Best way to add keys with EZ Keys after using EZ Drummer bandmate?

[JN999]

Hopefully the topic makes sense.  I’m new to EZ Keys and what I want to do is find the best way to add keys after using the new bandmate feature in ezdrummer.  It could just be through a lot of trial and (mostly, I suspect) error but I’m hoping there is some way to “match” EZ Keys to the groove in ezdrummer, or something similar?

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[Shootie]

You must use a DAW, that is the only real solution.

In your DAW, you would load EZD3 and EZKeys on their own instrument tracks. They will automatically play together because they sync to the DAW’s timeline.

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[Adrian Mutimer]

I see what you are trying to do. And, I believe Toontrack have this functionality in mind for.the future. But, right now, all you can do is sync tempo by locking both products to a DAW and trial and error.

 

To make that process as efficient as possible I would lay down my ezd track in the DAW and then keep hitting new ezk fragments until I found one I liked and drag that to the DAW. Then do it again and again. By the end you will have a set of ezk possibilities sitting on the ezk track and you can decide which one to use.

 

[prafle]

If you’re trying to find the “matching” keys parts for the specific drum grooves you’ve chosen, there are some EZKeys midi packs that correspond to ESDrummer Midi packs — that is, both midi packs have the same song parts and structures. For example, the “AOR Grooves” EZKeys midi and the “AOR Grooves” EZDrummer midi have the same songs built in, so in theory, if you pair “Verse 1” drums and “Verse 1” keys from the same AOR “song”, they should work well together.

Of course, this only helps if you’ve bought both matching midi packs, and unfortunately, the great new grooves included with EZDrummer 3 aren’t associated with any particular keys packs, so you’re back to trial and error. But here’s one way to streamline that process: if my chosen drum groove is in, say a swung 6/8 rhythm, I would start by filtering my Keys grooves to show only the swung 6/8 options. That will narrow things considerably and you’ll be reasonably sure that anything you select will line up rhythmically.

There are some good YouTube tutorials that helped me a lot. I recommend checking out this series of videos from Groove3: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGhDPxpNTpsofp03yscDfsBUs9f-Re30z  He goes through his songwriting and arranging process step by step, using EZDrummer 2 (not 3) and EZKeys. It really helped me understand how to use the two tools together.

Best of luck!
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EZkeys version: 1.3.3
Operating system: Windows 10

• This post was modified 3 years ago by prafle.

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