Addictive Drums Manual - XLN Audio

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Grouped Midi files
Most files have a small white triangle next to their name. This means that they
are part of a group of related files. Clicking the triangle reveals the other
members of the group. You can add this functionality to your own files easily,
by adding special “tags” to the names of your midi files.
Example:
Let’s say you have 3 files with a similar feel, and you want to group them in the
AD Beat Browser.
Adding the tag “_V_” to the file name tells AD that the files are variations and
that they should be grouped:
MyBeat _V_Bridge.mid
MyBeat _V_Chorus.mid
MyBeat _V_Verse.mid
- The part of the file name before “_V_” (i.e. “MyBeat”) must be the same for all
3 files.
- The part after “_V_” is the name of the variation.
But which file is the group “daddy” and gets the white triangle?
Well you decide that, by putting the tag “_G_” in the name of that file.
Example:
MyBeat _V_Bridge.mid
MyBeat _V_Chorus _G_.mid
MyBeat _V_Verse.mid
Now the file “MyBeat _V_Chorus _G_.mid” will be the only one shown by default
in AD:s Beat Browser, and it will have a white triangle that lets you unfold the
other 2 files.
(The tags “_V_” and “_G_” are never shown in the Beat Browser, they are just
there to tell AD how to display grouped files)