Midi Track Export does not Export as a Drum Midi File ?

[JohnBoy68]

I’ve also got MuseScore loaded and I use this to...

I’ve also got MuseScore loaded and I use this to produce Drum Tabs and if a Midi file is correctly configured as a Drum Midi the software will import a Midi File and write a Drum Tab for you. The Midi File produced by EZDrummer 2 seems to still be a Piano Midi File. Does anyone know how to make EZDrummer2 produce an actual Drum Midi File.

Thanks In Advance

EZdrummer version: 2.1.8
Operating system: Windows 10

I’ve also got MuseScore loaded and I use this to produce Drum Tabs and if a Midi file is correctly configured as a Drum Midi the software will import a Midi File and write a Drum Tab for you. The Midi File produced by EZDrummer 2 seems to still be a Piano Midi File. Does anyone know how to make EZDrummer2 produce an actual Drum Midi File.

Thanks In Advance

EZdrummer version: 2.1.8
Operating system: Windows 10

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[Neb]

OK, so the workaround is a hassle, but pretty simple.

Instead of exporting directly from EZD2, just drag the song into your DAW, open the piano roll and/or event viewer, select all the notes, change channel to 10, and then export the track (or ‘clip’ or ‘media item’) as a .mid file. Once you’ve done it once, it’ll take 30 seconds.

If EZD2 has an option to use channel 10 in the future, I think I’d probably use it.

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[jsvolker]

Neb wrote:

The fact that you’re the first person to notice that EZD2 uses channel 1 tells us that it isn’t important anymore.

It’s 2022, I’m using EZDrummer 3 and this is still an issue, unfortunately. I also had this issue with EZDrummer 2 before and in the Musescore forum, you will find more posts of users having the same problem.

Neb wrote:

Who is in the wrong? Probably MuseScore – ch10 for drums is a very old GM standard that no-one else really cares about now.

Neb wrote:

EZD2 ALWAYS uses channel 1 (so do many other DAWS/VSTs by the way).

My experience is different: Apart from Musescore, the only other software I’ve tried the files with is Garageband. It has the exact same issues with those midi files. Garageband has a relatively large user base. So in my opinion, this is not only an issue with Musescore and not a problem from the past. And Midi itself is a very old standard too, still going strong even though it’s not perfect.

Besides that, I’ve found another workaround using this free online Midi editor: https://signal.vercel.app/?lang=en

1. Import the midi file.
2. It will come up as Piano (again, showing there is more software interpreting midi files differently). Click on the keyboard icon to change the instrument. Check “Rhythm Track”.
3. You still need to shift some notes around (like hi-hat. Base and snare were fine for me). Eg. select all hi-hat notes and shift them up (using arrow-keys) until you can hear them played with the hi-hat sample.
4. “Save as” to export the modified Midi-file.
5. Import the new Midi-file into Garageband or Musescore. It should come up as expected.

Scott wrote:

I’ll forward this thread to the programmers.

Did you hear back from the programmers? Are there any plans to solve the issue? I think it would be best to offer an option on export to follow GM standards. Thanks for checking again.

By the way, there is a Wikipedia article about GM (General Midi) Standards that also has a list showing the mapping of percussive sounds in GM. Maybe this helps someone to understand the issue better.

EZdrummer version: 3.0.3
Operating system: macOS Monterey (12)

• This post was modified 3 years ago by jsvolker.

[jsvolker]

I’ve heard back from Toontrack support. This is their reply, unfortunately:

We do not have any updates for this MIDI export option coming to EZD3 or other current Toontrack software.

[Jumb0dude]

Hello. I am experiencing similar issues. Because of this I am having to export as Audio files. I’ve tried to export in Midi or .mid files to Guitar Pro 8 and Mixcraft and the result is a track that adds Bongos and Toms to the midi track which were not there in the first place. The whole thing sounds different to what I am hearing in EZ Drummer 3. I think it’s as a result of additional information in the programme given to the hats ( open edge or closed etc). It seems that this information is passed on in the midi file which other kits interpret as Toms and Bongos. All a big frustration and makes EZ drummer 3 not as useful as it should be in Standalone mode. Probablem is easily fixed in a DAW by adding EZ Drummer on a virtual Instrument track but I really don’t know how to work around the issue in Guitar Pro 8.

EZdrummer version: 3.0.6
Operating system: Windows 10

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