I’m trying to set up SD3 to trigger drum sounds inside my DAW as a plug in. I was successful setting up SD3 in stand-alone mode to trigger with my Axiom49 MIDI controller but the option to select a controller seems to be missing from the settings dialog in the plugin. Below is a screenshot from my session and one from the help file showing how to set up the controller when using SD3 as a plugin. The “Select a MIDI device…” button is missing.
The reason I’m trying to do this is because I’m not a drummer so I use the grooves mostly but I need to program odd rhythms occasionally and it’s much easier to tap them in than try to figure out in the editor.
Am I missing something?
UA Luna, UAD Apollo 8, Superior Drummer 3, EZBass, EZKeys, Mac Pro w/ 64GB mem, Axiom49, Acoustic Energy AE22, JBL LSR4328P, Mojave MA-300, Bryston 3B, Presonus Faderport 8, desk, chair...
That’s correct, you don’t need that button in when it’s in a DAW. SD3 is just another virtual instrument. When you drag SD3 from “Instruments” browser to a new track S1, you can either set the default input to All, or to a specific input device (in my case it’s a Nektar LX 88, yours would be your Axiom)
Mac Studio M1 Max, RAM 64 GB, 1TB Drive, OSX 12.x/13.x and Windows 10 (VM)
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DTX Express III (Extreme triggers), Nektar LX88
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Presonus Quantum, Faderport & Faderport 8
Black Lion Sparrow Mk2 A/D, FMR-RNP-RNC, MIDI Xpress 128, BM5A, KRK VXT4, Equator D5
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