Problem bouncing audio with tempo changes/Importing MIDI tempo

[herecomesevan]

I’m using SD3 trying to bounce audio from a session with multiple tempo changes that are programmed correctly in the DAW and play back(with follow host) just fine in the plugin, but when i try to bounce the audio files the tempo doesn’t change with it. I’ve tried recording the MIDI into SD3, exporting the MIDI out of DAW and importing into SD3 to no avail. Importing tempo from MIDI file doesn’t change anything either.

Is there some step that i’m missing?

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[Mark King]

I don’t know the answer but have given up on doing this myself. It used to work fine with sd2 but it seems you have to get the temp map into SD3. If I want to split up now I tend to record the output through the multiouts into my DAW. I would prefer to use the bounce function as I did before but suffer the same problem as you as well as the beginning not lining up. SD3 seems to assume you would use its own midi but when you create a track in a DAW the tempo and time signature have to be in the DAW for all the other tracks. I don’t want to have to go through getting it all intonsd3 when I only want to use it as a plug-in vst. Frustrating.

SD3 with older sdx,s plus Rooms of Hansa and Death & Darkness. Cubase and wavelab current versions. Roland TD50x using all trigger inputs for triggering SD3 only. Windows 11 computer. Various keyboards and outboard gear as well as VST instruments. Acoustic drums: Yamaha 9000 natural wood and Pearl masters. Various snare drums. RME BabyFace Pro FS and Adam A7X monitors

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[Jacob]

herecomesevan wrote:

Is there some step that i’m missing?

If you want to Bounce with the DAW tempo map there are 2 ways:

1. Import the Tempo Map from the DAW to SD3 by using “Import Tempo from MIDI file…” in the Track menu down to the left right above the songtrack. Then Bounce using the “Export Song as Audio Files…” in the same Track Menu.
2. Activate Follow Host in SD3 and then play through the whole song while recording in your DAW.

There is no way to Bounce in SD3 using the DAW tempo map directly since SD3 can’t get to the tempo information in the DAW without playing through the whole song as in step 2.

Jacob Norén - Toontrack
Coder

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[chrisk80]

Hi there I’ve tried both the suggested ways of doing this and its still not picking up the tempo map changes from my DAW.

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[John]

Hi,

if you have the Tempo changes on your SD3 Song Track, then deactivate ‘Follow Host’ right before you use the Song Track Bounce.

 

BR,

John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

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[Jordan Honsinger]

This worked when I ran into the same issue! Thanks Toontrack for clarifying!

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.2.4
Operating system: Windows 10

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[Raymond]

Same problem. I give up. I’ve followed all these steps, and the bounced files are still about 8 bars too early and not following the tempo track. The SD3 player follows the tempo track just fine. I can bounce in place with Logic. SD3 just refuses to do the bounce according to the tempo track. Bring back SD2, I never had these problems. This putting the midi files inside the plug-in is a nuisance.

SD3 3.3.7

Logic Pro 10.7.9

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.7
Operating system: macOS Monterey (12)

[John]

Hi Raymond,

if you have imported the Tempo/Time Sig from Logic to the SD3 Song Track via a dummy MIDI file and then Disable ‘Follow Host’ before you use the SD3 internal Bounce, everything should work as expected.

Please check if your SD3 Song Track’s Tempo and Time Signature matches your Logic Pro’s Timeline. Also, if you have a minus Bar offset in Logic it will complicate the synching.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

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