Hydrogen Drum Machine - Sample Editor

buckydurddle (70)in #utopian-io • 8 years ago (edited)

What Will I Learn?

You will learn the functionality of the Sample Editor.
You will learn how to change the start, end and loop points of a sample.
You will learn how to use the looping effect.
You will learn how to alter the volume graph and pan in the Sample Editor.

Requirements

To complete this tutorial learners will need to have the following:

The software application Hydrogen installed

Difficulty

This tutorial is at an Expert level. It is strongly advised that learners complete the previous tutorials in this series before attempting this tutorial.

Description

How to set the start, stop and loop markers within the Sample Editor

You can find the Sample Editor by clicking Edit Layer in the Instrument Editor window.

Once in the Sample Editor window there are a lot of tools to help you fine tune your samples.

At the top oft he window you will see the waveform of the sample. On this you will see three vertical lines - red, blue, green. These lines indicate the end of the sample, the beginning and the loop point. You can move these around by grabbing the letter on each of the lines.

NOTE: When you make a change to your sample you will need to click Apply Changes in order to hear your changes. All the changes you make are 'non-destructive' so they do not effect the original sample.

In the video tutorial I how the lines can be used to alter your samples.

Creating a loop in a sample

The blue 'loop' line can be used to indicate where you would like a loop effect to start within your sample. I demonstrate this in the video so I suggest you have a look at that for a clear example of how it works.

When looping you have some options. In the pull-down menu in the middle of the window you can choose Forward, Reverse and PingPong. These will give you unique options in how the loop feature functions.

How to use the Volume and Panorama function

At the bottom of the Sample Editor you are given a tool for editing volume and pan (balance) of your sample. Using the line graph for each you can alter these parameters for the duration of the time the sample plays. They can be very useful for creating unique samples for your drum patterns. I demonstrate how this can be used in the tutorial video.

Hydrogen is an open source application, which means that it is free for everyone to use. Please consider going to the developers' website and show your support for the project - http://www.hydrogen-music.org/

I hope you enjoy this tutorial. If you have any specific questions for me feel free to leave it in the comments of this post and I will do my best to get back to you with an answer.

Cheers,
@buckydurddle