Open Mixcraft. Click “Track,” “Virtual Instrument Tracks.” This opens a MIDI arrange window. MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a universal protocol that lets you trigger synthesized sounds remotely, in this case using a step editor.
Click “Instruments” and select from the drop-down menu. Because this is a MIDI editor, you can change the instrument after you’ve edited a sequence.
Double-click on a square in the grid to add a note. The “Piano Roll” edit window is similar to a step-sequencer interface. The vertical axis represents pitch and the horizontal axis represents time, broken up into beats and measures. The difference is that the piano roll vertical axis has a piano key graphic so you can more easily identify notes. Editing in the “Piano Roll” affords you more control over the entire track than using a step sequencer, as the window covers the entire track rather than a small section of audio.
Open “Beatcraft” from your desktop.
Click “Pattern Editor” to open the step-sequencer interface. The vertical axis represents the individual drum instruments and the horizontal axis represents measures and beats. Set the time signature by clicking and editing the default 4/4 on the top row.
Click on a “beat button.” Each bar on each instrument row has four beats, represented by a button. Turn it on the assign a drum beat to that note, or leave it off for a rest.
Drag the fader down to lower the volume of each individual beat.
Click “File” and select “Save.” Click “File” again and select “Export As.” Select “Wav.” This makes the file easily transferable to Mixcraft. Click “File” in Mixcraft and select “Import. Browse for the drum pattern and click on it. This opens the Beatcraft sequenced beat in Mixcraft, enabling you to incorporate it into larger works.