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donStr
ummer3
User
’sManual
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ight2012byMil
donMaduc
doc.
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Fi
rstEdi
ti
on
1.I
ntr
oduc
ti
on
Mil
donStrummer3gi
vesy outheabi
li
tyt
os t
rum anysoundf
ont
,VSTi
,orsampl
eplayer
.
Si
mplyloadasoundf
ontorconnectasecondVSTi l
i
keAlchemyorKont
akt
,andyou’
reready
t
os t
rum.

Whi
lemanypl
uginsands oundwarealr
eadyhavesomeform ofs
trummingbuil
t-
in,
t
her
earest
il
lhundredsofgreat
-soundi
nggui
tarVSTi
’sandsoundfont
sthatdon’
thave
t
hisf
eature,andyoumightj
usthaveoneofthem.Mi
ldonStr
ummer3off
ersamoreuni
ver
sal
s
olut
ionthatcanbeusedforawidevari
etyofsampl
e-pl
ayer
sandvi
rt
uali
nst
rument
s.

Mi
ldonSt
rummeri
ssi
mplyast
rummingengi
ne,andithasnobui
lt
-i
nsounds.However
,ther
e
ar
emanyfrees
oundf
ont
soutt
heret
ogetyoustart
ed.Someofthesear
elis
tedonthewebsit
e.

2.Gr
aphi
cInt
erf
ace
1.Act
ivat
ionKey 3.Soundf
ontLoader
2.Chor
dDi
spl
ay

8.St
rokeSpeed
Cont
rol

4.
Vol
ume
Cont
rol
s
7.Rel
ease
Envel
ope

6.Toggl
eFreest
y l
eMode(
up) 5.Toggl
eMI DI-
Str
um Mode(up)
orChordDetec
tionMode(
down) orSoundfontMode(down)

f
ig2.
1Si
mpl
i
fi
edGr
aphi
cUs
erI
nter
face(
Number
edCl
ockwi
se)
3.Loadi
ngaSoundf
ont(
.sf
2)
1.Cl
i
ckont
heSoundf
ontLoaderBut
ton(
page2>f
i
g2.
1>no.
3)

2.Br
owsef
oryoursf
2fi
l
e.

3.Sel
ectapat
ch(
topbar
).

4.Basi
cSt
rummi
ng
Str
ummi ngKeys(C&Dt wooct
avesbel
owMiddleC)
I
nMI DINumber
s,Middl
eCis60.St
rummingKey
sare36and38

Palm Mut
e/BodyTap
Pressi
ngt
hiswoul
dmuteal
lsounds,andplayabodyt
apsound.
Youcancontr
olt
hevol
umeusingthePalm Mut
eContr
ol
(
seepage2>f
i
g2.
1>no.
4)

Tryityoursel
f:Forst
art
ers,pressMi
ddl
eC- E-G andthenpresst
hestr
ummi ngkeys
al
ternat
ely
.Tryexper
imenti
ngwi t
hthest
rok
es peedunt i
lyougetamoreconvinci
ngsound.
(seepage2>f ig2.
1>no. 8).Whenyou’
reusedtot hestr
umming,addali
tt
leBodyTapt o
t
hepat
ter
nforani
cegr
oove.

5.Chor
dDet
ect
ionvs.Fr
eest
yleMode
Mil
donStrummer3hast woplayi
ngmodes :ChordDetect
ionandFr
eest
yle.
ChordDetect
ioni
sthedefaul
tsett
ing.Youcantoggl
eFreestyl
ebyf
li
cki
ngthe
swi
tch(s
eepage2>f i
g2.1>no.6)

ChordDetecti
ontri
estopr
edictt
hechordasitwouldbeplayedona6-st
ringgui
tar
.
Freest
yleonl
ys t
rumsthenotest
hatyoupress.Freest
yleModei
sidealf
orplayi
nggui
tar
solos(
plucki
ng)orwhenstr
ummi nganylon-
str
ingsound.
6.MI
DI-
Str
um Feat
ure

Set
ti
ngUpMI
DI-
Str
um Feat
ure(
Gener
alI
nst
ruct
ions)

1.I
nyourhost
,cr
eat
e2MI
DIt
racks.

