Krimh Drums Multi Out Routing

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Krimh Drums comes with a fully capable mixer with studio-quality effects that allow you to process each part of the drum kit in great detail.
And in most scenarios, this is all you'd need to get great-sounding drums in your productions.

However, if you are looking for more control and would like to be able to mix each individual part of the drum kit in your DAW, then that's where multi-output routing comes into play!

An important note: advanced routing is available only in the full version of Krimh Drums, not Krimh Drums Free.

How to set up multiple outputs in Kontakt

To start, let's create additional outputs in Kontakt so that we can route our drums to them later.

1. Make a new track in your DAW and load an instance of Kontakt.
(If you are using Logic Pro X, make sure to load the “Multi-Output 16xStereo” version.)

2. In Kontakt, click on the Workspace menu at the top and enable “Outputs”.
This will make the Outputs area visible at the bottom of Kontakt’s interface.

3. In the Outputs section, click on the little “+” icon next to where it says “Outputs”.
A dialog menu will appear.

4. In the dialog menu, enter the following values:

• Quantity: 16
• Number of channels: 2
• Standard / Host output: Kt. st.1 [1]
• Ascending output assignment: check
• Delete existing channels before creating new ones: check
• Make this your default configuration: check (optional) With all of that in place, click OK.

You should now have 16 stereo channels at the bottom of your Kontakt’s interface.

5. In Kontakt, load Krimh Drums, and navigate to the Mixer section.

You will see a dropdown menu below each channel, allowing you to select the output.
By default, all channels are set to "Master", meaning they are all routed to the last channel named "Master".

6. To route Krimh Drums to Kontakt’s outputs, you have two options.

First, you can assign each channel to a Kontakt output channel by clicking the dropdown menu of each channel.
Alternatively, you can select the option "route all channels to sequential outputs," which will automatically assign the channels for you. 

7. Done! Now we are ready to route Kontakt into your DAW.

How to route Kontakt’s outputs to individual tracks in your DAW

Once you have set up all 16 stereo channels in Kontakt and assigned them to Krimh Drums channels, you are ready to route the outputs to tracks in your DAW.
This process will be different depending on the DAW you're using.

So the sections below will guide you on how to do this in different DAWs:
- REAPER
- Pro Tools
- Logic Pro X
- Studio One
- Ableton
- Cubase

Please skip to the section for your preferred DAW.

If you have a different DAW, the process may be similar, and you can investigate further on how to do it in your DAW.

Routing Krimh Drums in REAPER

If you have not completed the previous section on "How to set up multiple outputs in Kontakt,"
please do so before continuing with this section.

1. In REAPER, go to the track where you have your instance of Kontakt loaded, and click on the FX button.
This will open the FX chain.

2. In the FX chain list, right click on Kontakt and select “build multichannel routing for output of selected FX”.
This will automatically create all of the tracks and route them accordingly to match your Kontakt’s outputs channels and names.  

3. Done! You now can use these newly created tracks to process the different channels in Krimh Drums individually.
Feel free to further customize your tracks by renaming them, assigning colors,
and arranging them in a way that works best for you.

Once you are satisfied with your setup, you can save it as a template that can be easily applied to any future project.
This way, you will never have to set up everything from scratch again!

To save your tracks as template in REAPER: 
Select all of the tracks, right-click one of them, and select "Save tracks as track template...". Give it a name and save.

You will then be able to right-click any empty field of the track area and load your track template from there.

Routing Krimh Drums in Logic Pro X

If you have not completed the previous section on "How to set up multiple outputs in Kontakt,"
please do so before continuing with this section.

1. In Logic, open up the Mixer and find the track where you have your instance of Kontakt loaded.

2. Click on the small “+” symbol at the bottom of the fader. Repeat this 15 times.
With each press, it will automatically create and route to Kontakt’s outputs sequentially.

3. Now, you can use these newly created tracks to process the different channels in Krimh Drums individually!

Feel free to further customize your tracks by renaming them, assign colors and arranging them in a way that works best for you.  

Once you are satisfied with your setup, you can save it as a template that can be easily applied to any future project.
This way, you will never have to set up everything from scratch again!

To save your tracks as template in Logic Pro X:

1. In Logic, go to the File menu and select “Save as Template”. Give it a name and save.

2. Now, whenever you want to start a new project with the templates already setup,
choose File > New From Template.

3. In the case that you want to add your template to a pre-existing project, you can choose
File > Import > Logic Projects and locate the template.

Routing Krimh Drums in Pro Tools

If you have not completed the previous section on "How to set up multiple outputs in Kontakt,"
please do so before continuing with this section.

1. In Kontakt, go to the Output section at the bottom and click on the dropdown menu for
“Presets / Batch Configuration” and select Save current output section state as default for > AAX Plugin. 

2. Save the Pro Tools project, quit and reopen Pro Tools, and load the project again.

3. In the Pro Tools project, click on the Track tab in the menu bar, then select New.
Let’s create 15 Stereo Aux Input tracks.

