Defining a drum map for a percussion instrument

When you choose Drums, Percussion, or Snare Drum from the Instruments pop-up menu, METRO displays a Drum Map grid for that instrument type. This display derives names and note assignments from the currently selected drum set in METRO, with a maximum of sixteen drum assignments per staff.

There are five fields in the drum map table:

  • Pitch. The pitch for the chosen instrument.

  • Name. This field displays the drum name.

  • Head. The notehead assigned to the corresponding drum and pitch.

  • Position. The staff position for that drum’s notation.

  • Voice. The voice of a drum note.


See Also:

Adjusting staff spacing in a single system

Adjusting staff spacing of all systems in a score

Adjusting staff spacing of all systems on a page

Adding Measures to a Track

Using the Setup Notation Track Dialog Box

Opening the Setup Notation Track dialog box

Features of the Setup Notation Track dialog box

Adding or changing the track name

Adding or changing the abbreviated name:

Showing/hiding the name or abbreviation

Setting the staff display options

Changing the scale of the staff

Assigning an instrument to the staff

Selecting the clef for a staff

Selecting an instrument range

Showing/hiding a track

Defining a drum map for a percussion instrument