Platinum Drums User Manual V2 2014
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1. Platinum Drums Virtual Drummer V2 Requirements OpenArt Arranger Studio Drums Drumsets 1 and 2GB RAM and dual core processor and a USB PC Keyboard WERSI D L No Platinum Drums for OAS 7 WERSI OAS 7 Vegas Abacus Vegas Ikarus Xenios EX 1 Verona Scala amp Louvre Date 12 02 2014 Language English UK WERSI DIRECT LTD Unit W Rose Business Estate Marlow Bottom SL7 3ND 0800 084 2013 info wersidirect com About This Manual This manual provides information about the new Platinum Drums software exclusive to the WERSI Direct Ltd company We recommend the latest PC hardware and 2GB RAM PLEASE NOTE Specifications can change without prior notice Platinum Drums for OAS 7 WI i D L Welcome The Platinum Drums software introduces a new Virtual Drummer into your instrument As well as providing you with a new realistic drum section your instrument is once again lifted to the latest standards What is a Virtual Drummer A Virtual Drummer is more than a traditional stereo sample Drum Kit It is a special software that recreates a real drum kit and all of the dynamic performance elements of a real drum kit One of the wonderful features of the Virtual Drummer is that you can in fact play the Drums live on screen via the virtual drum kit a novelty for sure but somewhat fun and effective in live situations What s included with the software 1 Virtual Drummer Software CD Rom 2 User Manual 3 602. Re Worked Gratis Styles that are already pre programmed to accept the Platinum Drum software 4 Styles 2011 Factory Styles re programmed to use Platinum Drums 5 Installation DVD Tutorial WERSI D T LIMITED a Platinum Drums for OAS 7 Installing the Virtual Drummer PLEASE NOTE Only carry out this operation if you re confident using Windows operating systems If you are not you can contact WERSI Direct Ltd on 0800 084 2013 and arrange for a tuition day where a WERSI Direct Ltd member of staff will attend on site and install any software for you Install 1 To install the Virtual Drummer insert your CD Rom into you instrument Look for the folder Virtual Drummer Open this folder Inside of the folder you ll find the following files 2 Select both files that appear MT PowerDrumkKit dll amp MT PowerDrumKit Content pdk 3 Go to the Edit menu and press Copy at the top of the Window 4 Now you need to open a new Window and navigate to the following path c WERSI Plugins 5 Now go the Edit menu and choose Paste option The two files will now be transferred across into your instrument VST Editor To install the Virtual Drummer we now have to integrate it into the OpenArt System 1 Go to the Settings page 2 Press on Plugin Administration Central Column of buttons near the bottom of the Settings page 3 A Green screen will open PlugIn Adminstration You ll note that the to
3. S 7 VST and Style Editing IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Openart System lists banks of sounds and within its banks there are normally 127 sounds conforming to MIDI Specification Standards So if you decide to edit a style ensure that you have selected the Sound Device as VST 3 and then choose VST 3 Sound 001 from the Soundlist unless you change the name of the sound in the OAS Database Sound Manager Reverb Effects for your Virtual Drummer IMPORTANT INFORMATION Your instrument has several Reverb Effect Tone Generators included The great news is is that for the new Virtual Drummer you have access to the professional Studio Ste reo Reverb System 1 Go to the Effects page at the top of the Display 2 On the right hand side you ll see a list Main Selectors Ace Outputs Fifect Settings POT Wersi other soundgenera soundgenera Microphones Audio Inputs OT Press on the button Reverb in the right hand column titled Other Soundgenerators The following display will open Cre You now have full access to the Stereo Studio Reverb system Please refer to your instruments User Guide not the OAS 7 Programmers Manual for information of the functions and operations of this display and how to save a Reverb Preset Main Stereo Studio Reverb Reverb Settings IMPORTANT Please note that any changes made here on the overall Reverb Reflect and General volume slide
4. intact and they are not removed from the OpenArt System You can freely move between the Platinum Drums re worked Styles and the Factory Styles if you desire PLEASE NOTE The Styles 2011 Styles will only work if you have the Styles 2011 expansion activated To purchase this please call WERSI Direct Ltd on 0800 084 2013
