Hello,
So, I’ve got a song on the go. I open up EZD2 and am clicking the shaker with my mouse, & find a nice simple part I want to add. This turns out to be impossible, it seems.
The pattern is on [2 &] and [4]. Very simple. I discover that I can’t play it in realtime with a MIDI controller, even though it shows D-2 as the MIDI trigger, in the shaker details box. I tried painting the noted into a midi track, but again no dice. EZD2 just doesn’t allow it.
With further search, I understand it’s due to the nature of the sounds starting to make noise before the main “beat” part happens. (I read it here – http://www.toontrack.com/faq/how-do-i-trigger-the-ezdrummer-2-percussion/), but it would be nice to have the option to at least have a sound I can play/record, as well as this fantastic “futurehit” technology.
The article suggests to use a premade groove, so I went searching, but found nothing like the very simple groove I wanted.
It’s frustrating to be able to play it with my mouse, but not trigger it via midi, or even paint it in a midi track, & have it play of that.
Further I think this software is great, but this particular percussion bit just doesn’t work for me. I hope there can be an update that makes this more accessable – unless I’m missing some way of making this happen, of course.
Anyone else have any thoughts or experience with the percussion (shaker & tambourine specifically).
p.s. – I do have the Percussion addon so I’m going to try that instead, although staring at the shaker not being able to use it is annoying.
cheers,
Luke
