Change Library Path

[David Wise]

Change Library Path

Having installed EZ_Drummer as per the instructions, I need to be able to move the library / data files away from the program / windows OS disk.

Which is a standard scenario for most professional programs?

However, there seems to be no easy way to do this.

Also, why isn’t this part of the installation set-up?
And, why isn’t this explained in the documentation? Really?

Surely we would install the VSTi to the VST folder, the program to the program OS disk, and the data / library to a fast Data disk.

I certainly have no intention of running data from the OS disk, so how do I change the library disk?

Other programs that have this facility are:
BFD2
HALion
Kontakt
Spectrasonics.

So how do I achieve this for EZ_Drummer?

Thanks

Topic

[Scott]

Since EZdrummer loads all samples into RAM, the location of those samples doesn’t matter. Other samplers that use disk streaming technology do require a ‘fast’ hard drive for best performance.

Having said that, if you want to move the sounds from EZdrummer, you need to uninstall EZdrummer and install using the Custom Install option and select where the EZHome folder is installed. This is where the Sounds and MIDI is stored.

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[David Wise]

This wasn’t explained in any of the documentation.

And it wasn’t made clear during installation.

I don’t remember being asked about an EZHome folder – I went through the installation carefully to avoid data being written to the OS disk.
The OS disk needs to be kept as compact as possible for straight forward back-up and recovery.

I’m not sure anyone would want to be making recovery disks with the complete EZ_Drummer library included?

Any way, thank you for the information, although I would have appreciated this being explained clearly during installation.

If I un-install, and re-install, will I lose one of my authorizations?

[Scott]

If I un-install, and re-install, will I lose one of my authorizations?

No, if the computer has the same hardware configuration, you can uninstall and reinstall as many times as you want.

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[David Wise]

OK

Thanks for your replies Scott.

Appreciated!

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