How do you rename a custom groove?

[Mike Black]

I’ve been creating some custom “grooves” (MIDI regions) with SD3. They all have the same name: “Hi-Hat Tight Edge.” How do I change these names to something will help me tell them apart? Each one has different patterns, yet I can’t tell which is which!

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[Mike Black]

I see where you can color code the grooves, but I would like to be able to rename them so they don’t all say “Hi-Hat Tight Edge.”

[John]

Hi,

you mean on the Song Track?
That ‘name’ is reflecting what is the ‘Power Hand’.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[Tom Martini]

Is there a way to change the name to something custom? I can’t imagine that Sd3 left that feature out when EZ Drummer has it.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.1.4
Operating system: Windows 10

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[Bear-Faced Cow]

You can rename your groove in the User MIDI library, which is similar to EZD. Right click the groove and select rename in the dropdown.

jord

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[NoBruno]

1. I see how to rename a modified groove in the User MIDI library, but when I drag it to the Song Track, it shows only the Power Hand and the Generic Song Type (intro, verse, chorus, etc.) If I hover over it on the Song Track, it shows the name of the original groove that I used as my template before modifying, not the name of the modified groove as reflected in the User MIDI library. So when I look at the song in the Song Tracker, I have no information to tell me which custom grooves I used where, and I have to take copious side notes to keep track of the actual building blocks I have used. Am I missing something?
2. On a related note, even when using unmodified grooves, the information in the Song Track leaves much to be desired. Again one sees only the Power Hand and Song Type. Neither of these is actually very useful. One can see the Name by hovering, but there may be several grooves with the same name in the library, e.g. “Chorus 2.” In my opinion, it would be much better to see both Family and the Name, and to see both all the time (without hovering) so that one could quickly know exactly which groove is being used. Or again am I missing some nuance here for how the interface should be used?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.2.4
Operating system: Windows 10

[John]

Hi,

you can always right-click a groove on the Song Track and select ‘Find > Select Containing Folder in Grooves’; this will open the folder and select the groove you have used.

Your other points are subject for the wish list in Requests & Feedback, I think.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

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Thanked by: NoBruno

[NoBruno]

Hi John,

Thanks for the quick reply. “Select Containing Folder in Grooves” is helpful.

Also, thanks for letting me know about the Requests & Feedback thread. I will post my other thoughts there.

Doug

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.2.4
Operating system: Windows 10

[Lespaulcustom]

I also am looking to know how rename my grooves, so I know where the solo is etc;

[Rick McKay]

Hi Jord
I have tried renaming my “User Midi” and “User Midi” folders by using the drop down list, but as soon as I click away from it, it reverts to the default name, ie, “track 1”, or “new folder”. It’s incredibly frustration to see the function there and yet it does not work. I’m having the same problem in EZD3 (version 3.0.6) and SD3 (version 3.3.6)
Regards,
Rick

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