Each genre comes with a number of drummers that have their own drum kit or percussion instruments and distinct playing style.
When you add a Drummer track to the project, a default genre and drummer are loaded, along with a default patch associated with the drummer. You can change the genre and the drummer, with these changes influencing all regions on the track. If you change a drummer, a new patch is loaded, which means that the drum kit or percussion instruments as well as the kit mix are replaced with those of the new drummer. However, it’s possible to choose a new drummer without loading a new patch, without changing any region settings you have made on the track, or without changing the drum kit.
Note: Some drummers are only available after you download additional content.
Open the Library (if it’s not already open).
Choose a genre from the Drummer menu.
You can choose Rock, Alternative, Songwriter, R&B, Electronic, Hip Hop, or Percussion.
The available drummers for the chosen genre appear. The description of the drummer’s playing style appears under the drummer’s picture.
Click a drummer.
The name and picture of the selected drummer appear at the top of the Library, and the predefined patch default patch for that drummer is loaded into the Drummer Editor.
Do either of the following:
To choose a different drummer: Choose a drummer from the Drummer menu.
To choose a different genre: Choose a a genre from the Drummer menu.
Hold down Option while choosing a drummer.
Choose “Keep settings when changing drummers” from the Action pop-up menu in the presets area.
Choose “Keep drum kit when changing drummers” from the Action pop-up menu in the presets area.