[Cubase] Help with creating an Ez Drummer track?

[DeanHughesMusic]

Hey! i’m new to recording and VST’s etc so bare with me please. i apologise if this has been asked a thousand times

I’m having a bit of trouble with what i want to do

I’m using cubase LE4 and i want to make a drum track with EzDrummer

is it possible to just hit record and click the drums i want? and make several tracks of just different parts of drums.

I tried hitting record, and just clicking the kick drum. but the sound was not recorded. can anyone please help me out?

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[Scott]

No, you need some type of MIDI input device (MIDI keyboard, edrum, something like a Korg PadKontrol, etc) or you can use the pencil/drumstick tool in the MIDI editor to make your drum track by hand. Another alternative is to use the MIDI grooves included in EZD and tweak them to taste in the MIDI editor.

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[Steve Heinke]

Dean, the MIDI grooves are really the place to start. I work in ProTools with EZ Drummer, so I create an Instrument (or MIDI) track, insert EZ as a plugin, then open EZ’s groove window. There you’ll find all the pre-recorded MIDI grooves, which are usually 2 or 4 bar segments. Find one you like, then drop it into your MIDI track, and copy it down the line to create a simple long groove. [NOTE: dunno how this relates directly to Cubase, but I’ve found that you should have your DAW in Grid Mode when you’re dropping EZ MIDI clips in. This way the MIDI grooves ‘snap’ to the beat.] You can then refine the track by using different groove clips for the various sections of your song. Later, you can come back and ‘overdub’ additional cymbals, tom hits, etc by using a keyboard or other MIDI controller (I use an old Roland Octapad) like the previous reply said. If you’re really good at playing drums on a controller, you could forego the EZ grooves and actually ‘play’ your own performance. But you need to be recording your MIDI performance. Mouse-clicking on a drum like you were doing is only for preview of that drum’s sound.

Your drum track will get more and more refined and realistic as you tweak your EZ track. For instance, remove high hat notes when in a tom fill. You should try to think like a drummer and say to yourself, ‘what can a real drummer play with 2 feet and 2 hands at any given moment?”.

Good Luck, Steve

[seibertdr]

I know this is an old post, but how do I actually get the tracks into CuBase from EZDrummer. I created an instrument track, brought up EZDrummer and selected the groove that I wanted to use. I tried drag and drop, I tried right clicking and adding (no option). I am stuck. Could really use some help.

Thanks.

[BigJguitar]

You have to use a Midi track in order to drag the beats from EZ Drummer to any DAW your using. Im sorry but I use Sonar X1 and things im sure will be different for Cubase, but heres a rule: if you have a VST synth rack load EZD that way. You need to have both an instrument tack (which will allow you to control the sound of the entire kit) and also a Midi Track (this allows editing and creation of beats). Make sure that BOTH TRACKS ARE LINKED TO EZD! Theres more to this, alot more, but lets see if this helps get you started feel free to ask more questions.

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