4. Open the mixer and select the 15 newly crated Aux Input tracks.

5. In the first Aux Input track, hold Ctrl + Alt on Windows or Cmd + Opt on Mac,
and click on where it says "no input" and select Plugin > Kontakt > St.2.

By holding this shortcut and having all aux tracks selected, all the remaining tracks will be sequentially assigned to the next output.
This saves you the time of individually mapping each track!

Now, you can use these newly created tracks to process the different channels in Krimh Drums individually!
We suggest renaming them to match the respective channel names.

Note: The first track where you have your Kontakt instance loaded will be used for MIDI,
and the first output of Kontakt will be used, in this case, the kick output.

Once you are satisfied with your setup, you can save it as a template that can be easily applied to any future project.
This way, you will never have to set up everything from scratch again!

To save your tracks as template in Pro Tools:

1. In Pro Tools, go to the File menu and select “Save as Template”. Give it a name and save.

2. Now, whenever you want to start a new project with the templates already set up,
go to File > New… and check the box that says "Create from template" and load it.

3. Alternatively, if you want to add this to an existing session, you can go to File > Import > Session Data.
Locate your template inside the Pro Tools folder "Session Templates" and load it.

Routing Krimh Drums in Studio One

If you have not completed the previous section on "How to set up multiple outputs in Kontakt,"
please do so before continuing with this section.

1. In Kontakt, go to the Output section at the bottom and click on the dropdown menu for
"Presets / Batch Configuration" and select Save current output section state as default for > All formats.

2. Save the Studio One project, quit and reopen Studio One, and load the project again.

3. In Studio One, open Kontakt and click on the Outputs icon at the top of the plugin.
A dropdown list with all the available outputs will expand. 

4. In the output dropdown list, enable all outputs from "st.2" to "st.16".

As you turn them on, new tracks will appear next to your Kontakt track.
You can now use these new tracks to process each part of your kit individually!

Routing Krimh Drums in Ableton

If you have not completed the previous section on "How to set up multiple outputs in Kontakt,"
please do so before continuing with this section.

1. In Kontakt, go to the Output section at the bottom and click on the dropdown menu for
"Presets / Batch Configuration" and select Save current output section state as default for > All formats.

2. Save the Ableton project, quit and reopen Ableton, and load the project again. 

3. In Ableton, create 15 new audio tracks next to your Kontakt track.
(Change your view to "Session View" for easier navigation.)

4. Select all 15 new tracks and change the input to "Kontakt".
Additionally, set the "Monitor" option to "In".

5. Select all 15 new tracks and change the input to "Kontakt". Additionally, set the "Monitor" option to "In".

6. Done! You now can use these newly created tracks to process the different channels in Krimh Drums individually.
Feel free to further customize your tracks by renaming them, assigning colors, and arranging them in a way that works best for you.

To save your tracks as template in Ableton:

1. In Ableton, go to the File menu and select “Save Live Set as Template”. Give it a name and save.

2. Now, when you want to start a new project with pre-set templates or add them to an existing project,
go to the browser/templates section. Find your template there and load it.

Routing Krimh Drums in Cubase

If you have not completed the previous section on "How to set up multiple outputs in Kontakt,"
please do so before continuing with this section.

1. In Kontakt, go to the Output section at the bottom and click on the dropdown menu for
"Presets / Batch Configuration" and select Save current output section state as default for > All formats.

2. Save the Cubase project, quit and reopen Cubase, and load the project again.  

3. In Cubase, press F11 to open up the VST Instrument Panel.

4. In the VST Instrument Panel, find your Kontakt instance and click the dropdown button next to the plugin name. Then, select "Activate Outputs". This will expand a list of available outputs.

5. Finally, select all outputs and click on the circle on the left side to enable them and make them appear in your session.

6. Done! You now can use these newly created tracks to process the different channels in Krimh Drums individually. Feel free to further customize your tracks by renaming them, assigning colors, and arranging them in a way that works best for you.

To save your tracks as template in Cubase:

1. In Cubase, go to the File menu and select “Save as Template…”. Give it a name and save.

2. Now, your new template will appear in the hub when creating a new project.

That’s it!

Setting up multi-output routing in Kontakt gives you way more control and flexibility
when mixing each part of the drum kit in your DAW.

We've explained how to set up multiple outputs in Kontakt for various DAWs like REAPER, Pro Tools, Logic Pro X, Cubase, Studio One and Ableton.
Each DAW may have specific steps, but the overall concept is the same.

With multi-output routing in Krimh Drums, you can take your drum productions to the next level and achieve the desired sound and impact.

Feel free to try different effects and processing techniques on each drum part to make the drum mixes sound unique and dynamic.

Remember to save your setup as a template in your DAW,
so you can easily apply it to future projects without starting from scratch.

This will save you time and streamline your workflow.
We hope this guide has helped you understand how to set up multi-output routing in Kontakt for Krimh Drums.

Enjoy exploring the possibilities and creating incredible drum mixes in your productions!