Specidrums is only but a bank for the most cool
Sampler Specimen. So the merits should go to
specimen at zhevny dot com.

The bankfile and the scripts
herin are distributed under the GPLv3.
Find the complete licence under gnu.org.
In order to find the licensing for the 
sample-files scroll down in this file to the section 
License Info.

We have recorded and edited some drumsamples and made up this 
quite basic (if not crude) bank for Specimen.

A real problem about Specimen is, that
it is not easy to transport banks from one 
machine to another because it uses absolute
paths to reference sample-files. In this
package you find a simple workaround for this:


----INSTALL___

Open a terminal in the unpacked directory and
run the script install_right_here.sh like this:

./install_right_here.sh

Start Specidrums with the new file 
specidrums-start.sh. 
Jack should run already and specimen must be 
installed of course ;-)
The script specidrums-start.sh can be started
with a click also. If you wish, you can copy
it to your desktop or point to it 
from your menu.

---USAGE INFO___

1: We did NOT designed this bank following the 
GM-mapping of notes for drumsets. The concept, that a single 
percussion instrument should be triggered by a 
single note may look logical but it limits flexibility.
All instrument-patches span several notes. The pristine sample
is on one note obviously. You can trigger the sample sounding
higher or lower by sending higher or lower notes. Thus the
bassdrums can sound sharper/dryer on higher notes or more
earthshaking and sloppy on lower. You can also layer samples
by assigning multiple samples to the same note. Thus you
can make the Bank sound more diverse and powerfull as if 
you would stick to the phony "realistic" concept of GM: one
note - one sample.

If you play the patches with seq24 the notes would trigger
the instruments like this:

INSTRUMENT  |  lowest note |  native note  | highest note
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
basd1			C-1			C0			E1
bd2-dry			F1			C1			F1
bd3-earthshaker	E1			C2			F2
cowbell			E2			C3			C#3
openhat			D3			E3			F3
hhat2			F3			F#3			G3
hhat1			G3			A3			B3
snare1			A3			C4			D4
snare2			D4			E4			G4
bigtom			G4			C5			E5
Tom1			E5			A5			B5
Tom2			B5			E6			A6

As you see: there is room for more ;-)


----IF YOU WANT TO ROLL YOUR OWN______

Just great do so like this:

Add Samples and alter Settings to your liking. Before you add a sample to
the bank, you should copy this very sample to the installdir. Else your bank will not be 
transportable to other machines.
If you want to transport the patch do this:

1.: overwrite wdrums09.specimen with your current bankfile

cp specidrums0109.specimen wdrums09.specimen

2.: open specidrums-install_right_here.sh with the texteditor of you liking such as:

kwrite  specidrums-install_right_here.sh

3.: In line 8 the variable WRONGPATH is defined. It must hold the current path to your
installdir *without* a filename for a samplefile. We distribute this with the path that is correct
on my machine(/home/zettberlin/law/samples/free/wdrums09). Replace it with the one on your
box.

4.: Kompress and tar the directory and transport it at will :-)


---LICENSE INFO___

All samples are distributed by the author under a 
license compatible to the GNU GPL version3 - since we do not
talk about software here, some of the rules
in this license may not apply.
All those whatsoever, that do apply, are completely effective.

In short:
- you may use these samples as they are and/or produce
derivatives, to what end ever you may find appropriate,
be it personal or commercial as you wish.
- you are not allowed to distribute these samples whithout
giving everybody you may deliver these files or derivative sample-libraries to,
the very same rights to review, use, alter and redistribute the material.
- you also have to include this license-text and attribution to the author
if you distribute derivatives.

These terms apply in every case of redistribution, they apply also,
but are not limited to distribution as a part of a device 
such as an electronic instrument. 

EXCEPTION: artistic work such as musical works or filmsoundtracks
 derived from these files do NOT fall under the obligation of allowing redistribution.
 You may distribute such derivative work under a licence that you find appropriate, be it proprietary or free. 
Please consider to distribute your music under a Creative Commons License.

>>>By downloading and using any of these sample-files you agree to these terms <<<

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