"Follow Host" works but SD3 measure numbers are incorrect

[Billy Dreskin]

Using Pro Tools 2018. SD3 working fine but I’ve noticed that, with “Follow Host” activated, my measure numbers aren’t changing when Pro Tools indicates a time signature change. So with most of the song in 4/4, occasionally I have one bar in 2/4 and then back to 4/4. SD3 will only count in 4, not in 2, and so my measure numbers (in SD3) are messed up.

Anyone got some insight for me?

Thanks,
Billy

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[Einar Freberg]

Hi Billy, It’s Billy!

I use Logic Pro X but I noticed something similar.  I have a song with a tempo change.  When I click play in the DAW, with Follow Host selected in SD3, everything drum-wise sounds/plays like it should when the tempo shifts.  However, nothing visually changes (tempo-wise) in SD3 during those parts.  By playing the song’s drums just in SD3, my tempo stays constant throughout (even though Follow Host) is selected.  From an O.C.D. standpoint, that is really annoying!

What I usually do is manually ‘edit tempo’ within SD3 to mimic the DAW which is basically just duplicating the work.  In your case, you’d have to ‘edit time signature’ to mimic what you have the DAW doing.  There might be another workaround (an automatic one) but I haven’t found it, either.

Ultimately, I make my tempo & time signature shifts in the DAW & play/stop from the DAW.  Before finally saving the drum midi, though, I manually make things match the song at the end of the song process.

I’m not sure that I have helped ya but I didn’t want to leave another Billy feeling like he’s alone in the issue.

[Billy Dreskin]

Thanks, Billy. Good to know I’m not alone.

If you don’t mind, would you walk me through how to “edit tempo.” My own OCD wants it to show properly as well, but I can’t figure out how to not edit the entire song’s temple but only the measure(s) that I need.

Thanks!

Billy

[Scott]

Billy Dreskin wrote:

Using Pro Tools 2018. SD3 working fine but I’ve noticed that, with “Follow Host” activated, my measure numbers aren’t changing when Pro Tools indicates a time signature change. So with most of the song in 4/4, occasionally I have one bar in 2/4 and then back to 4/4. SD3 will only count in 4, not in 2, and so my measure numbers (in SD3) are messed up.

Anyone got some insight for me?

Thanks,

Billy

If you have Follow Host enabled, then will the playback of the MIDI on Superior’s time line follow the time changes etc. in the host. However, to get it visually correct, with the bars and division in Superior Drummer 3, you must manually edit that – or import a tempo map, created in the DAW.

Superior Drummer 3 (or any other plugin) can’t tell the DAW to follow something – so changes made in Superior Drummer 3 won’t be reflected in the DAW:s timeline.

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
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[Jeremiahjude]

I am watching a vid on how to take a file from SP3 and add to a track in my daw

on the vid I see the follow host button but it is missing on my copy.

does this have something to do w Standalone?

which is what?

any Insights, a bit maddening to see it on the “tutorial” yes missing in my sp3

purchased 2 days ago

 

thanks

J

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.2.4
Operating system: Windows 10

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

[Scott]

Jeremiahjude wrote:

I am watching a vid on how to take a file from SP3 and add to a track in my daw

on the vid I see the follow host button but it is missing on my copy.

does this have something to do w Standalone?

which is what?

any Insights, a bit maddening to see it on the “tutorial” yes missing in my sp3

purchased 2 days ago

 

thanks

J

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.2.4
Operating system: Windows 10

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

The Follow Host is only available when you load S3 in a host (DAW).

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

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