Noob question – quantizing messing up my tempo

[itm]

I’m trying out EZ Drummer 2, using it with Reaper. I want to create a custom pattern from the ground up, using the virtual midi keyboard in Reaper (well, actually using the physical keys on the PC keyboard). I have two problems – firstly I can’t find any key which maps to the kick drum. However the main problem is that I can’t get quantizing to work….
If I tap out and record a basic beat on the snare in real time it sounds more-or-less decent. If I then quantize it (1/4, 1/8 or 1/16) it completely messes up the rhythm – i.e. I was hoping that it would time-correct it but instead stretches it completely out of time. Have I missed something?

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[John]

Hi,

Kick would be ‘Z’, Snare ‘X’ with the Default virtual keyboard.

Are you recording to a Metronome in Reaper? I.e. are you tapping your beat to the Reaper internal tempo?
If not, Quantizing will place your notes completely out of time.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[itm]

Ah recording with the Reaper metronome seems to be the secret – thanks.

Still no luck with the kick drum though – the Z key triggers the open hi-hat. N and M both trigger the snare.
????

[itm]

I just discovered that I needed to use the arrow keys in Reaper to transpose the virtual midi keyboard to the correct range for the EZ Drummer kit. Doh!

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