The methods of connecting HyperDrum to Cakewalk in Win10

The methods of connecting HyperDrum to Cakewalk in Win10

Before setup Cakewalk, you need to read the following blog

How to correctly recognize Hyperdrum as a MIDI input device by Win10 computer (theodots.com)

聽

Cakewalk is the leading developer of powerful and thoughtfully designed products for the modern musician. These products include award-winning digital audio workstations and innovative virtual instruments.You can use Hyperdrum to make music arrangements in Cakewalk, you can use different drum sounds, and also support light hitting or heavy hitting in this software.

聽

1.Download and install Cakewalk

https://www.bandlab.com/products/cakewalk

Recommended to download BandLab Assistant, you can get Cakework, loops, sounds, and more.

聽BandLab Cakewalk free download page used to install the DAW for HyperDrum portable drum kit setup

Downloading and installing Bandlab, you need to register and log in first, and then 聽download Cakewalk in the APP.

聽BandLab Assistant Apps tab showing the Cakewalk install button for HyperDrum portable drum kit setup

When installing the software, the following four options are recommended to be selected.

聽Cakewalk add-ons install dialog selected for the HyperDrum portable drum kit studio setup

1.1 Cakewalk setup 聽聽 聽Open Cakewalk, Choose Empty Prokect.cwt

聽Cakewalk first run workspace selection step for HyperDrum portable drum kit MIDI drumming

Click on Preferences in the Edit menu

聽Cakewalk Edit menu opened on Preferences for HyperDrum portable drum kit configuration

Select MIDI->>Device->> MIDIPort1 in inputs锛圱his is the name you set on loopMIDI锛� ->> OK

聽Cakewalk Preferences MIDI devices list selecting HyperDrum portable drum kit input and output

Back to the main interface, click the keyboard icon on the right to enter the instrument interface

聽Cakewalk track view window after connecting the HyperDrum portable drum kit on Windows

Double click on the SI-Drum Kit in the Drums option

聽Cakewalk insert MIDI track step for recording with the HyperDrum portable drum kit

You can refer to the options above the picture to setup.

聽Cakewalk Insert Soft Synth Options dialog used with the HyperDrum portable drum kit

Double-click the location marked by the red box

聽Cakewalk MIDI track output assignment for the HyperDrum portable drum kit drum map

Select MIDIPort1锛圱his is the name you set on loopMIDI锛� ->> MIDI Omni

聽Cakewalk track output routing menu for the HyperDrum portable drum kit MIDI channel

Click the keyboard at the red box position

聽Cakewalk instrument track with TTS-1 synth loaded for the HyperDrum portable drum kit

You can enter the interface of the drum kit, when you hit the drums, the drums on the screen will respond here, you can perform lightly hitting and heavy hitting, and also you can change the drum sound.

聽Cakewalk SI-Drum Kit plugin panel playing sounds from the HyperDrum portable drum kit

Back to blog