EzDrummer & DAW- looking for some workflow ideas

[mrgeeze]

Currently I use Logic Pro on a Mac. I just started using Midi Drum files. Most of these come from arrangements I create in Band In a Box. So far I’ve just used EZd3 as a plugin “kit” for my imported midi files. It works, it sounds good. I have a lot more control with over the midi “kit”  than I did with the single track .wav file coming out of biab

I’m doing a little bit of editing on the piano roll in Logic. That seems pretty tedious.

Wondering if there is a better way?

In case you are wondering, I’m a bit new to this.

 

Thanks,

EZdrummer version: 3.0.5
Operating system: macOS Catalina (10.15)

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[Shootie]

There are many different tools. The Grid Editor Tab may be more intuitive than a DAW’s Piano Role. The Edit Play Style feature (right click on a file in your EZD timeline to find it) can help you automate editing. And the Bandmate feature to help create beats to your riffs.

Bunch of stuff here if you’re looking for inspiration.

EZD3 Tutorials | EZBass Tutorials | Toontrack themed FB Group | Toontrack themed Discord Group

[dokrok5150]

I have a friend who is from the school of “good enough”. Meaning he uses the same grove for every verse, same groove for chorus and the same fills leading in and out of the verse/chorus. Me? I’m from the “it has to sound/feel right” school. I perform in a duo that does covers and some originals. For example we are going to cover “Sweet Home Alabama” (don’t judge me). I’ll drag the original into Studio One then see if I have something in my drum midi library that is close to the groove of the song. Then I go though the song and tweek it measure by measure so the drums are as close to the the original recording as possible. I also tempo map the song so it ebbs and flows just like us real musicians. BUT… it can be tedious. You’ll get faster the more you do it. I’d save a lot of time if I joined my friend in the school of “good enough” but I just can’t. It has to be right. His stuff sounds like a cheap drum machine. Mine rocks. I’d like to have a plug in that I could tell “extract the drumline and convert it to midi” but that is a feature my DAW (or any other that I’m aware of) doesn’t have. If your music is worth it to you… welcome to my school.

EZdrummer version: 3.0.5
Operating system: Windows 10

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