Drumkit format

Drumkit File Format

The .h2drumkit files are tarballs (gzip compressed tar files) with a directory structure like this:

  drumkit_name
  |-- 11385_atomwrath_KD-BD.flac
  |-- 13243_ianhall_chinese_cymbal.flac
  |-- 13244_ianhall_crash.flac
  |-- 13245_ianhall_floor_tom.flac
  |-- 13246_ianhall_hihat_closed.flac
  |-- 13247_ianhall_hihat_open.flac
  |-- 13248_ianhall_hihat_slushy.flac
  |-- 13249_ianhall_rack_tom.flac
  |-- 13250_ianhall_ride.flac
  |-- 13251_ianhall_snare_rim_shot.flac
  |-- 13252_ianhall_snare_side_stick.flac
  |-- 13253_ianhall_snare.flac
  |-- 13254_ianhall_splash.flac
  `-- drumkit.xml

Example: You have a folder called "drumkit_name" which holds all your files. Now type tar -czvf drumkit_name.h2drumkit drumkit_name/ to convert your folder into a hydrogen drumkit file.

drumkit.xml Format

drumkit.xml Example

<drumkit_info> Drumset-0.1 Some Guy Textual information about this drumkit. GPL 0

        <name>Kick</name>
        <volume>1</volume>
        <isMuted>false</isMuted>
        <isLocked>false</isLocked>
        <pan_L>1</pan_L>
        <pan_R>1</pan_R>

        <randomPitchFactor>0</randomPitchFactor>
        <gain>1</gain>
        <filterActive>false</filterActive>
        <filterCutoff>1</filterCutoff>
        <filterResonance>0</filterResonance>
        <Attack>0</Attack>

        <Decay>0</Decay>
        <Sustain>1</Sustain>
        <Release>1000</Release>
        <muteGroup>-1</muteGroup>
        <layer>
            <filename>11385_atomwrath_KD-BD.flac</filename>

            <min>0</min>
            <max>1</max>
            <gain>1</gain>
            <pitch>0</pitch>
        </layer>
    </instrument>
    <instrument>

        <id>1</id>
        <name>Snare</name>
        <volume>1</volume>
        <isMuted>false</isMuted>
        <isLocked>false</isLocked>
        <pan_L>1</pan_L>

        <pan_R>1</pan_R>
        <randomPitchFactor>0</randomPitchFactor>
        <gain>1</gain>
        <filterActive>false</filterActive>
        <filterCutoff>1</filterCutoff>
        <filterResonance>0</filterResonance>

        <Attack>0</Attack>
        <Decay>0</Decay>
        <Sustain>1</Sustain>
        <Release>1000</Release>
        <muteGroup>-1</muteGroup>
        <layer>

            <filename>13253_ianhall_snare.flac</filename>
            <min>0</min>
            <max>1</max>
            <gain>1</gain>
            <pitch>0</pitch>
        </layer>

    </instrument>
    <instrument>
        <id>2</id>
        <name>Snare Side Stick</name>
        <volume>1</volume>
        <isMuted>false</isMuted>
        <isLocked>false</isLocked>

        <pan_L>1</pan_L>
        <pan_R>1</pan_R>
        <randomPitchFactor>0</randomPitchFactor>
        <gain>1</gain>
        <filterActive>false</filterActive>
        <filterCutoff>1</filterCutoff>

        <filterResonance>0</filterResonance>
        <Attack>0</Attack>
        <Decay>0</Decay>
        <Sustain>1</Sustain>
        <Release>1000</Release>
        <muteGroup>-1</muteGroup>

        <layer>
            <filename>13252_ianhall_snare_side_stick.flac</filename>
            <min>0</min>
            <max>1</max>
            <gain>1</gain>
            <pitch>0</pitch>

        </layer>
    </instrument>

     ...

</instrumentList>

</drumkit_info>