9.4 Kit Presets & Samples

A kit consists of a number of sounds typically based on samples, also synth, MIDI, CV and audio and are stored as a collection within a kit. This is formatted as a sound per row of the grid.

Adding samples to a kit

1. Press Clip to select clip view. Clip button illuminates blue.
2. Ensure a kit or blank kit is loaded and Kit is selected.
3. Press Audition + Kit, where the AUDITION is a pad.
4. The file browser opens in the SAMPLES folder in order to choose a sample, example: 808 CONGA HIGH from the DRUM library (CONH folder)
5. turn Select to navigate other samples if required.
6. Press Select to load the sample to the row selected.
7. Deluge will return to clip view and the file browser closed.
8. At any time when entering samples press Back/Undo to back up through the menu until the file browser is exits.
9. Repeat steps 3-8 above for adding additional samples.
10. Press Audition of each pad to view sample name in the display and play out the sound. Press Shift + Audition to select silently.

The pad shortcut for the file browser Shift + Browse can also be used to replace a sample when the row is selected by its Audition. When Browse option is used to replace an existing sound its parameters will be retained.

Drum randomizer - adding random samples to a kit

1. Press Clip to select clip view. Clip button illuminates blue.
2. Ensure a kit is loaded and Kit selected.
3. Press [AUDITION] + [RANDOM], where the AUDITION is a pad representing the kit sound to randomize and Random is the designated grid pad button. Multiple rows can be selected together to randomise several kit sounds at the same time.
4. A random sample will be loaded into the selected drum kit row. The sample will be chosen from the current folder i.e. same folder as the existing sample.
5. This feature is limited to 25 files and can be turned off in the Settings > Community Features to help manage performance. +

C1.1 Drum randomizer without a limit. Unwritten: you can help by adding content.

See Drum Randomizer / Load Random Samples.

C1.3 New drum randomizer shortcuts. Unwritten: you can help by adding content.

See Drum Randomizer / Load Random Samples.

Adding a synth-based preset to a kit row

1. Select Clip View and select a Kit.
2. Press & hold Audition for the row which will convert to a synth + press Synth.
3. turn Select to highlight a synth preset to add to the row.
4. Press Audition to audition and play the kit row.
5. Press Load to select and load the preset to the kit row. To cancel, Press Back/Undo to exit and backup if loading is not required.
6. Notes programmed into the row will trigger the synth. This method is ideal to play back longer audio pads.

Renaming sounds within a kit

1. Press Clip to select clip view. This is indicated by the clip button illuminated blue.
2. Kit ensure a kit is loaded.
3. Press Audition to select the row sound. The pad will illuminate.
4. Press Shift + Name.
5. The alphanumeric keyboard appears and RENAME ITEM shows in the display. This enables typing in of a new name.
6. Press RETURN ‘delay amount’ Pad when typing a name is complete.

See also

• Creating a new blank kit clip: 3.3 Creating a Clip
• Creating a new kit clip + sample: 3.3 Creating a Clip
• Creating a new kit clip + multiple (folder) samples: 3.3 Creating a Clip