Questions about superior and use with a roland TD-20

[norrie]

Hi All
 
Yesterday I bought a superior drummer 2.0. I’ve got everything installed and authorised and I am about to start playing with the sounds. I am new to home recording and have never really done any work with midi before. My set up is digidesign 003 so my main question is are there any tips for me using my Roland TD20 with superior drummer 2.0 to achieve the best possible sounds and low latancy etc.?
Any tips or help of any kind would be most grateful as I want to make the best use of superior with this kit.
 
Thanks for your time.

Norrie

Windows 7 (64 bit ) Intel I7 930 12GB OCZ Gold Sonar 8.5 Producer VS700r VS700c Superior 2 / MF/NY EZ mix Roland TD-20

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[John]

Hi Norrie,

I see you have downloaded the 2.2 update, which will make things simpler if you’re an E-drummer.

In Pro Tools, make sure you do not Filter out any Controller data. IIRC, Aftertouch/Poly Pressure is filtered by Default, which is needed for Cymbal chokes.

Just connect your module to the 003 with the MIDI cable and set your Playback Engine H/W Buffer Size to as low as your PC can take without getting underruns.
Also be sure to not Insert any latency inducing plugins in the Audio path, e.g. a MultiBand Compressor on the Master Fader.

In Superior 2, you just select the kit you wish to use, then select the ‘E-Drums’ MIDI Preset.
This will give you a starting point to tweak from but Floor Tom Rim note and, depending on your exact setup, some other note will need Learning/setting up.
In the MIDI Preset Menu you will also find Pedal Correction alternatives.
When you have set everything up to your liking, you save your own MIDI Preset to be recalled with another library/kit.

Some Roland module users also set LOCAL=OFF to further reduce latency.

If you wish to use your E-drums with Superior 2 without running Pro Tools, you can use Toontrack solo as host.

Best Regards,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

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