Logic Drum Kit Designer Map

[Bear-Faced Cow]

Now that EZD3 allows us to create custom drum mappings, I have created a mapping for Logic’s Drummer for those of us who like to use Drummer. I’m still working out the kinks in it, but it seems to play pretty nicely so far with EZD3. All you should need to do is unZIP the attached file and drop it into your EdrumPresets folder. Once you do that, simply load a Drummer Track in Logic and replace the instrument with EZD3. Then load the map in the MIDI/E-drum Settings.

Let me know if you find any problems with it.

Have Fun! I am!

jord

P.S. I will work on a mapping for GarageBand soon (I’m having too much fun with Logic right now 😀 )

EZdrummer version: 3.0.0
Operating system: macOS Big Sur (11)

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

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[Örjan Benzinger]

Thank you very much!

Just what I needed.

[Bear-Faced Cow]

Cool! Let me know if you find any quirks or anomalies with it. Logic leaves it a bit wide open for interpretation with respect to EZD3, so I am probably going to make a few variations and stick them in a public OneDrive folder.

jord

EZdrummer version: 3.0.0
Operating system: macOS Big Sur (11)

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

[bishop55]

Hi Jordan!really appreciate the map for Logic. How did you make that map? Is it a function in EZ drummer 3? The manual mentions making custom mappings for like Slate drums for example and says it is possible but when I look at the midi window they indicate, it is just a map of e-drums and a place to pit user presets, but I don’t see how to create one! Thanks so much!!

EZdrummer version: 3.0.5
Operating system: macOS Ventura (13)

[Bear-Faced Cow]

That window is where you create your mapping. Click on the note number (or key if you are displaying it) and you can either enter it by hand or use the Learn button. You then save it as a preset. That’s all there is to it.

Apple supplies the MIDI information for Drummer. All I needed to do was take that info and enter it into the map save it as a new map.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

[DASVOX Auf den Gott]

You sir ROCK!!! I don’t have the patience or attention span. You are a hero, my friend.

EZdrummer version: 3.0.6
Operating system: macOS Ventura (13)

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[ology]

Oops. Wrong place! Sorry Bear-Faced Cow!

EZdrummer version: 3.0.6
Operating system: macOS Sonoma (14)

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[cyril blanc]

Hello Jord

I cannot find the EdrumPresets folder

I am with Logic 11.1

Does anybody have the Logic’s “Map Instrument” for EZDrummer 3 ?

I have start to make it, it’s a hell !

 

 

 

 

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Cyril Blanc

[Bear-Faced Cow]

You don’t map Logic to EZ Drummer. It’s the other way around.

This is also an old set. Newer posts contain updated maps with the EDrumPresets folder that you drop into your EZ Drummer user area as indicated in your settings.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

[cyril blanc]

Bear-Faced Cow wrote:

You don’t map Logic to EZ Drummer. It’s the other way around.

This is also an old set. Newer posts contain updated maps with the EDrumPresets folder that you drop into your EZ Drummer user area as indicated in your settings.

jord

Hello Jordan

Thanks for your answer

I have found the EDrumPresets folder ; it is strange that the finder would not find it.

Do you have the link for the more recent version.

Many thanks

If you have Logic’s Map Instrument for EZ Drummer I will be very thanksfull

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Cyril Blanc

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[Bear-Faced Cow]

If your EZ Drummer user folder is within your Application Support folder, Spotlight won’t index it for searching. Mine is on my iCloud Drive.

As I said before, Logic doesn’t map to EZ Drummer. EZ Drummer maps to Logic via the session players. Considering that you stated in a different that you are using the piano roll (which is pretty much the hard way these days – you should look into the Grid Editor), there is no need for maps since you are entering the notes directly.

However you can find the latest maps here.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

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[Örjan Benzinger]

Thank you for theese new and updated maps.

On my system the E-drum folder is in the user library ie: User/Library/Application Support/Toontrack/EZdrummer 3/EdrumPresets

I put the files in there and EZD found them after a relaunch.

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[cyril blanc]

Thanks for the new maps.

I have select the Logic map in EZD, what do you do after ?

 

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Cyril Blanc

[cyril blanc]

Hello

I have started to do the job so it is possible play Logic’s Drummer and MIDI GM tracks by EZD

You convert the track to Midi and you drag the it on a Mapped Instrument that is link to the EZD instrument

It is not so difficult, there a only a few instrument that are not on the same note.

The only problem is you need to have a large screen so you can map the instrument. Doing this on my MacBook Pro is not very easy. At home I have two 49″ screen !

As soon I have finish it I will give it to try.

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Cyril Blanc

[Bear-Faced Cow]

Let me start off by stating that the maps were intended to be used with Logic Pro 11 Session Player Drummers themselves and are tested for correctness solely in that context. The are checked regularly against both the Session Players and Apple’s help documentation as they reserve the rights to change their own mappings as they further develop their Session Players (which they have been doing).

Using them the way you are is not only a more tedious and difficult way of writing drum parts, but is only setting yourself up for errors as things change within Apple’s own environment.  Not to mention that you are creating a nightmare of a management solution. All of this can easily be accomplished within the Grid Editor of EZ Drummer 3.

Not to mention that you can save all of your grooves independently of any project or DAW and use them at will in any project. Editing in EZ Drummer is also way faster than using the piano roll in Logic. Greater selection of articulations. Far more drum related tools. Not to mention, no mapping required. Highly suggest you look into using EZ Drummer for your groove creation and management. If you want to use the maps, it is best to use them as they were intended.

This is coming from a 35+ year Logic user as well as being a 45+ drum programmer.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

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[cyril blanc]

Hello Jordan

We are not going to fight 😉

There are two approach. Using Logic is very simple as Logic is analysing the track depending of the arrangement track to automatically define the drum track.
It give you very quickly a drum track with fills placed

If you want to improve it you will have to use the Piano Roll, there are not much difference between the grid editor of SDZ3, I will say that the grid editor of SDZ3 is much more sexy 😉

The other advantage is that if you have a piece and you want to use it’s drum track with the GREAT SOUND of SZD3 it is very simple. Just drag the track on the Mapped Instrument

Is it possible in SZD3 to give a score to the drummer that is going to play your song live ?

The first Mapped Instrument I am doing will only contain the instruments used in Logic.
The second one will contains all the 127 instruments of SDZ3 (end of March)

I am a drummer too, since more than 50 years, I am 74 ;(
Before I was doing my drums tracks with my Ludwig Long Lugs and my Zildjian cymbals, recording it with 14 microphones, but as my little finger is now half paralyse  I cannot hold my stick anymore. I had all the instruments for my band (except guitars) in my studio and I gave them to a children association.

 

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Cyril Blanc

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