Losing Instruments in Chorus – loaded in PT9 timeline

[Ron Robson]

I’m overlooking something I know; in standalone all the drums/cymbals are were they should be, sounding like they should, mixed and ready to go. When I load into PT9’s timeline, I lose some instruments (second kick, some cymbals hits and toms), in the chorus. Need some help on trying t remedy this situation, thanks in advance.

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[Scott Eshleman]

Are you using the same standalone drum kit and mixer settings in EZDrummer when triggering it from PT9 ??

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[Brad]

Do you have the PT9 instrument configured for Stereo or Multichannel output? If Multichannel, do you have aux channels configured in PT9 to correspond to the output channels in the EZD mixer?

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[Ron Robson]

I am using the standalone drum kit and mixer settings in EZD2 when triggering it from PT9. Calling the project from the (saved in), song structure file.

I do have the PT9 instrument configured for Stereo output.

I’m just losing stuff in the chorus, rest if fine so I don’t understand………

[Scott Eshleman]

can you upload the .ptx file? (not the entire session folder, just the ptx file)

if i’m reading your post correctly, you’re saying that you are dragging the MIDI blocks from EZDrummer2’s timeline into a Pro Tools instrument track.

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[Ron Robson]

This is where I’m dragging from

[Scott Eshleman]

ok. now we’re onto something…

are you making any changes to the MIDI in the EZDrummer2’s SongTrack
after selecting a song structure from Song Structure choices there where your mouse is pointing?
If so, you’ll want to drag your MIDI from the Song Timeline at the bottom of the EZDrummer2 interface.

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[Ron Robson]

Hey gseshleman, we are onto something.

When I deleted the original layout in my timeline, and dropped in what I had saved in the song structure file, it did the same thing as in the PT timeline (dropped drums, cymbals in the chorus onlu). I deleted what I had saved in the song structure (cos its not right), and replayed what I had in my EZD2 timeline – everything is there.

How would you save this? Perhaps I should be reading a bit more……..

[Scott Eshleman]

pg 15-16 of the EZDrummer2 Operaton Manual talks briefly ’bout this,
but experience will tell you that saving a custom Song Structure that you’ve created in the Timeline
will only save the layout of the Song Parts (intro, verse, chorus, etc) as kind of a template for whatever groove you’ve dragged into the “MIDI Drop Zone”.

In other words, Song Structures do not save or contain any MIDI grooves.
If you want to save your customized MIDI as “User MIDI”, you can drag your EZD2 Timeline (in whole or just selected parts of it) to the User MIDI pane.
There are also “Save as…” menu options available from the menu immediately above on the right of Timeline.
Please note that just as dragging the Timeline into Pro Tools will not do so, saving User MIDI does not save the individual groove block divisions.

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[Ron Robson]

We got it, appreciate all your help man, much appreciated!! And look me up on FB, Ronnie Robson *Ronniedawg*

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