Cymbals volume

[edo80]

I finally upgraded from EZD2 to SD3, and when opening a midi file I made with EZD2, the cymbals in SD3 are barely audible, no matter what preset I use. What am I doing wrong?? The only solution I found is to set the velocity curve from 110 to 127, but I suppose that would not be the correct way of fixing this…

Any help?? Thanks in advance!

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.2.3
Operating system: macOS Mojave (10.14)

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[monospace]

Cymbals in SD3 are notoriously weak in terms of relative volume. What I usually do is bump up the overheads dramatically (up to +10), and reduce the volume of the other drums in the OH mixer channel(s), and call it a day.

Alternatively, you could select each cymbal separately and increase the volume in the sidebar. The effect is subtly different; I find that going through the mixer makes for a more pleasant (less harsh) balance.

E-drummer. eDrumIn trigger interface with various Roland trigger pads. MacBook Pro (mid-2015); MacOS High Sierra; Logic Pro X 10.4.8. Superior Drummer user since 2009.

• This post was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by monospace.

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