Can I import Logic Pro MIDI Drum loops into EZDrummer?

[jeeprs]

There’s a set of midi drum loops I like in Logic Pro X called Upbeat Funk Drums. There’s nothing exactly like them in the Toontracks libraries I own or have auditioned. So, as these are MIDI, can I open them in EZ Drummer and then use that to tweak them, create fills, etc?

EZdrummer version: 2.1.8
Operating system: macOS Catalina (10.15)

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[Bear-Faced Cow]

On a high level, yes you can. If the MIDI is strictly GM, then it will probably work with EZD right off the bat. Anything outside of the GM mapping, then you have to remap those particular notes in Logic to match the ones in EZD before importing into EZD. Not a big job, however.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

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[jeeprs]

I exported one of the samples as MIDI and then imported it into EZD – it works, but the mapping is all out. I’m searching for tips on remapping but it’s starting to look too hard.

[Bear-Faced Cow]

You can’t map EZD to your imported MIDI loop (that’s a feature in SD3). You would have map the loop to EZD in Logic (easiest way is the piano editor). EZD’s mappings are in a PDF (there’s one associated with each kit). Once you have mapped the MIDI notes to EZD you can then import it into EZD.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

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[jeeprs]

thanks but definitely too difficult – very fiddly process, you have to open in Logic>edit>export>audition>re-edit>rinse and repeat until done. All the subtleties of which particular snare/high-hat/kick drum sounds are also changed.

If I could find the equivalent in an EZ Drummer library I’d shell out for it but just haven’t been able to find it.

[Bear-Faced Cow]

The work is minimal in comparison to other things you will wind up doing for music. Aside from that not being difficult at all, the easier process is to simply hit record in EZD and hit play in Logic to record the loop into EZD. Rather than doing a single loop at a time, you can edit a group of loops at one time in Logic and then slice them back up in EZD’s timeline. In EZD, you can customize the groove further via the Edit Play Styles. Once you’re familiar with the mapping it’s really no more than a 5 minute process to go from Logic to EZD.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

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[Bear-Faced Cow]

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Okay, I decided to audition those drum loops in Logic. The drums, hats & cymbals play perfectly in both EZD and SD3 without any modification. I didn’t even need to try to import them. The easiest test was to drag the loops onto a software instrument track in Logic with either EZD or SD3 on them. You can easily import them in to EZD from there. Nothing difficult there.

The only thing that you would need to map is the shaker. We won’t even talk about the Congas because unless you have any, mapping is moot.

The only reason you were probably losing all of the subtleties is because you are not using a kit or preset that matches the genre.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

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[jeeprs]

thanks. Curious, I had imported the first of the Upbeat Funk loops into EZD through exporting then importing, and the high-hat was mapped to a tom.  But I’ll definitely try those methods you’ve mentioned, and thanks a ton for explaining it.

[jeeprs]

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