§ LIBRARY · GLOSSARY

The finger-drumming vocabulary, A to Z.

Every term you'll meet in Padforms: backbeat, ghost note, MPC layout, WASAPI, and everything in between.

A

AftertouchWhat aftertouch is, how pad pressure adds expression, and how to map channel aftertouch to a parameter.
Amen breakWhat the Amen break is, why it seeded jungle and drum and bass, and how to chop it on pads.

B

BackbeatWhat a backbeat is, why beats two and four anchor a groove, and how to play it on pads.
Boom bapWhat boom bap is, why its swung sampled drums feel human, and how to program the style on pads.

C

Choke groupWhat a choke group is, why hi-hats need one, and how to set mutually exclusive pads on a sampler.

D

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H

Hi-hat opens and closesWhat open and closed hi-hats are, why the transition matters, and how to control it on pads.

M

N

Note RepeatWhat Note Repeat does, how it produces machine-even rolls, and how to use it on a 16-pad device.

O

One-shot vs loopThe difference between a one-shot and a loop, why playback mode matters, and how to set it per pad.

P

Q

R

Round-robinWhat round-robin sampling is, why it kills the machine-gun effect, and how to set it up on a drum rack.

S

T

V

Velocity layerWhat a velocity layer is, why drums need them, and how to map several samples to one pad by strike strength.