2.LoadMS3i
nMI
DITr
ackA.

3.LoadyourVSTi(
e.g.Kont
akt
,Sampl
eTank,Al
chemy
)inMI
DITr
ackB.
DoNOTar
mthi
str
ackf
orr
ecor
ding.Justenabl
eaudi
t
ion.

4.SetMI
DITr
ackA’
sMI
DIi
nputt
oyourcont
rol
l
erk
eyboar
dorAl
lMI
DII
nput
s

5.SetMIDITrackB’sMIDIinputtoMil
donStr
ummer3.Makesur
eit
’
snotrecei
vi
ng
anyt
hingf
rom yourkeyboard,andal
linc
omingMI
DIisf
rom Mi
l
donSt
rummer.

6.I
nMi
l
donSt
rummer
,cl
i
ckont
heMI
DI-
Str
um Swi
tch(
seepage2>f
ig2.
1>no.
5)

7.Cl
ickonMIDITr
ackA,andt
ryst
rummi
ng.I
fsetupcor
rect
ly
,itshoul
dbehav
e
t
hes ameaswit
hsoundf
ont
s.Al
waysr
ecor
dont heMi
ldonStrummerTr
ack(A)
7.Fr
equent
lyAskedQuest
ions
Shoul
dIuseasust
ainpedalwi
thMi
ldonSt
rummer3?

Whileprevi
ousv er
sionsonMi l
donStrummerrequi
redasustai
npedalt
ofuncti
oncorrect
ly
i
nc ert
ainhosts,i
ti
snol ongerneededinver
sion3andalsoNOTadv i
sed.MS3i nt
ernal
lyfi
res
sust
ainmes sages,andas ust
ainpedalcani
nterf
erewi
ththesemessages.Fut
ureupdates
mightsupportsust
ainpedals.

Ar
etheBodyTapandFr
etNoi
sesoundsenabl
edwhenusi
ngMI
DI-
Str
um?

Yes,t
hesesoundef
fect
sareenabledwhenus ingMIDI-
Str
um.IfyourVSTiors ampl
epl
ayer
hasit
sownnuancesandeffec
ts(e,g.fr
etnoi
ses,pi
cksounds,et
c.)
,iti
sbesttomuteMS3’s
soundeff
ect
s.Todothi
s,s
implyturnthePalm MuteandFretNoi
sek nobsal
lthewaytot
he
l
eft
.(seepage2>fig2.
1>no. 4)

Wher
edi
dtheSt
rum Speedswi
tchgo?

Theprev i
ousver
sionhadakey-swit
chthatl
etsyouc hangethestr
okespeedwhi
leplayi
ng.
Thi
sfeaturehasbeendepreci
ated.Thecorr
espondingk ey-
swi
tc
hwasr epl
acedwit
has econd
Palm Mute/BodyT apkey
.Youc anchangethestr
um s peedusi
ngtheGUIbyadjust
ingthe
Str
okek nob.(
seepage2>f i
g2. 1>no.8)

I
’mi
nChor
d-Det
ect
ionMode,butwhenIpr
essaf
ullchor
ditdoesn’
tpl
ay6-
str
ings

Trypressi
ngatmost3k eysforeachc hord.MildonStrummerr equi
rest
hreenot
est obeable
t
odet ectachor
d.I
fitc an’
tdetectanythi
ng,itwillt
emporari
l
ygot oFreest
ylemode,andthen
ret
urntoChordDetect
ionass oonasi tgetsthreenotes.Futur
eupdatesmightsupport
detect
ingchor
dsfr
om mor ethanthreenot es.

How doIpl
aychor
dsl
ikem7andM7?

Asabasicrul
e,i
fyounormall
ypresst
hekeys1-2-
3-4,t
rypressi
ngk
eys1,2,and4.That
’st
he
r
ootnot
e,themiddl
enote,andthel
astnot
e.Forexample,t
oplayCm,youneedtopressC-
Eb-G.
Topl
ayCm7youneedt
opr
essC-
Eb-
Bb.