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• mtschrec commented  ·  November 09, 2011  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  I completely agree with adding more percussion sounds. Drumline and front ensemble instruments with proper playback would be great too. Let us write music for a marching band/drum corps.

• elijah commented  ·  October 03, 2011  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  DRUMLINE PERCUSSION! It's hard to do the cadences without quad tom sounds.

• David Andrews commented  ·  September 07, 2011  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  What I would really love to see is the ability to piece together a 'custom drum set'. Ideally, I'd be able to piece together a staff of pitched percussion instruments tailored to the key of the song.

  One example of this would be:
  Pitched Ride Cymbal 'A'
  Pitched Clap 'A'
  Pitched Clap 'F#'
  Pitched Clap 'D'
  Pitched Crash Cymbal 'D'
  Pitched Snare Drum 'A'
  Pitched Tom 'A'
  Pitched Tom 'G'
  Pitched Bass Drum 'D'

  There could be some predefined instances available ("latin percussion section", "marching quads", etc.), but it would certainly be useful to have the flexibility to define your own.

  I would _really_ like to see support for pitched percussion, and I think that this would be the best way to do it. Since a piece would generally not call for every pitch from any given percussion instrument (most often only one), being able to mix and match several different instruments onto one score would be quite useful.

• iamthemusicplayer commented  ·  September 07, 2011  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Yea, was wondering about where the crashes went..... Oh, one more, "clap". Make that part of the drum set, it's convenient, too.

  Don't forget other versions of drum sets......standard, rock, hip-hop, electric, jazz, trance,etc.....

• David commented  ·  August 09, 2011  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Great idea, I put this up as a request too before I found yours

• Anonymous commented  ·  August 06, 2011  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Yes I rather have crashes than splashes!

• technoguyx commented  ·  July 31, 2011  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  There's one if you get Crescendo, I think you get both a crash and a splash-y one. Still that doesn't change the fact that a crash is essential to mark accents and the start of phrases. An open hi-hat is the closest you can get right now, but still not the same.

• Pharis commented  ·  July 28, 2011  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  I'm confused as to how there's still no crash in the percussion set, especially since this has been requested for years, apparently. Is one available with a paid membership?

• technoguyx commented  ·  July 24, 2011  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  A drum set without a crash isn't a drum set. :P It's essential for accents, especially in rock music. I agree with this. Latin percussion would be great as well, though I've never composed in that style.

• Anonymous commented  ·  July 16, 2011  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Wholeheartedly agree! More crashes, cowbells etc. And being able to assign the notes according to the desired sound.

• Joseph M commented  ·  May 08, 2011  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  I was actually going to request the same thing. I am currently attempting to write a show for an indoor percussion ensemble, but it is almost impossible to without Marching Snares, Tenors, Tonal Bass Drums, and
  Tonal Marching Cymbals. Please update! I would consider purchasing Crescendo if they sounds didn't come with the free account! :D

• Joseph Perry commented  ·  April 24, 2011  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Yes, please, we need some tenors, cymbles, and basses. Maybe some chimes too (mallet and wind)

• A.C. Woods commented  ·  April 10, 2011  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  I totally agree. I'm tired of having to try and use an open high hat as a crash... it just doesn't work. Crash cymbals are a huge part of percussion sections, and in my opinion are vital enough to include in the free version.

• mike. commented  ·  March 28, 2011  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  without the purchase of crecendo...... preferably..... hopefully!!

• Dai ball commented  ·  January 07, 2011  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Its true, I'm forever using the ride or open high hat, but its nowhere near the same for a crash, plus as I am a Leader in a Marching band, I find that the sound of the Snare on the drum kit, is nowhere near what it should sound like

• Anonymous commented  ·  November 13, 2010  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  I totally agree! An actual crash would be really nice. I can't completely get by with just an open high-hat.

• musicguyguy commented  ·  June 28, 2010  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  free? :)

• AdaM commented  ·  April 15, 2010  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  yes please! that was one of the things that disapointed me was the lack of drum sounds, especialy the crash! please add more drum sounds so we can start making a more wider genre of music. its hard to make rock w/o a crash...

• Parabol Ink Richie commented  ·  September 18, 2009  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  There should be at the least all the drum sounds available from the GM midi drum kit (albeit sounding better)