Can I track Live Drums from SD3 to a DAW while following guide track?

[charlesdumont]

I apologize in advance if this has been addressed elsewhere but this forum doesn’t have search functionality (at least I couldn’t find one) so that I could see if others had asked a similar question.

Simply put, I want to track drums with me playing live…going from SD3 to a DAW and following a guide track that’s playing from the DAW?

I’ve spent ridiculous amount of time looking for a tutorial online and while I’ve found videos showing how to open a multichannel session in a DAW, nobody shows it actually tracking or showing a drummer playing live while it tracks in a DAW!

I don’t care what the DAW is, I’m currently using Garageband but realize I’ll most likely have to upgrade to Logic or Pro Tools, etc. I just don’t want to spend money on a DAW if this can’t be done!

Hope someone can help!!

Charles

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.2.7
Operating system: macOS Monterey (12)

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[Mark King]

I’m not sure why you would t use SD3 as a plugin in the DAW since you are saying you are going live into the DAW.

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

• This post was modified 3 years, 4 months ago by Mark King.

[Brad]

Hi Charles

Yes, like @Mark King indicated, you could SD3 as a plug-in and have the recorded MIDI and your back track (guide track) in one session. Alternatively you could record your MIDI within SD3 standalone and import it to your DAW (seems like a needless extra step to me….) Alternatively (2) you could record your MIDI to an SD3 track within the plugin within your DAW (best of both worlds so to speak)….

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Hope this helps…

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.2.7
Operating system: macOS Big Sur (11)

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)

[charlesdumont]

Thanks! I noticed Logic Pro offers a 90 free trial so I’m downloading it and will give it a shot. I just want to be able to track all individual drum tracks to Logic. We’ll see how it goes!

[Mark King]

SD3 has individual outs as well as a bounce function so you are not restricted to a stereo out from SD3

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

[Brad]

charlesdumont wrote:

Thanks! I noticed Logic Pro offers a 90 free trial so I’m downloading it and will give it a shot. I just want to be able to track all individual drum tracks to Logic. We’ll see how it goes!

Hi there,

Just to clarify my response. When I wrote about tracking, I was referring to recording MIDI. If you want to render live audio tracks from a performance using SD3, splitting out each instrument, ambient, and overhead microphone into a separate audio tracks in real time, that’s a different beast.

Not saying it won’t work, but there will be certain level of complexity to it. Most of all your host computer and interface will need to be up to the task.

 

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.1.7
Operating system: macOS Big Sur (11)

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)

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