SD3: midi export different as heard in the tracker

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Hi,
After having imported audio files into the tracker and made the adjuments  needed, I don’t understand why I don’t have the same audio result when exported to midi and then put in my DAW (cubase). The HiHat or the kick, for example, doesn’t have all the hits it’s supposed to have. Increasing the sound recognition et lowering the velocity line.
Any idea of what could be hapening?
Thanks for the help
😉

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.1.7
Operating system: Windows 8.1

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[John]

Hi,

first of all I would like you to update to the latest available version, which currently is 3.2.4.

If you still experience a problem with exporting from Tracker, report back here.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

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Hi, I’ve uploaded the latest version since then, but still the same problem.
thanks

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.2.4
Operating system: Windows 8.1

[John]

OK, is the interpreted Tempo an issue here?

What does the Tracker say the Tempo is?

Does it match the DAW’s session Tempo? Are there Tempo changes in either the Tracked Audio or your DAW?

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

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The tracker, the audio recording and the song are at 114bpm, but the drums starts at bar 17.

From bar 1 to 17, tempo is at 70.

In the tracker, the drum sample starts at bar 1 (I couldn’t find a way to move it, in the tracker, to make it start at bar 17); at that point, everything goes fine with the drums tempo and sound.

The problem occurs when I export to midi file: from SD or cubase, the rendering is different from the tracker. When I solo the drum track in cubase, the tempo is correct (the midi sample is set to bar 17), but lot of kick and hihat hits are lost. What a shame, I had the perfect sound ^^
I tried to bounce it and put the audio files into cubase, but still not the same.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.2.4
Operating system: Windows 8.1

[John]

OK,

so if I understand you correctly, when you run Tracker in sync with Cubase, everything sounds as you want it to but as soon as you export the MIDI from the Tracker, either to the SD3 Song Track or to the Cubase track, it doesn’t anymore?

What happens if you Enable MIDI Out from the SD3 plugin and record the output to another track in Cubase, while running the Tracker in sync?
Does this MIDI sound and behave as expected when put on the SD3 track? Do not forget to Disable Follow Host, so you don’t get doubled-up MIDI.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

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John wrote:

so if I understand you correctly, when you run Tracker in sync with Cubase, everything sounds as you want it to but as soon as you export the MIDI from the Tracker, either to the SD3 Song Track or to the Cubase track, it doesn’t anymore?

That’s correct.

John wrote:

Enable MIDI Out from the SD3 plugin

Done

John wrote:

record the output to another track in Cubase, while running the Tracker in sync

I couldn’t find how to do that… (I tried by enabling the record button in SD3 and the pressing play in cubase, but nothing got recorded; routing seemed correct though)

By recording the output, does it mean recording the audio coming out from the tracker? Or is it from the export midi window of the tracker? Do I necessarily need to export the audio tracks to midi in SD3 to do so?

Thanks

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.2.4
Operating system: Windows 8.1

[John]

OK, I mean that you first Enable the MIDI Out from the SD3 plugin in the lower right corner of the GUI (click right next to the ‘MIDI’ text > MIDI Out Settings), this should give you another MIDI Input in Cubase, which you should be able to set as an Input for another MIDI track. This MIDI track is where you record the output from SD3 while running it in sync, so you do not record anything to the SD3 Song Track.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

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Perfect!
It works! Thanks for your explanations! 😉

Cheers!

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