Topic: Drag and drop from Pro Tools to EZdrummer 3 bandmate

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Replied May 10, 2022 at 22:22 #2929906

semipro444
Participant

You would think, but it is Pro Tools after all. Have you tried looking for the clip in the browser on the right hand side?

EZdrummer version: 3.0.0
Operating system: macOS Monterey (12)

Replied May 11, 2022 at 00:28 #2929949

Scott
Moderator

To my knowledge, Pro Tools doesn’t support drag and drop to a plugin.

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

Replied May 11, 2022 at 00:44 #2929958

Shootie
Participant

I attempted even from the right side Panel Bins, nothing.

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Replied May 11, 2022 at 09:32 #2930092

John
Moderator

Hi,

with the introduction of the AAX plug-in architecture, Avid restricted drag-and-drop to plug-ins very tightly. In the RTAS days, many plug-in manufacturers exploited a loophole to drag-and-drop but it was also a potential source for crashing Pro Tools, so Avid explained the restrictions.

If I have recorded e.g. a Guitar and have some Bars highlighted on the Track in PT, I Option+Shift+3 to consolidate the selection and then I ‘Reveal in Finder’ in the Clips List to open the Finder window and show that file selected and drag-and-drop it onto Bandmate. It takes 3 seconds, so I don’t think it’s too much of a workaround.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

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Replied May 11, 2022 at 15:55 #2930231

Shootie
Participant

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John wrote:

Hi,

with the introduction of the AAX plug-in architecture, Avid restricted drag-and-drop to plug-ins very tightly. In the RTAS days, many plug-in manufacturers exploited a loophole to drag-and-drop but it was also a potential source for crashing Pro Tools, so Avid explained the restrictions.

If I have recorded e.g. a Guitar and have some Bars highlighted on the Track in PT, I Option+Shift+3 to consolidate the selection and then I ‘Reveal in Finder’ in the Clips List to open the Finder window and show that file selected and drag-and-drop it onto Bandmate. It takes 3 seconds, so I don’t think it’s too much of a workaround.

BR,
John

Good optimization, John.

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Replied May 12, 2022 at 05:19 #2930492

spgeye
Participant

Thx, John. That was the easy fix I was looking for. That is a quick way to create and pull up the clip file that I need to drag into the bandmate area!

EZdrummer version: 3.0.0
Operating system: Windows 10

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Replied October 14, 2022 at 20:40 #2983900

hrzjr
Participant

This works great and very easy!

EZdrummer version: 3.0.4
Operating system: macOS High Sierra (10.13)

Replied June 27, 2023 at 18:01 #3110413

Bart Childers
Participant

What’s the recommended workflow for dragging MIDI between EZ Keys/EZ Drummer / EZ Bass within Pro Tools?

The only way I’ve found is: File -> Save As *.MID – from within the plugin, then drag-n-drop using Finder. Not very efficient.

Is there a better way? TIA!

EZdrummer version: 3.0.6
Operating system: macOS Ventura (13)
Mac OSX 13.n , M2 Pro MBP 16, 32GB RAM, LPX 10.n.n, PT2023.n

Replied June 27, 2023 at 18:34 #3110435

Brad
Participant

Bart Childers wrote:

What’s the recommended workflow for dragging MIDI between EZ Keys/EZ Drummer / EZ Bass within Pro Tools?

The only way I’ve found is: File -> Save As *.MID – from within the plugin, then drag-n-drop using Finder. Not very efficient.

Is there a better way? TIA!

EZdrummer version: 3.0.6
Operating system: macOS Ventura (13)

Hi there,

Open EZDrummer 3/EZKeys/EZBass (clicking the “target button”) at the top right of each plug-in as it opens. (target button prevents plug-ins from closing when you open another one).

Slightly overlap the plugins so the focus stays away from the Pro Tools work area.

You should be able to drag and drop between the plug-ins.

EZdrummer version: 3.0.6
Operating system: macOS Ventura (13)
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Replied June 27, 2023 at 20:26 #3110476

Bart Childers
Participant

I am flabbergasted and extremely grateful for this tip. Why didn’t I try this before?

THANK YOU!!

Mac OSX 13.n , M2 Pro MBP 16, 32GB RAM, LPX 10.n.n, PT2023.n

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