EZD3 and Reaper – can’t move between mac and windows

[Chris Presnell]

When I add EZD3 to a Reaper project in Windows,...

When I add EZD3 to a Reaper project in Windows, the plugin can not be opened when I switch into MacOS. If I add EZD3 to a Reaper project while in MacOS, the plugin is not openable when I switch to Windows. So the plugin instance can only be opened when on the same platform it was instanced on (windows to windows, mac to mac). I’m using Windows 10 and 11, MacOS Big Sur and Reaper 6.70 along with EZD3, latest version as of this moment.

When I try the same thing using Pro Tools 2022.10 with the AAX version of EZD3, no problems. I can open the plugin from either Windows or MacOS and it doesn’t matter what I was running when I added the instance to the test session.

Is it a VST3 issue or is it specific to Reaper? I don’t have Cubase installed on Windows (no hard drive space left) so I can’t check the VST3 of EZD3 in Cubase.

EZdrummer version: 3.0.5

• This topic was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by Chris Presnell. Reason: clarification

When I add EZD3 to a Reaper project in Windows, the plugin can not be opened when I switch into MacOS. If I add EZD3 to a Reaper project while in MacOS, the plugin is not openable when I switch to Windows. So the plugin instance can only be opened when on the same platform it was instanced on (windows to windows, mac to mac). I’m using Windows 10 and 11, MacOS Big Sur and Reaper 6.70 along with EZD3, latest version as of this moment.

When I try the same thing using Pro Tools 2022.10 with the AAX version of EZD3, no problems. I can open the plugin from either Windows or MacOS and it doesn’t matter what I was running when I added the instance to the test session.

Is it a VST3 issue or is it specific to Reaper? I don’t have Cubase installed on Windows (no hard drive space left) so I can’t check the VST3 of EZD3 in Cubase.

EZdrummer version: 3.0.5

• This topic was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by Chris Presnell. Reason: clarification

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[Svetsor]

Any news on this? We spend a lot of time investigating this thinking the problem was on our side before finding this thread.

[KVP]

Now it´s my turn to ask if there are any news on this?

I just bought the mac mini m4 and transferred all my files and projects from windows pc. Most virtual instruments work fine when crossing over, but EZdrummer 3 does not 🙁 I use Cubase 13.

I have read the workarounds here but this just means so much wasted time and having to go over all my projects on the windows pc and then transfer everything once again.

EZdrummer version: 3.0.6
Operating system: macOS Sequoia (15)

[Chris Presnell]

Unfortunately, no developments on this. Your only hope is to export the preset from each project that has customized drumkit settings (non-default) as mentioned in my prior workaround. The issue affects all daw’s that use VST. That means there is no problem when using Pro Tools across the two O.S. platforms since PT uses its own proprietary AAX format which doesn’t have the bug/flaw. I use a lot of DAW’s including Cubase, Studio One, Reaper and sometimes Cakewalk so I’ve just avoided all but Pro Tools whenever I can, just due to this bug/flaw.

Hopefully they won’t repeat this mistake when they come out with EZD4 but that doesn’t help those of us on EZD3. Even then, it will be a different plugin so it probably still won’t directly open existing projects done with EZD.

My recommendation, rather than spending the time to export/import pc to mac for everything all at once, it might be more efficient to just export/import each time you need to work on one of those older sessions. Guess it depends on how many projects you have and how long you’ll still have your PC rig all set up to be able to load the old projects for settings export.

EZdrummer version: 3.0.6
Operating system: macOS Sonoma (14)

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Thanked by: KVP

[Olof Hermansson]

BEST ANSWER

Long overdue but the new update, EZdrummer 3.1.0, has a solution for this: https://www.toontrack.com/faq/the-os-compatibility-for-vst-3-toggle-in-ezdrummer-3/

EZdrummer version: 3.1.0

Olof Hermansson - Toontrack
Coder

Long overdue but the new update, EZdrummer 3.1.0, has a solution for this: https://www.toontrack.com/faq/the-os-compatibility-for-vst-3-toggle-in-ezdrummer-3/

EZdrummer version: 3.1.0

Olof Hermansson - Toontrack
Coder

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Thanked by: janodin, Tony Lindh, Chris Presnell and 1 other.

[Chris Presnell]

HOORAY!!! and Thank YOU very much!!! Putting a switch in the plugin is a great work-around.

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Thanked by: John

[Tony Lindh]

I just tried on an old Win-project and can confirm that it works on Cubase 14, macOS 15.4.1. Yes!!! Thanks!!

EZdrummer version: 3.1.0
Operating system: macOS Sequoia (15)

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Thanked by: John and Petter

[janodin]

Olof Hermansson wrote:

BEST ANSWER

Long overdue but the new update, EZdrummer 3.1.0, has a solution for this: https://www.toontrack.com/faq/the-os-compatibility-for-vst-3-toggle-in-ezdrummer-3/

EZdrummer version: 3.1.0

Long overdue but the new update, EZdrummer 3.1.0, has a solution for this: https://www.toontrack.com/faq/the-os-compatibility-for-vst-3-toggle-in-ezdrummer-3/

EZdrummer version: 3.1.0

That’s awesome, thanks to you folks for taking the time to put a solution in for it. Seems sensible reading the release notes, downloading!

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