Protools and EZDrummer

[deftones123]

I’ve read through the help portal and tried to find information within the forum, but am still facing a problem. I installed EzDrummer and use it through the toontrack solo. I have all of the sounds and everything functions fine.

I have Pro Tools LE version 8. I have it the Eleven Rack, and protools has to be used with the eleven rack. I’m still very new to Protools.

I updated my software to the most current version. I tried dragging and dropping onto a new track… nothing. I added a new instrument track as a stero, it comes up, and I cannot drag and drop, and I the option to run a plug in is faded out so I can’t add one.. it doesn’t appear to be an option.

I’ve been reading through everything and I just don’t understand what it is I’m missing. The other wierd thing… when i run the 11 rack, everything comes into the headphones… the guitar tones, wav files, mp3s, even the soundof windows starting up… but the ezdrummer still plays on the speakers.

I know it’s a elementary question, but I just cant get this thing running right! Any help?!

Oh yeah, I’ve seen a lotofpeople say run it in grid mode…. I have it running in that.

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[deftones123]

Have been reading through all the help on protools and still haven’t come across anything helpful. Just wanted toadd that in.

[John]

Hi,

just to clarify:
You are seeing version 1.2.1 reported in the EZdrummer interface
You are inserting the EZdrummer plugin on a Stereo Instrument Track

Are you running Windows?
If so, try right-clicking the Pro Tools.exe file in the Explorer and select to ‘Run as Admin…’

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[deftones123]

I will describe everything to help.

In Toontrack Solo, I open EZDrummer. I went to about in the toontrack solo and it says it’s version 1.2.2
I turn on my eleven rack, it’s Pro Tools LE. I always create a blank session.
My settings are Audio file type: BWF (.Wav).
The other option is AIFF.

My bit depth is 24.
The other option is 16.

The sample rate is 48 khz.

I used my last I/O settings used. My other options are Stereo Mix, C24 LE Stereo, Control 24 LE Stereo, and Eleven Rack.

So I open it, save my working file name.

I then go to Track, Add New Track, Stereo/Instrument Track, and Ticks.

My settings from there are No Input…. I go down, plug in is shaded out. If I look at Interface, it shows:
Eleven Rack L/R (STEREO)
Guitar In/Mic In (stereo)
Digital In L/R (stereo)
Line Input L/R Stereo

I’m on grid mode.

I tried it as an admin and it made no difference

[deftones123]

And yes, I’m running Windows 7

[deftones123]

John,

Sorry for posting twice; I knew I posted it in the wrong spot but didn’t see a deleting option. I’m not sure how to run it as a plug in. I was trying to drag and drop off of toontrack solo. So yes, I was wrong on that. I read the manual but I’m still not sure…

Sorry for posting it twice

[Scott]

I don’t know Pro Tools and I don’t really understand your workflow. Having said that, are you saying you’re running Toontrack Solo with EZdrummer loaded at the same time as having Pro Tools open?

If so, I would run EZdrummer from inside Pro Tools and DO NOT run Solo and PT at the same time. You should be able to run EZdrummer on a Stereo Instrument Track in PT.

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[deftones123]

Scott,

Thanks for the reply.

Initially, yes, I was doing that. Honestly, I can’t even get to point of running EZDrummer in Pro Tools right now. I load the instrument track, and cannot get it from there. There is no option for it on the track itself (that I see), and I don’t know how to run a plug-in for protools. I’m very new to protools. Like I said, i bought the eleven rack for it’s guitar tones, so I’m stuck with PT, which is fine, when i get EZdrummer running in it!

I should mention, again, that the Plug In tool is shaded out so I cannot use that on the actual track

[Scott]

Like I said, I don’t know PT at all. But, a quick search on YouTube yields many results on how to use EZD in PT.

Here’s one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7os3UvvvqQg&feature=related

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[John]

After following Scott’s advice, you can try to open the attached Pro Tools Session. It loads EZdrummer with multiple outputs.

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[deftones123]

Scott and John, I thank you both for youre responces. Both worked. I am able to load EZDrummer into Pro Tools now.

I’m still suffering from a few problems. Ok, I followed the link Scott provided. I was able to load EZDrummer. When I went to go transport the track and record it, the second I press record, as the video shows, the record button dissappears and the intrument track cuts off the signal.

So when you go to the Editing screen, it shows my I/O’s and I don’t see my instrument plug in.

I try recording and I get a message saying I can’t.

I can’t drag and drop, either… which is honestly all I want to do.. drag and drop.

I’ve learned a lot about Pro Tools just seeing all I could do with the pre-set virtual instruments.. which is great, so again, thank you.

I tried running it as an admin and still couldnt drag and drop.

Anything?

[deftones123]

I thought when I ran as an admin, it’d shut the UAC off. I was reading people who are expierencing the same problem as I am and they tried this:

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-user-account-control-uac-the-easy-way-on-windows-vista/

So I’ll give that a whirl and report back.

The only question I’d have left if that works is when I make the instrument track and go back, it’s not showing EZDrummer as a plug in, and it’s still greyed out in my i/o. I can screen capture everything if needed.

[deftones123]

I can successfully drag and drop now since I turned off the UAC. I am getting an error message saying the transport was stopped due to a problem with the external clock source. please check the connecions and verify that the external device is operating correctly or select a different clock source.
 
I will try adjusting that a little later and check back with an update again.

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