Alesis DM10 Studio kit, Cubase 5 and EZDrummer

[trk8600]

I am posting this same question on Toontrack’s, Steinberg’s and dmdrummer.com’s forum pages
in hopes somebody – anybody who has the Alesis DM10 Studio kit recording with Cubase
can help me out before I take my kit and the recording software and throw all of them
in the trash!! Please excuse me if I sound mad, I am just very very FRUSTRATED!!!

First let me lay out what I have.
I own the 2011 Alesis DM10 Studio 6pc drum kit. The kit came with a DM10 module.
I bought the DM10 kit because the module the kit came with has a built in interface.
I am running USB cord that I plug into the back of the module and into a usb jack on my desktop pc.

My desktop pc is running Windows 7 as the operating system. I have (or believe I have)
downloaded ASIO4all v2 sound driver or card or what ever it is called, on to my desktop.
I have Cubase Essential 5 software by Steinberg. I also have Toontrack Solo EZDrummer
installed on my desktop.

I am trying to record the drum sounds I make playing my DM10 studio kit on the
Cubase Essential 5 software.

What do I need to do in order for me to be able to do this?

Can someone please explain to me in simple terms what I need to do to be able to
record the DM10 drum sounds on my Cubase and how i can listen to them? Am I suppose
to go into any specific settings and change things around? How do i know if the sound or
audio settings are using the ASIO driver or card or what ever it is called? I cannot
even find the DM10 kit listed anywhere in device settings of my Cubase Essential 5
software.

Thank you

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[Metallifreak]

Wow, really?? No replies??

I am having the SAME EXACT problem! I also own the DM10. Except, im using Reaper instead of Cubase…but I would assume that really doesn’t matter/make much of a difference.

‘trk8600’ Have you found the solution? IF so, I’d REALLY appreciate you sharing what worked. As, I am in the same frustrating state you were/are in.

(Also, a side not here, before I even got the DM10, everytime id open toon track/ez drummer, it gives me a message saying, “Failed to load audio driver”, I dont know WHY its giving me that message, I was able to open it before…).

[John]

What goes for both of you, is that you must not run Toontrack solo at the same time as another host, e.g. Cubase or Reaper.
This will not work.
Another thing to take into account is that EZdrummer is only supported for use with E-drums together with Toontrack solo.
So using EZdrummer with E-drums in another host than Toontrack solo will yield worse playback response, especially when it comes to the hihat.

With updated drivers for the DM10, I guess it’s only a matter of selecting it as the MIDI In Interface and, if it works as an Audio Interface as well, select it as the Audio Out Device in Toontrack’s Options Menu.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

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