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RealDrums Tutorials
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How to make RealDrums
This tutorial describes how you can make RealDrums and Install packages for both Mac & Win
The default location of the Drums folder on Mac is /Applications/Band-in-a-Box/Drums (instead of C:\bb\Drums)
In the text file, it points to the audio files with "wavename=MyRealDrumsFile.WAV. This line should still end in .WAV for both Windows and Mac versions even though the actual file may be MyRealDrumsFile.AIFF, MyRealDrumsFile.M4A, or MyRealDrumsFile.WMA.
RealDrum Templates with Intros,Fills & 4 Bar Endings,
these include SEQ templates for RealBand and Midi files with Markers for any DAW.
These are the basic PG 32 & 64 Bar Templates,
these include SEQ templates for RealBand and Midi files with Markers for any DAW.
In RealBand you can record your drums to a knew track following the Markers
or simply drag your audio or midi loops in with the Snap to Beat Button on.
Then just save the track to wav or wma or in Mac wav, aiff or m4a.
The midi files can be drag into your DAW and will give Markers.
Once you have created your RealDrums and want to share or sell them, you can add them to an Install Package to make it easy for users to install.
We will be working with Inno Setup Creator an exe install creator for Windows and Packages WhiteBox a Package Creator for Mac.
Inno RealDrums Template for Windows
RealDrum Install Package Template for Mac
Inno Setup Creator Windows
app folder contains 2 text files that you can edit with your own drum info and a Demo folder if you want to include Styles.
The Updateinfo.bat adds your drums info to the bb text files
drums folder contains your drums
realtracks folder contains your drum preview demos that are played in the drum picker window.
embedded folder contains readme info to be displayed while installing and images that you can customize for your installer.
You can easily edit the The Code - InnoDrums.iss by Edit > Replace and replace old drum name > your new drum name.
You can also edit in a text editor or just open Notepad and drag it in.
Just do a search & replace: old drum name > your new drum name.
You can use wav or wma, just use the Replace function to rename to wav.
When you have made your drums just open the The Code - InnoDrums.iss and Inno Setup Compiler will come up,
now just hit the Build button, it will create the Installer.exe in the output folder.
Mac Packages WhiteBox Creator
Name: rename the drums names to yours.
Distribution Title: rename to yours.
Go throught the rest, to change, just put your text in the corrisponding rif files in the template folder
Introduction.rif ReadMe.rif License.rif and background image then Browse and reload them.
Installation Type: Edit the desription on the right for each package.
Delete the existing files in the Data & Preferences folders in BB Files Package then add the ones in the supplied Template Data & Preferences folders after editing them with you drum info. Add any Drums Demo Songs to the Drums Demos folder and any Styles to the Styles folder.
Put in a unique Identifier: com.HERE.pkg.HERE and on the other packages also.
To Build the RealDrums.mpkg just click Build, the mpkg will be in the Build folder inside the project folder.
Set the postinstall script to the one supplied in the template folder. This script adds your drums and info to the BB text files.
If you want to add UserTrack to the Package just create the subdirectory in the UserTracks folder then add the files.
In the RealDrums Drums Package folders rename to yours, delete the existing files then add your files: aif/wav/m4a, txt and bt1 (bt1 are generated by BB) .
Add your drum style demo m4a's as named above to the RealDrums Demos Audio, these play in the Drum Picker.