
I'm finally getting around to playing with the new nskit sounds from the version 7 files. It's going very well, and I am really liking some of the new cymbals and snare treatments. This could be my favorite kit yet, once I'm done. I just noticed that there is a choice of linking vs. embedding the files. Was this a nod toward the "recipe" building method of kit distribution? I can't think of a good reason to link my sound files here on my home machine. A great aid towards recipe building might be the ability to "export drum list". In other words, a delimited text file that shows the table in the kit builder window could be useful for communicating recipes to others, as well as serving as an aid to building icons from scratch. I find that I have to refer back to the window in the kit builder constantly. It would be great to be able to just print out a list of drums and variants, including pan, volume, and position settings. It would also be a great tool for checking that your pans and volumes match among like drums. I'm wrestling with actual production of music vs. building and documenting my new kit and building it's icons. If I get time, I'd like to take a crack at recipe building. I envision a spreadsheet style list, with annotations and instructions.