Assign To Exclusive Group: 2 — Logic Pro keyboard command of the day (KCotD)

  Assign To Exclusive Group: 2

Assigns the currently selected pad to exclusive group 2. There are 8 exclusive groups.

The description of exclusive groups using the hi-hat as an example explains the concept succinctly and clearly.

Use Logic Pro Drum Machine Designer pad controls — Apple Support

Exclusive Group: Choose a group for the pad. You can assign multiple pads to the same group. As soon as one drum sound in the group is triggered, all other sounds in that same group are stopped. For example, you could group three pads with open, semi-closed, and closed hi-hat sounds. Only one of these sounds can be played at a time, mirroring the behavior of real hi-hats.

Logic Pro X: Designing Electronic Drums Kits with Drum Machine Designer — dummies

Logic Pro X: Designing Electronic Drums Kits with Drum Machine Designer — dummies

Drum Machine Designer is a software instrument interface for building electronic drum kits and customizing drum sounds in Logic Pro X. Drum Machine Designer loads automatically with many of drummer’s library presets. Logic Pro’s Drum Machine Designer includes the following components:

Quick introduction to using Drum Machine Designer. NB how to get DMD on a track/channel.

My goal is to create a drum machine in Logic using the drum samples/sounds from an EZDrummer kit. Time will tell.

Assign To Exclusive Group: 4 — Logic Pro keyboard command of the day (KCotD)

  Assign To Exclusive Group: 4

Assigns the selected pad/button to exclusive group 4.

Use Logic Pro Drum Machine Designer pad controls — Apple Support

Exclusive Group: Choose a group for the pad. You can assign multiple pads to the same group. As soon as one drum sound in the group is triggered, all other sounds in that same group are stopped. For example, you could group three pads with open, semi-closed, and closed hi-hat sounds. Only one of these sounds can be played at a time, mirroring the behavior of real hi-hats.

Create and customize Drum Machine Designer kits in Logic Pro — Apple Support

Create custom Drum Machine Designer kits with more than 2000 kit pieces patches from the Logic Pro sound library or use your own samples.

I keep thinking that the Drum Machine Designer could help with “drum replacement” or “drum enhancement”l. A lot of experimentation needs to happen.

Assign To Exclusive Group: 3 — Logic Pro keyboard command of the day (KCotD)

  Assign To Exclusive Group: 3

Assign the selected pad to exclusive group 3. There are 8 exclusive groups possible.

Use Logic Pro Drum Machine Designer pad controls — Apple Support

Exclusive Group: Choose a group for the pad. You can assign multiple pads to the same group. As soon as one drum sound in the group is triggered, all other sounds in that same group are stopped. For example, you could group three pads with open, semi-closed, and closed hi-hat sounds. Only one of these sounds can be played at a time, mirroring the behavior of real hi-hats.