Kettle drum stem
The kettle drum stem holds copper bowls, pedal retunes, and mallet rolls. Several kettles share one file. The orchestra stays on the remainder of the mix.
Timpani Extractor
A timpani extractor writes a kettle drum stem and the remainder of the mix. Pedal retunes, roll swells, and downbeat hits sit on timpani.
Timpani + otherKettle drum stem10 free minutes
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Listen first
Hear the kettle rolls leave the orchestra
Solo the kettle drum stem to hear a roll swell into a downbeat. Mute timpani to leave strings and brass on the remainder of the mix. The timpani extractor writes these two files from a score or a film cue.
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How to use this mode
Leave Timpani selected and upload the orchestral mix. An online timpani extractor job writes timpani plus other. Use the player to isolate timpani rolls or to lift a picture hit.
In this mode
Features
Use the timpani extractor to extract kettle drums as one stem. Learn timpani rolls by ear. Mute the kettles when a cue only needs the orchestra bed.
Online timpani extractor
The online timpani extractor previews timpani and other in the browser. Solo a roll swell. Mute a downbeat hit. Download when the stroke feels clear.
Remove timpani
Mute the kettles to remove timpani from a cue. Strings, winds, and choir stay on other. Use the bed when a picture cut already has its own hit.
Learn timpani rolls
Loop the timpani file to learn timpani rolls and the release into a downbeat. Slow the swell. Copy the stroke with two mallets on copper.
Who it is for
Who can benefit
Orchestral students, film composers, and percussion teachers use this page to isolate timpani, study pedal changes, and park a kettle hit on a cut.
Orchestral students
Learn a roll from the timpani stem. Hear the pedal change, then the swell. Play along on the remainder of the mix with strings still in place.
Film composers
Lift kettle drums for a picture hit. Park a roll under a title card. Keep the orchestra on other if the cut already has brass weight.
Percussion teachers
Hand a student the timpani file for roll practice. Keep every kettle on one stem so the class can hear retunes and downbeats together.
Keep exploring
Related modes
Open a nearby mode when the next job needs a different stem layout.
Frequently asked questions
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This mode is preselected on upload. 10 free minutes — no credit card.