We all love Virtual Drumline, but sometimes it can be a pain to use the Sound Maps. This article will help.
Need to play a Left Hand Dry Crush on snare? That’s note head #21. A rim shot on quads? That’s 29.
The interactive list below will help you choose the right sound and remember which Sound Map note head to use for your Virtual Drumline composition.
Virtual Drumline Snare Sound Maps
The most common snare note heads are 0 and 31. These represent standard “hits,” or regular notes played on a marching snare drum—with right hand and left, respectively.
Next most common, for me anyway, is 30: the ping shot.
VDL Snare Sounds, Line 1 | |||
| Name | Note Head | Note | Other Marking |
| Metronome | 19 | Low F | |
| Metronome Accent | 19 | Low F | Accent |
| Sticks In | 21 | Low G | |
| Vocal “Dut!” 2 | 15 | Low G | |
| Vocal “Dut!” 1 | 59 | Low G | |
| Snare Shell | 17 | Low G | |
| Dress Center Harness Hit | 29 | Low G | |
| Cymbal Crash | 1 | High A | |
| Ride Cymbal Roll 1 | 40 | High G | |
| Ride Cymbal Roll 2 | 1 | High G | 4 tremolos |
| Ride Cymbal Roll 3 | 1 | High G | 8 tremolos |
| Ride Cymbal Bell | 6 | High G | |
| Ride Cymbal Hit | 1 | High G | |
| Hi Hat Press Roll 1 | 45 | High F | |
| Hi Hat Press Roll 2 | 1 | High F | 4 tremolos |
| Hi Hat Press Roll 3 | 1 | High F | 8 tremolos |
| Hi Hat Press Roll 4 | 40 | High F | 4 tremolos |
| Hi Hat Press Roll 5 | 40 | High F | 8 tremolos |
| Hi Hat Tight Left Hand | 40 | High F | |
| Hi Hat Tight Right Hand | 1 | High F | |
| Hi Hat Medium Left Hand | 42 | High F | |
| Hi Hat Medium Right Hand | 41 | High F | |
| Hi Hat Loose Left Hand 1 | 44 | High F | |
| Hi Hat Loose Left Hand 2 | 40 | High F | Harmonic/Open |
| Hi Hat Loose Right Hand 1 | 43 | High F | |
| Hi Hat Loose Right Hand 2 | 1 | High F | Harmonic/Open |
Virtual Drumline Sound Maps PDF Pages
