I need help editing patterns in Mint

Ross Humphries
Ross Humphries Member Posts: 9 Newcomer
in Kontakt

Just bought Mint and love the sound, but when I drag and drop a midi file, it just gives me pitch information, how do I program down strums, up strums, clicks, scratches, etc.?

By the way I just have Kontakt 8 player.

Thanks😁

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  • Kaiwan_NI
    Kaiwan_NI Administrator Posts: 2,912 admin
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    Hi @Ross Humphries Editing the pattern in your DAW after drag/drop is only possible harmonically. If you want to change the actual pattern, you'll have to do that in Kontakt 8. Hope that helps!

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  • Vocalpoint
    Vocalpoint Member Posts: 3,075 Expert
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/40947/i-need-help-editing-patterns-in-mint

    Do not believe you can actually program/reprogram strums but the clicks, scratches etc all have their own keyswitches - should be able to dial those in via a MIDI editor.

    VP

  • Uwe303
    Uwe303 Moderator Posts: 4,213 mod

    You could also try to use the melody instrument and then program you own strums with the midi notes shifted accordingly. But I never tried that myself and I don't know if that sounds realistic.

  • Kaiwan_NI
    Kaiwan_NI Administrator Posts: 2,912 admin
    Answer ✓

    Hi @Ross Humphries Editing the pattern in your DAW after drag/drop is only possible harmonically. If you want to change the actual pattern, you'll have to do that in Kontakt 8. Hope that helps!

  • Ross Humphries
    Ross Humphries Member Posts: 9 Newcomer

    I only have Kontakt 8 player, is there a video where it shows how to change/ program patterns with Kontakt 8?

  • Vocalpoint
    Vocalpoint Member Posts: 3,075 Expert
    edited January 30
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/207791#Comment_207791

    Within a sepcific progression - like say Mint Pop - you use the 4 keyswitches:

    2025-01-30_10-30-38.png

    To change the available patterns - you can record your progression in real time.

    Load Electric Mint into a track on your DAW , hit Record. Hold down C1 (Mint Pop A) and then press any key between C2 and C5 to fire the patterns for Mint Pop A.

    Then switch to C#1 and you will get a new pattern (Mint Pop B) and use C2-C5 again to use that pattern. Switch the D1, D#1 etc to access the other two stick patterns in this preset.

    You should have no issues doing this in Kontakt Player.

    And editing patterns is easy too. I simply loaded up Mint Pop A and grabbed this handle (1):

    2025-01-30_10-43-38.png

    Dragged the MIDI to my track in Studio One (2), opened the MIDI editor (3) and can edit any note in here - any way I want.

    VP

  • Ross Humphries
    Ross Humphries Member Posts: 9 Newcomer

    How do I program my own rythms?

  • Vocalpoint
    Vocalpoint Member Posts: 3,075 Expert
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/207857#Comment_207857

    You need to use the Melody instrument and draw each and every note yourself.

    VP

  • Ross Humphries
    Ross Humphries Member Posts: 9 Newcomer

    Thanks, I am using the melody instrument. What I need help with is the click sounds that bring a performance to life, they are on the recorded patterns. How can I program them? I have had some luck with Bb-1, but more information, I can’t find, or is it impossible to reproduce those expressions?

  • Vocalpoint
    Vocalpoint Member Posts: 3,075 Expert

    There are some slides etc on other keyswitches (A1,A#1 and B1) in the melody instrument.

    Unfortunately - not a lot of them.

    VP

  • Ross Humphries
    Ross Humphries Member Posts: 9 Newcomer

    Thanks,

    We should be able to duplicate in the melody instrument how the recorded patterns sound.

  • Vocalpoint
    Vocalpoint Member Posts: 3,075 Expert
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/208089#Comment_208089

    Sure. As long as you are adept at programming - anything is possible.

    Me. I will just play it live.

    VP

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