions have four velocity layers and use 30 to 50Mb of RAM,
while the Eco versions use less or no velocity layering, and take
between 10Mb and 20Mb of RAM. During installation you can install just
the VST Instrument, or transfer either or both of the standard and
Wizoo kits to your hard drive to save loading time every time you use
them. However, opting to install the lot takes up a hefty 382Mb.
LM4's programming window is divided into four sections. At the bottom
left are the 18 pads in two rows of nine, and these let you trigger
each drum in the currently loaded set with a fixed MIDI velocity of
96. An LED above each pad glows yellow when the pad is selected, and
green when MIDI data is received, while unselected pads glow red when
MIDI data is received.
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