Interesting. I'll have to give that a read. I'm pretty happy when my existing strategy of sending my drums (generated from a multi-out plugin) to a multi-in audio bus which is then split (by channel) to individual bus' (and then back into a single stereo). It takes a bit longer to setup but it's an obvious pattern (which means I'll understand it if I don't look at the material for months) and more importantly, I have access to several key areas. If I want to get into the snare drum, there's a place for it. If I want to get at the whole kit, there's a place for it... etc, etc...
I tend to think managing things at the MIDI note level (the mappings needed for the filter) wouldn't scale well for 2 reasons:
Not all drum environments (plugins) adhere to standards like GM or even GS meaning you'll likely end up "fishing around" quite a bit to understand what needs to be mapped.
Once the maps are established, they'll likely need to be "chased after" during the creative process if, like me, you find yourself rewriting/tweaking your drum parts.
That said, I can see the MIDI filtering approach being MORE efficient for certain scenarios where drum performances are more simplistic and subject to less ongoing interaction during the writing phase.
Interesting. I'll have to give that a read. I'm pretty happy when my existing strategy of sending my drums (generated from a multi-out plugin) to a multi-in audio bus which is then split (by channel) to individual bus' (and then back into a single stereo). It takes a bit longer to setup but it's an obvious pattern (which means I'll understand it if I don't look at the material for months) and more importantly, I have access to several key areas. If I want to get into the snare drum, there's a place for it. If I want to get at the whole kit, there's a place for it... etc, etc...
I tend to think managing things at the MIDI note level (the mappings needed for the filter) wouldn't scale well for 2 reasons:
That said, I can see the MIDI filtering approach being MORE efficient for certain scenarios where drum performances are more simplistic and subject to less ongoing interaction during the writing phase.