5. inum Drums for OAS 7 WE D L Now we need to Save the Overall Configuration so that the VST s are automatically loaded every time that you restart your instrument If you have no other VST instruments such as the B4 or VB3 loaded on any other of the VST slots press on the Slot 3 so it s highlighted in Yellow and then press on the Save Overall Config button Bottom Right of the display Then choose Slot 10 Give the configuration a new name if desired and then press Save Please note on some instruments you still have to press on Slot 1 even if it is empty to save the Overall Configu ration For Instruments with VST instruments already in use B4 VB3 If your have a VST already installed such as the B4 or VB3 you need to now press on Slot 1 that contains the B4 Highlights in Yellow Now press on the Save Overall Config button Bottom Right of the display Then choose Slot 10 Give the con figuration a new name if desired and then press Save Now every time that you load turn your instrument on the Platinum Drums virtual drummer VST will be available to use without needing to reload Style Loading Instructions Loading Accompaniments from CD DVD USB 1 Insert your CD DVD or USB device into the CD DVD or USB drive 2 Press the Settings tab at the top right corner of the Main Display 3 Press the OAS Database Button in the central column of buttons 4 Anew small window will a
6. latinum Drums for OAS 7 WI DA L IMPORTANT Activating your Virtual Drummer You must activate your Virtual Drummer You need to provide WERSI Direct Ltd with a unique code generated by your instrument This is not your H Code or Hardware Number PLEASE NOTE You need a USB PC Keyboard later during the activation process Connect this to your instrument via the USB bays either at the front on newer instruments or on the rear of your instrument if it s an older model 1 Go to Settings 2 Press on Plugin Administration Now press on the Plugin 4 slot If you ve already loaded the Plugin it s name will be shown If not then follow the previ ously mentioned loading instructions If your Virtual Drummer Plugin is already loaded just loaded 3 Press on the Edit Plugin The new plugin will open On the display you ll be prompted to activate your software A code of several letters will e shown to you YOU MUST EMAIL THIS CODE TO info wersidirect com you ll be provided with the code by return 4 Once you have the activation code in the box below where your instrument code is provided using your USB PC Key board enter the Activation code and then activate the software The software is now fully integrated into your instrument forever unless it is removed by yourself for any reason ERSI T LIMITED ee Platinum Drums for OAS 7 Using Platinum Drums on your instrument It is important to
7. p of the display contains a large white PlugIn Slots f FA box In our example Pluin and Soundlist slots 1 and 2 are PlugIn OA l ff 7 populated by Soundlist PlugIn 1 B4 Soundlist 2 VB3 PlugIn Soundlist Slots 3 and Slots 4 are both free and the screen indicates this Soundlist by showing the word Free PlugIn We want to install our Virtual Drummer to PlugIn slot 3 Remove Plugin Load Bank Lad Overall montiguration Load Program PlugIn Soundlist Load single Plugin Save Bank Save Sound lst PlugIn Soundlist Laad Plugin soumis Gave Program Save Dont for one slot Load sounds Edit Plingir Save all Confld 4 On PlugIn Slot 3 press on this It will highlight in Yellow Now you need to press on the button Load Single Plugin 5 The load display is now shown Simply navigate to the WERSI folder c WERSI Plugins You ll see the file MT PowerDrumkKit dll 6 Select the file and press Load OK You ll now be prompted and asked if you d like to also load a Soundlist Press YES Now select VST 3 Standard from the list shown Press the OK button Now we need to Save our new configuration Press on the Slot 3 so that it highlights in Yellow Now press on the Save config for one slot button middle far right Save to Slot 10 Don t worry about over writing any existing entry on Slot 10 You can change the name of the configuration if you like Then press Save Plat
8. ppear Press the button marked ACC Manager at the bottom of the centre of the new window 5 The Accompaniment Manager will now be displayed Red background 6 in the top right corner open the drop down list and select Styles 6 Press the Acc Load button 7 Select the Drive that is your instruments CD DVD or USB drive 8 Navigate to the PlatinumDrums Folder using the Change Directory button 9 Inside the Platinum Drums Reworked Styles Folder is a folder titled Reworked Styles Select this folder by pressing on it 10 Press the Select All to select all 60 styles 11 Press the OK button 12 You will be presented with free User Style Slots Select a free slot 13 Create a new Group called Platinum Drums before you actually load the styles This will allow you to access the new Styles in an easy fashion once loaded 14 Now press Load Acc Your reworked accompaniments are now loaded into your OAS 7 instrument and database Use the Quickload button on the main display to load your styles When using the Quickload function use the groups to quickly navigate to the Styles as they should now be stored in the group Platinum Drums if you followed the loading instructions correctly IMPORTANT The re worked Styles have not been made by WERSI WERSI Direct Ltd or any affiliated WERSI busi ness They are provided FREE of charge to any customer We ve simply modified the St
