Hello Toontrackers,
I found out that there are slots also of other EZX-packs (except “Electronic” – https://www.toontrack.com/forum/ezdrummer-help/ezx-electronic-bugs-with-ezd2/#p145811 ) that are not assigned to any midi note in Roland e-drum mode.
I need Roland mode because of the hihat ( because there is no midi note mapped for variable edge -like in SD2- but only for vatiable tip (HH Variable – midi note 20 = G#-1).
As an example I found the slot “Spock” of EZX Metal Machine that is not assigned in Roland mode. As a workaround I can choose “Spock” sounds in other EZD2 MM cymbal slots, but I have a huge e-drum kit and as a result then there are cymbals missing. So I have to play e-drums with EZD2 plugged in two times in my DAW and that is not very comfortable.
I buy EZX-packs with big kits and many slots to fit my huge e-drum hardware – so it’s a great pity if slots are missing!
So why not implement a midi note for variable hihat edge?! 
@Olle said:
Sounds like you have a big, “non-standard”, e-drum kit, which you are happy
to change the MIDI mapping for. In that case you don’t really need the EZ2
e-drum modes. They do not make any new articulations available in the MIDI
mapping. They only change some MIDI notes into others.
…but what about the missing variable hihat edge I mentioned?? Let´s take EZX Metal Machine for an example. Please tell me which midi note triggers the variable hihat tip and which one the variable edge?? (when not having set any e-drum mode)
I cannot find anything like that in the MM keyboard layout. I thought I had to switch to “Roland” mode to get this variable e-drum hats!.
So not having a variable tip and edge is really out of the question for a modern drum software (even if it’s EZy).
PS:
Arno.Meyer said :
I need Roland mode because of the hihat ( because there is no midi note mapped for variable edge -like in SD2- but only for vatiable tip (HH Variable – midi note 20 = G#-1).
-> amendment: G#-1 is only the variable tip for the EZD2 stock libraries.
@Olle said:
>…but what about the missing variable hihat edge I mentioned??
Its not missing. As good as all our sound libraries have the same basic
MIDI mapping. When it comes to the cc-controlled hihat it is:
hatsTrig: 7, 18
hatsTipTrig: 8, 19
hatsBellTrig: 9, 20Exceptions are Electronic and Percussion that don’t have hihats.
Thanks a lot!!! I’ll check this. I would not have started this post (and tested for several hours) if I could find this documented in the EZX keyboard layout…but there is nothing written about these articulations and midi notes. Why??????
