SD3 – Regarding the new GRID EDITOR
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@Henrik said:
The nudge feature won’t be implemented in the first release. This is, as you say, a very useful feature, and we will look into it as soon as we can.Thank you for replying Henrik , and I am super glad Toontrack acknowledges that a NUDGE feature is not only need but seriously intends to ADD IT
My Main use with Superior Dummer as a songwriter / Composer when CREATING DRUM TRACKS
Is I have a huge library of almost every Toontrack MIDI library available,
.., plus many other 3rd party libraries, plus libraries I created myselfWith …, Toontracks groundbreaking ‘TAP TO SEARCH’ feature , which was first introduced in Easy Drummer 2 , this feature shaved a huge amount of man hours off the time it took me to search through my MIDI Libraries to find the appropriate MIDI file to fit my compositions
.., and as a long time Superior Drummer 2 user .., The sole reason I purchased EZD2 , was for the Tap to find feature – and now this is in SD3
But RARELY – Do I ever find a beat that just fits ‘just right’ .., IT ALWAYS NEEDS SOME EDITING …,
– and this is now the most time consuming of the whole processes. (see how in the top opening post)as EDITING is needed for ..,
– Adding missing notes .., but they most often need to be NUDGED slightly away from the GRID – to give them the right feel
– or existing notes need to be NUDGED to create the best feel.
– or notes need to be NUDGED to coincide with a NON-Tempo moment in a SONG or to align with a particular moment on FILM
– Or Notes need to be NUDGED when a passage is played freeform and not to metronome .Basically – the ability to NUDGE is just as important as the ability to add edit and move the notes themselves – in any MIDI file
I cannot wait until this NUDGE feature is added as Henrik mentioned …, and will wait with baited breath .
Until then I will still have to export all MIDI files out of SD3 for the necessary editing,
ie; out of SD3 – to my DAWs Midi Editor for the necessary corrections (as more often than not – NUDGE is always used)
– then re import the now edited file back into SD3 if further arranging is nessisary.I find un-nudged Notes tend to stick out like a sore thumb (ie; in an unmusical / negative way)
…, but it will be a moment of breakthrough (and will be yet another huge timesaver) – just like ‘Tap to Find’ was ,
…, when Toontrack can add Nudge to their GRID EDITOR@John said:
One thing to add is that you do not necessarily need to snap a note to the Grid in the Grid Editor, you can turn off the snap and move your added note just slightly.
If you Zoom in on the Grid, moving a note just some ticks is easy.
Also, the Grid goes down to 64T, which is pretty small steps.BR,
JohnHi John,
Thanks for advising of this temporary workaround, and might be ok as a temporary workaround for one or two notes per song.
It is a lot of mouse work and clicks though for anything more than one or two notes, as this visual procedure of zooming to move notes would be very time consuming and involve a lot of inaccurate guesswork.Nudging notes manually with a dedicated nudge button ,
…, which allows users to select their own Nudging preference in samples or milliseconds – is a trial and error thing also , but is way faster and accurate, as and the only visualising needed is to select the note only.
– and from there you let your ears ‘be the boss’ as to what sounds best while you NUDGE notes either forwards or back accurately by using your left or right arrow keys, and hear the result in an instant without any zooming.Hopefully Toontrack will allow this to happen even while the midi file (that is being edited) is being played back in LOOP MODE
I cant wait until Toontrack add this
