EZX Action! Reverb

[Mike P]

Greetings:

I just purchased the EZX Action! add-on.  I can’t seem to find it but is there a way to turn off the reverb in this kit using Superior Drummer 3?  Thanks in advance!

Mike

Operating system: Windows 10

www.mikeplas.com

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[John]

Hi,

easiest would be to open the Mixer and Mute the Reverb channel(s).

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[Mike P]

Hi John,

I’ve attached a screenshot of Action! in the latest version of Superior 3 and I don’t see a channel for Reverb.  I tried muting FX but that didn’t mute the reverb.

Operating system: Windows 10

www.mikeplas.com

[John]

Hi Mike,

I’m sorry but there is no screen shot attached to your post.

Which Preset are you using?
I attach a screen shot of my Mixer with the Apocalypse Preset. Note that some Instruments are sampled with Reverb in this EZX, i.e. they sound wet in the Close channel.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[Mike P]

Hi John,

It’s odd that you can’t see the jpg of the Mixer Window in Superior 3 because I can see it clearly in my last post.  I’ve attached it again below and linked it to a different source.

As for your question, I’m not using any preset kits and have never used a preset in more than 20 years since becoming a Toontrack user.  I pull up a kit, zero out absolutely everything and I create my own kits.  I’ve tried to do that with Action! but again, there is no Mixer Channel for Reverb and no effects are loaded into individual channels.

Hopefully, you’ll be able to see the jpeg.  Thanks for the assistance!

Mike

www.mikeplas.com

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[Scott]

Mike P wrote:

Hi John,

It’s odd that you can’t see the jpg of the Mixer Window in Superior 3 because I can see it clearly in my last post.  I’ve attached it again below and linked it to a different source.

As for your question, I’m not using any preset kits and have never used a preset in more than 20 years since becoming a Toontrack user.  I pull up a kit, zero out absolutely everything and I create my own kits.  I’ve tried to do that with Action! but again, there is no Mixer Channel for Reverb and no effects are loaded into individual channels.

Hopefully, you’ll be able to see the jpeg.  Thanks for the assistance!

Mike

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If you’re using the default kit, you are hearing how the samples were sampled. If you’re hearing a reverb sound, its built in to the samples and part of the sound as John points out.

BTW, your pervious post doesn’t show a screenshot for me either.

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[Mike P]

Well, this is a bummer.  Had I known that reverb was built into these samples (which is why I asked how I could turn it off) I wouldn’t have purchased this EXZ because I want to use Lexicon & TC VSS3 reverbs as I see fit.

Am I able to return or re-sell this product?  I own more than 75 of your products and this is the first time I’ve come across a kit that had built-in reverb. This product is just not going to work for me, at all and I’m really bummed out over this purchase now.

www.mikeplas.com

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[Mike P]

Also, I have no idea why you guys can’t see the screenshot because I can see it clearly on my iPad and my PC.  Super strange.

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[Scott]

Mike P wrote:

Well, this is a bummer.  Had I known that reverb was built into these samples (which is why I asked how I could turn it off) I wouldn’t have purchased this EXZ because I want to use Lexicon & TC VSS3 reverbs as I see fit.

Am I able to return or re-sell this product?  I own more than 75 of your products and this is the first time I’ve come across a kit that had built-in reverb. This product is just not going to work for me, at all and I’m really bummed out over this purchase now.

• This post was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by Mike P.

You are free to sell it as long as you follow the license transfer guidelines as shown in the below FAQ

https://www.toontrack.com/faq/transfer-of-license-and-multiple-installs-important-information/

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[Mike P]

Thanks, Scott.  I’m not gonna lie, I’ve been a HUGE fan of Toontrack until this purchase but I will be very hesitant to purchase any new kits in the future.

I’m still absolutely floored that Toontrack created a scoring kit yet doused all of the samples in either reverb or room mics.  Not one reviewer said that the reverb was built-in to the samples.  I’m just floored and at a loss for words as to the short-sightedness of this EZX.

www.mikeplas.com

[Scott]

Mike P wrote:

Thanks, Scott.  I’m not gonna lie, I’ve been a HUGE fan of Toontrack until this purchase but I will be very hesitant to purchase any new kits in the future.

I’m still absolutely floored that Toontrack created a scoring kit yet doused all of the samples in either reverb or room mics.  Not one reviewer said that the reverb was built-in to the samples.  I’m just floored and at a loss for words as to the short-sightedness of this EZX.

I don’t believe every kit piece was recorded with reverb or room sound built in but they were recorded as the producers intended. Some distant mic’d sounds. Acoustic drums and drum machines. Designed for soundtracks and soundscapes.

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[Mike P]

Hi Scott,

I realize what it was designed for, which is why I purchased it.  But slathering the snare and toms in reverb isn’t helpful when you’re composing and producing Promos and Trailers, especially when endings need to be dry, or stems need to be delivered and so on.  I literally have no control over those samples, which makes them worthless to me.

www.mikeplas.com

[Scott]

Mike P wrote:

Hi Scott,

I realize what it was designed for, which is why I purchased it.  But slathering the snare and toms in reverb isn’t helpful when you’re composing and producing Promos and Trailers, especially when endings need to be dry, or stems need to be delivered and so on.  I literally have no control over those samples, which makes them worthless to me.

I’m sorry you are not happy. I’m afraid I can’t offer much more support than that in this case.

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[Mike P]

Well, for starters, it should be mentioned on the product page that Reverb is included in many of the samples and it cannot be turned off or muted.

Had that been listed on your website or Sweetwater’s website, where I purchased the EZX, it would have not only saved me time, I wouldn’t have spent $79 dollars plus tax for a sample library that doesn’t fit my needs or criteria.

www.mikeplas.com

[Scott]

Mike P wrote:

Well, for starters, it should be mentioned on the product page that Reverb is included in many of the samples and it cannot be turned off or muted.

Had that been listed on your website or Sweetwater’s website, where I purchased the EZX, it would have not only saved me time, I wouldn’t have spent $79 dollars plus tax for a sample library that doesn’t fit my needs or criteria.

Quite a few of the samples for each kit piece categories are offered as audio samples on the product page.

I’ll pass on your suggestion to the marketing department regarding the sample descriptions.

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[Bear-Faced Cow]

Considering that you are in SD3, why not apply an envelope to your kit piece to tame the ambience?

jord

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