How to use UJAM's drum plug-ins in Multi-Output mode

What is Multi-Output and how is that different than stereo?

• Multi-Output allows you to have each drum on its own track which provides more options for processing and mixing.
• This was added in version 2 of Virtual Drummer and Beatmaker.
• Note that with Virtual Drummer and Beatmaker 2, sending a part to its individual out will remove it from master processing, so be aware that aspects like Reverb, Saturate, Maximize and of course Master Volume will not affect drums routed to their individual outs. Master processing is applied in Beatmaker 3.
• Virtual Drummer 2 also behaves more like a real drum kit in a studio where drums are included in the overheads and room. Think of each part in Virtual Drummer as a microphone. If you mute the Kick, you'll still hear some of the Kick in other channels like the Overheads and Room.
• Select Multi-Output if available (like in Logic Pro).

Setting Up Multi-Outs in the Plug-in and DAW

DAWs handle multi-out plug-ins in various ways - to properly use the multi-out functionality in your DAW:

1. Insert the plug-in on your track (select Multi-Output if available).
2. Create an AUX track for each drum and assign the track inputs to match. (Note that Output 1 is for the plug-in's Main output, so the Kick will be Output 2, etc.)
3. Set up the plug-in to send drums to individual outputs as follows:

Virtual Drummer

• Click on each drum and change the Output from Master to Individual (parts are automatically routed to specific outputs).

Beatmaker version 2

• Click on each drum (e.g. BD1, SN1, etc.), then click on Individual to change its Output from Master (parts are automatically routed to specific outputs).

Beatmaker version 3

• Go to the Mixer View and change the Output from Int to one of the 15 Ext options. Note: Some DAWs will have an offset in numbering - the first external output in Beatmaker might be the second output (or output pair) in your DAW. e.g. Drums set to Ext 1 in Beatmaker will be heard in BEAT3/4 in Logic, Out 2 in Studio One, etc. The Main output of Beatmaker is always 1 (or 1/2 for stereo).

Virtual Drummer Routing

The individual routing uses a fixed order, which is slightly different between Virtual Drummer titles.

Note that the order of parts will match the table below, but some DAWs number the individual parts differently, e.g. the Kick is displayed as "3-4" in Logic but is "Out 2" in most other DAWs.

Examples with specific DAWs

Studio One

Pro Tools

Logic Pro

Ableton Live

https://help.ableton.com/hc/en-us/articles/209773065-Using-multi-out-plug-ins

FL Studio

Cubase

Reaper

First, start an instance of your plug-in. To do so right-click on the timeline and select “Insert virtual instrument on new track”

 

 

A Menu will open up where you can choose your plug-in (for this explanation we’re going to stick with VD-Brute) Double click on the plug-in you want to start. Note that reaper automatically recognizes the multiple outputs. Here you can choose if you want to send all outputs to one master track or to split them - in this case, we want to create multiple tracks so click on yes and continue.

 

An instance of the plug-in will start and the multiple tracks will be created automatically for you. One last thing to do is to assign the instruments to their individual output. Click on the instrument you’d like to assign and select “individual” in the output section.

 

 

Once you assign the instrument to their individual track you can see that the output gets sent to the separated track (just a quick hint you can rename the tracks to the corresponding instrument to get a better overview of your instruments and tracks) Also please note that the Overhead mic and Room also have an individual output you can adjust.

 

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How to group individual outputs into one single channel

The Beatmaker output routes are fixed to the channels and it depends on your DAW how to deal with it. Please have a look at our demonstration videos:

 

Beatmaker DOPE 2 in Studio One 4:

 

Beatmaker DOPE 2 in FL Studio 20:

 

Beatmaker in Studio One 5: