EZ Drummer EQ question.

[setesh]

I run Pro Tool 8 le and have the EZ drummer plug in installed.

Does Pro Tools and EZ drummer share their EQ settings or do I have to set up my Pro Tools track EQ separately from the EQ that EZ Drummer comes with?

The reason that I ask this is because I seem to be getting two different sounding drum kits in Volume and intensity.

Cheers,
Setesh

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[John]

Hi,

you need to clarify how you set things up in your Pro Tools Session and what you mean with “the EQ that EZdrummer comes with”?
Are you referring to the EZmix plugin?

BR,
John

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[Mantis3d]

Ok, finally remembered my log in information..

This is what I mean:

I create a new stereo instrument track and then assign EZDrummer to it. The EZDrummer window pops open and from there I can view the kits mixer. everything sounds fine when I click on the individual drums within this pop up window. When I enter in to the edit mode (midi editor) and start building my drum patterns the drums sound washed out and weak. I am wondering if I have to re mix the drums after I place them in the midi editor or should they retain there mix from the EZDrummer pop up window mixer/application?

If I have to mix them it’s not that big of a deal I just want to make sure that it’s supposed to be like that and not something that I am doing wrong.

my set up for the EZDrummer track is:

1. 1x “Stereo Instrument” track
2. 6x “Auxiliary In” tracks assigned to there respective mixing channels.

I think I may be over looking something but for the life of me I can not wrap my brain around it.

Thanks so much for the help!

Cheers,
Dave
 

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[Rogue]

broadly speaking, clicking on the drums is equivalent to sending a high MIDI velocity to EZDrummer. So what you describe is merely the result of a drum track made of mid (or low) velocity events.

I recommend checking ProTools’ documentation and more generally learn about MIDI, at least superficially if you are going to write your own drum tracks. The velocity knob in EZdrummer might also be of help but it depends what you are trying to do.

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[Brad]

When you mouse click a drum in the graphic, I think it plays at or around maximum velocity. When you drag and drop grooves to your instrument track, the velocities will not be at maximum level. So you can try a couple of things, using the MIDI Editor in PT, change the velocity of the notes or use the velocity sweep control in EZD to adjust the velocity.

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[Mantis3d]

Thanks for the help guys!

After reading both of your posts and removing my head from my my nether regions I managed to sort it all out. It will take a little more time to write out my drum lines but no big deal, it’ll be well worth it in the end. To summarize for those that might find themselves in the same situation that I was, here is a real quick basic explanation for the solution or the no brainer  fix to my question.

1. Open Pro Tools
2. Create a new track (Settings: Stereo, Instrument)
3. Add EZDrummer instrument plug-in (left click “inserts A-E, multichannel plug-in, Instrument, EZDrummer (Stereo))
4. Open Midi Editor (right click track field or keyboard short cut (right windows icon and “+ key” together)
5. Add a sound (left click anywhere in editor window)
6. Change note velocity at the bottom of the window or exit the midi editor window to the track view and expand the track (little arrow at the bottom of the colored part of the track label) and uniformly adjust the velocity for the entire track.
7. Adjust volumes for specific track bits  if you have multiple tracks covering your drum kit.

I hope this helps other people who are to afraid to admit to being the “New Guy” to this sort of thing.

Thanks again!

Cheers,
David

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