9. rs on the far right will have an effect on your Virtual Drummer and the settings set in your OAS Digital Mixer Ensure that you make sure both are balanced So if you make an adjustment such as an increase in Reverb here in the Reverb Editor you may wish to adjust the Mixer Settings and re save your Mixer Preset Platinum Drums for OAS 7 WI D L Volume Control The Drums Volume Control volume Drawbar on OAS 7 instruments will not control the VST volume This is because a Real Drummer doesn t have the ability to turn his drums up and down only provide dynamic playing This is also true of the Virtual Drummer Using the Volume control allows you to control the Digital Drums Most Styles have percussion rhythms programmed to Drum Track 2 Using the Volume Drawbar you can create very good and subtle drum mixes and variations In effect you can extend the variation of a style from 4 drum variations to potentially 8 by using the slider to vary the volume of the percussive rhythms Styles 2011 Reworked Styles for Platinum Drums We ve re programmed every Styles 2011 Style to work with the Platinum Drums Simply load the Styles as User Styles and then if you wish to Map them to the Rhythm Accompaniment buttons you can do so If you are unfamiliar with the Mapping process please refer to the OAS 7 Programming Manual Because the Styles are now in the form of custom User Styles this means that your original factory styles remain fully
10. splay This is your MASTER volume for your Virtual Drummer TIP The best way to ascertain the correct volume that you want your Drummer to be is to load one of the Re Worked Styles that are pre programmed to use the Platinum Drums Virtual Drummer Then base the volume upon what you think is best for your instrument room setting and speaker system Setting the EQ and Effects for the Virtual Drummer You can also access the EQ Reverb Delay and Chorus effects for the Virtual Drummer on this display too Set the Reverb in the Aux to the desired value by using the Virtual Slider Keep the Delay and Chorus sliders to the mini mum Off position as this would create an unnatural sound When you have set the Volume EQ and Effects to your preference you must save the Mixer Preset To do this 1 Press the Back button to move to the Mixer display 2 Press on the Save button The following display is shown Main Selectors Acc Mixer Drtputs Settings 3 Press Yes to continue Mixer Inputs Standard A new yellow window will open where you can either Reset Del vag rename an existing Mixer Preset and save over it or choose a free space and save the Mixer Preset as a brand new Mixer Organ a E A a a Rat ed a Preset Save Mixer Input Presets Back Your Mixer Preset is now saved Open the Drop Down Menu to see the Preset in the Mixer Preset list WERSI D T LIMITED T Platinum Drums for OA
11. understand the way that Platinum Drums works on your instrument and the way that the Drums are routed through the internal OAS Digital Mixer All Virtual Instruments VST have their own special digital channels within the OAS Mixer We ve loaded our Virtual Drum mer to VST Plugin Slot 3 in the Plugin Administrator It is important that you realise that this channel within the OAS mixer is labelled ASIO 3 Press on the Mixer Tab The following display will appear Main Selectors T Outputs Fifect Settings o Mixer Inputs Organ Microt Micro Audio 1 Audio Digital In the Organ Mixer Strip Dark Green 1st left strip press the Edit button ri ain Selectors Fb Mixer Duiputs Fifects Settings You ll now see a new display that shows us Organ Inputs To the far right you ll see Advanced Organ Inputs At the bottom of this list is Asio 3 Press on the Asio 3 button Platinum Drums for OAS 7 Be T LIMITED The following display now opens Main Selectors Arr Mixer Dupins Fitects Settings BETTIN Here you can set the volume of your Virtual Drummer IMPORTANT Your Virtual Drummer DOESN T work via the Drums Volume Control Like a Real Drummer The Virtual Drummer doesn t correspond to the OAS Swell Volume pedal either This gives a more realistic sound as a Real Drummer does not have a volume control You must set the volume of the Virtual Drummer here in this di
12. yles to use the Virtual Drum mer and enhanced some of the used sounds allocated to the instrumentation track You can not re sell these styles and they are free to all people regardless of the purchase of this software albeit without the Platinum Drums modification WE RS ay aa Platinum Drums for OAS 7 Playing on the Virtual Drums PLEASE NOTE Your Virtual Drum Kit can be played as just that a Virtual Drum Kit As already mentioned this is of course a novelty but a great and effective novelty none the less 1 Go to the Settngs page 2 Press on PlugIn Administration 3 Now on the display press on the MT Power Drum Kit Plugin Slot 3 4 Now press on the Edit Plugin Bottom button central column The Virtual Drum kit will open Please note that due to the resolution of the OAS 7 software the entire VST doe not fit on the main display You must use the side cursors to view the entire VST DRUHA KIT MIXER a GROOVES At the bottom of the display press the Mixer button to open the Virtual Mixer This contains functions such as panaorama or Compression for the individual drum sounds To close the Virtual invert Pan Drummer press on the X in to the top Snare SdeStick Hli Hatcl HHHatl 0m Tom H Tom Mid Tom Low Ride Crash L Crash A of the display like W 7 a normal computer program You ll return to the Plugin Edit display Dut 1 F Gut l F GROOVES P
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