"sorry for my newbie overly particular approach...."

No need to apologize.
Flexibility without undue complication should always be the goal.
And what you are trying to do should be a standard, fairly default operation IMO. Though I think my head would explode by 20, much less 50 attempts...

Missed it!

And Yay for the little things!

I am aware of dedicated drum replacement plug-ins, but cant recommend any specific one as I have no personal experience with them. You might try a general Youtube search for "Drum replacement" or "Drum trigger" and find some tutorials/recommendations. I know some use "Drumag...

Yes, I have found loops and such to be pretty consistently 'normalized' and therefore one needs to trim or gain stage as needed.

I guess the explanation is that the content producers feel it is competitive in some way to be loud. They are consistently too loud for mixing as presented.

Turn it down 12dB (to start with) and then click on the ??? to make the preview track disappear.

Oh wait! What was I thinking!
That albatross still lingers...

Hehehe.

I want to know where one buys a $26 laptop that beats a 4gig unit...

That is an audio device.
Try arming an audio track.

That would be called a "stutter effect" Some research of that term should reveal a few ways to do it. One would be level automation cuts in 16th or 32nd notes I guess. Note that some guitarists mod their instrument with a momentary "kill" button and use it for similar effect as w...

Example not found in that song list.

And yes, a "breakdown" would be a completely different thing than "Pulse effect for entire mix"

A good example would help us help you.

Yeah, I was just referring to an "old school" example of how (What I perceive as the intention) might be done. There are many ways to get similar results, and perhaps the LFO is a viable option. Honestly, I have never messed with that because either it doesn't pertain or isn't applicable t...

I assume the reference is "pumping"

IE: A heavy compressor side chain triggered by a muted kick drum track.

Another possible non useful input from a hobbyist, use EZDrummer2/3 no need to mess with a whole drumkit. Plus you don't have to deal with a drummer, they're a mess! :mrgreen: M But you need the drummer for sound check while you mess with the kick mic for an hour (and are never really happy with it...

Point to be made: "8 inputs" (in this example) may not mean 8 mic pre's. This is where you pay attention to specs or they can confuse. Some interfaces advertising "8 inputs" may be counting 2 line ins or similar. In my experience ADAT refers to certain specific interfaces that us...