robodelfyHI
I just paid to upgrade to Ezdrummer 3 and bought an Expansion. I want all the samples on an external SSD as I don’t have space on my main drive. The ToonTrack Product manager doesnt seem to allow for alternate install locations
I followed the only advice I’ve found from Toontrack, so copy the whole folder from Library/application support/Ezdrummer and then point Ezdrummer to it afterwards.
So I moved the Ezdrummer 2 and 3 Core libraries and my expansions to the external drive, and then open Ezdrummer 3 and it says ‘please install Ezdrummer 3 core library’. There is no option to locate it.
Then if I go to ‘Settings/libraries and paths’ It shows Library/application support/Ezdrummer, and if I click it has ‘Locate Folder’ but its greyed out! So I can’t do anything
its driving me mad, as I really need to use this. Please help me Toontrack! it should be simpler than this
Olof HermanssonHi,
You need to move the EZDrummer folder, so that it no longer exists in /Library/Application Support. Then you can use Locate Folder (after restarting EZdrummer 3).
Olof Hermansson - Toontrack
Coder
Kevin MulvihillNope that no longer works. What a crappy part of the UI this is. What an absolute hassle. Here’s how to code it: When the library can’t be found open Settings / Library/Paths as you currently do. Then, enable Locate Path on the flyout menu on the right. This is currently disabled. You probably turned it off while testing, but all we need is an Open Dialog so we can p0int to the files and then you grab the new install path. It’s simple. Really folks you shouldn’t be putting your users through this. I’m just going to download everything again. You can do better, Olof!
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Thanked by: ChrissoMacKevin MulvihillMan, I can’t believe this. So I just chugged down the EZ Drummer 3 core library and went to install AND IT DOESN’T ALLOW ME TO CHOOSE MY OWN INSTALL DIRECTORY. WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU FOLKS THINKING? How absolutely inconsiderate you are!
So, OK, tell me now how to get this over to an external drive. Thanks.
Kevin MulvihillAlright, it just went to the Downloads folder. But the installer doesn’t work. The first file – … Kick/highlight-white_R.png could not be copied. The error says the operation couldn’t be completed. Operation not permitted.
And it still didn’t allow me to select my drive and folder. This is crazy!
Sheesh! OK, there’s nothing left for me to do except wait for your guidance. You wore me down.
BradAlright, it just went to the Downloads folder. But the installer doesn’t work. The first file – … Kick/highlight-white_R.png could not be copied. The error says the operation couldn’t be completed. Operation not permitted.
And it still didn’t allow me to select my drive and folder. This is crazy!
Sheesh! OK, there’s nothing left for me to do except wait for your guidance. You wore me down.
Hi
Are you upgrading from EZDrummer 2? Do you have any EZXs installed?
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JohnHi Kevin,
please use the Product Manager to Download, Install and manage your Toontrack products.
Please also specify your OS and what Toontrack product you already have installed and working. If there is no previous installation of EZdrummer or Superior Drummer on your system, you can Customise the installation, otherwise you need to move the ‘EZHOME’ repository where Toontrack MIDI and EZX’s are stored according to the FAQ:
https://www.toontrack.com/faq/how-do-i-move-the-sounds-for-ezdrummer-2/
This info applies to EZdrummer 3 as well.
BR,
John
John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor
Olof HermanssonHi Kevin,
It sounds like you have selected a location which is write-protected, so that moving the current folder may not be possible. If you open Terminal (in Applications > Utilities), and copy/paste the following command (all text in the box below) to the Terminal window and press Enter, the path should be cleared.
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c 'Delete :SourcePath' /Users/Shared/Toontrack/Preferences/com.toontrack.superior.auezdrummer.plist
The core library installer will then allow you select a location. Select a newly created, empty folder named EZDrummer or something like that on the external disk where you want EZXs and drum MIDI to be installed.
Olof Hermansson - Toontrack
Coder
Kevin MulvihillDang! I wrote a response a few days ago and I don’t see it here in this thread. OK, so I will give multiple responses to each of you. I still have the problem.
Olof wrote that I need to “move the EZDrummer folder, so that it no longer exists in /Library/Application Support. Then you can use Locate Folder (after restarting EZdrummer 3).” I have moved the folder contents to where it should go. There is nothing in /Library/Application Support. When I launch EZD3, it correctly notes the library path isn’t correct. But Locate Folder has NEVER been enabled and isn’t enabled now. Presets still point back to /Library/Application Support even though there is absolutely nothing there for EZD3. So this doesn’t work.
See photo below. The correct library path is shown except that, in the Toontrack directory, it should be pointing to the EZD3 subdirectory. The correct structure is shown in the second capture.
Kevin MulvihillI didn’t upgrade from EZD2. I bought EZD3. I have one EZX as shown in the prior capture – UK Pop.
Kevin MulvihillJohn, I saw the “HOW DO I MOVE THE SOUNDS FOR EZDRUMMER 2” page. There is no Browse button and Locate Folder is never enabled. As noted earlier, I did move the files where I wanted them. EZD3 just doesn’t allow me to edit the path. There is EZ HOME directory that I could see.
I do use the Product Manager to Download, Install and manage my Toontrack products. When I moved SD3 to this drive, I went into Product Manager, Installation Info, and changed the paths there. Easy. EZD3, in Product Manager, doesn’t give me any options here. See capture. All the other TT products work. SD3 is on the correct drive where I wish to store samples (Samples 2), while EZ Keys and EZ Bass are still in Application Support. I’d like to move them too, but am concerned about creating this same issue.
Finally, Olof, that external drive is definitely not write-protected. I write to it all the time and I can easily move files around on it too.
OK, so I can see all these posts up in the thread. I await your wisdom about how to fix this.
P.S. I am very computer savvy, having been a developer before. If there is a config file I can edit to change the path I am definitely competent to do that.
Thanks.
Kevin MulvihillFWIW, I also have Contemporary R&B Grooves and Electronic Beats MIDI. So not just the one add on to EZD3. OK, that is all for now.
BradFWIW, I also have Contemporary R&B Grooves and Electronic Beats MIDI. So not just the one add on to EZD3. OK, that is all for now.
EZdrummer version: 3.0.6
Operating system: macOS Ventura (13)
In your screen print from Finder it shows EZD3, UK Pop and Superior Drummer SDXs, in your original post you mentioned EZD2 and EZD3 Core libraries, where are the EZD2 Libraries located and does EZD3 find them?
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
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Kevin MulvihillHi Brad, no I never had EZD2. I started on EZD3. It’s somewhere up there in all my notes… I was referred to the EZD2 page by John though, that’s probably what you saw… appreciate your reply…
I got a Mac Studio too. Beast.
BradHi Brad, no I never had EZD2. I started on EZD3. It’s somewhere up there in all my notes… I was referred to the EZD2 page by John though, that’s probably what you saw… appreciate your reply…
I got a Mac Studio too. Beast.
EZdrummer version: 3.0.6
Operating system: macOS Ventura (13)
Ugh… what I saw was the original post, sorry about that.
On your sample2 drive under the Toontrack folder I see EZDrummer 3, MIDI and Superior Drummer. Could you try shutting down EZD3, move the MIDI folder out from the Toontrack folder (not the MIDI sub-folder in the EZDrummer 3).
Start EZD3 and see if it let’s you navigate to the EZDrummer 3 sub-folder under Toontrack.
Yeah I replaced a 2014 iMac with the Mac Studio it is indeed a beast.
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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