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How to connect my electronic drums to SD3 via audio interface?

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  • Replied September 19, 2022 at 08:28 #2975138
    John
    Moderator

    Hi,

    you need an audio interface with low latency drivers. RME, Focusrite, Presonus and Universal Audio are examples of companies making them.

    BR,
    John

    John Rammelt - Toontrack
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    Replied September 19, 2022 at 10:49 #2975165
    Mark King
    Participant

    That’s a lot of questions. I suggest a lot of reading on what midi is and how this works with audio etc as it will be a learning curve.
    I don’t know what Alesis you have or if it has midi over usb? If it doesn’t have midi over usb then the audio interface will need to have midi interfaces as well. Basic instructions are: midi out of Alesis to midi in of audio interface. In sd3 settings choose the audio interface and the midi interface. Choose an edrum setting for your kit. Listen to the output from your audio interface.

    SD3 with older sdx,s plus Rooms of Hansa and Death & Darkness. Cubase and wavelab current versions. Roland TD50x using all trigger inputs for triggering SD3 only. Windows 11 computer. Various keyboards and outboard gear as well as VST instruments. Acoustic drums: Yamaha 9000 natural wood and Pearl masters. Various snare drums. RME BabyFace Pro FS and Adam A7X monitors

    Replied September 19, 2022 at 14:51 #2975228
    Shootie
    Participant

    I personally wouldn’t claim an audio interface can make it work until I knew you had decent enough computer specs. I recommend posting those as well.

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    Replied September 19, 2022 at 15:28 #2975239
    Nokturat
    Participant

    I am using an alesis crimson pro 2. The module has a USB b output for MIDI. What kind of inputs and outputs would I be looking for on an audio interface for this kind of setup?


    Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.3
    Operating system: Windows 10
    Replied September 19, 2022 at 17:35 #2975274
    Brad
    Participant
    Shootie wrote:

    I personally wouldn’t claim an audio interface can make it work until I knew you had decent enough computer specs. I recommend posting those as well.

    +1 on @shootie’s reply. A computer that doesn’t meet certain software and hardware specifications will be problematic, regardless of the interface.

    What computer will you be running SD3 on? Processor, RAM, storage type (SSD, Spinning disk, etc).


    Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.3
    Operating system: macOS Monterey (12)

    Mac Studio M1 Max, RAM 64 GB, 1TB Drive, OSX 12.x/13.x and Windows 10 (VM)
    DAW: Studio One Pro (always up to date)
    DTX Express III (Extreme triggers), Nektar LX88
    OWC Thunderbay Mini (4 X 1TB Sata SSD), Express 4M2 (4 X 2TB M.2 SSD), Envoy Express (1TB M.2 SSD)
    Presonus Quantum, Faderport & Faderport 8
    Black Lion Sparrow Mk2 A/D, FMR-RNP-RNC, MIDI Xpress 128, BM5A, KRK VXT4, Equator D5
    2020 Macbook Pro 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Audio(mobile rig)

    • This post was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by Brad.

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