How to connect my electronic drums to SD3 via audio interface?

[Nokturat]

(Disclaimer: I’m a noob when it comes to all of this stuff so this might be a stupid question lol.)

I have looked through the internet for days now and I am still unsure of how exactly I am supposed to connect my electronic drums to SD3 using an audio interface. I just want to use SD3 to replace the crappy sounds of my alesis with SD3’s sounds, however there is a big latency that I am told an audio interface could fix.

Could someone please tell me what I need to be looking for on an audio interface before I buy one, as well as how to connect my e drums to it and how to connect the audio interface to my laptop to work with SD3. Thank you.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.3
Operating system: Windows 10

• This post was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by Nokturat.

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[John]

Hi,

you need an audio interface with low latency drivers. RME, Focusrite, Presonus and Universal Audio are examples of companies making them.

BR,
John

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[Mark King]

That’s a lot of questions. I suggest a lot of reading on what midi is and how this works with audio etc as it will be a learning curve.
I don’t know what Alesis you have or if it has midi over usb? If it doesn’t have midi over usb then the audio interface will need to have midi interfaces as well. Basic instructions are: midi out of Alesis to midi in of audio interface. In sd3 settings choose the audio interface and the midi interface. Choose an edrum setting for your kit. Listen to the output from your audio interface.

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[Shootie]

I personally wouldn’t claim an audio interface can make it work until I knew you had decent enough computer specs. I recommend posting those as well.

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[Nokturat]

I am using an alesis crimson pro 2. The module has a USB b output for MIDI. What kind of inputs and outputs would I be looking for on an audio interface for this kind of setup?

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.3
Operating system: Windows 10

[Brad]

Shootie wrote:

I personally wouldn’t claim an audio interface can make it work until I knew you had decent enough computer specs. I recommend posting those as well.

+1 on @shootie’s reply. A computer that doesn’t meet certain software and hardware specifications will be problematic, regardless of the interface.

What computer will you be running SD3 on? Processor, RAM, storage type (SSD, Spinning disk, etc).

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.3
Operating system: macOS Monterey (12)

Mac Studio M1 Max, RAM 64 GB, 1TB Drive, OSX 12.x/13.x and Windows 10 (VM)
DAW: Studio One Pro (always up to date)
DTX Express III (Extreme triggers), Nektar LX88
OWC Thunderbay Mini (4 X 1TB Sata SSD), Express 4M2 (4 X 2TB M.2 SSD), Envoy Express (1TB M.2 SSD)
Presonus Quantum, Faderport & Faderport 8
Black Lion Sparrow Mk2 A/D, FMR-RNP-RNC, MIDI Xpress 128, BM5A, KRK VXT4, Equator D5
2020 Macbook Pro 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Audio(mobile rig)

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