Using EZ Drummer with Reaper and a Mac book pro

[music maker 1]

When building a song in Reaper ,when it comes to adding a Ez bass track and a ez Drummer track in my DAW ,I have some questions . I build the bass and drums inside the ez bass and drums application which is a MIDI file inside of the program. When listening back my complete song while building for adjustments those track in reaper have nothing on them ,they are playing through the program. If I select all inside the ez bass/drums program and export to the individual tracks inside reaper as a MIDI file  it will not follow the host inside the ez drummer or ez bass program. A pop up says “Can not follow host other MIDI detected”.So it is trying to run two MIDI files simultaneously .The reason to have the track in reaper and also in the ez bass/drum program is to be able to add and effects on the tracks in my DAW as needed. So I can not have a midi file on the track in reaper. With all this said , can I export a audio stereo or mono file to use on the track in reaper ? This would allow me to be able to add effects in the DAW and edit the drums and bass in the ez bass/drums program which is easier for my set up .Having a audio file on the track in reaper would allow me to run both at the same time. This seems like the only way for me to achieve having it running in both locations .If there are any other options to achieve this same goal I’m be open to suggestions .My concerns are ,is this a inferior way for sound quality in the big scheme of things ? thanks for any suggestions .

 

EZdrummer version: 3.0.0
Operating system: macOS Sonoma (14)

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[Shootie]

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” it will not follow the host inside the ez drummer or ez bass program. A pop up says “Can not follow host other MIDI detected”.So it is trying to run two MIDI files simultaneously .”

This has never happened to me. Might want to take it up with a Reaper group, if it’s really what you want to do. But also, if you drag the midi out of EZdrummer (for example), you don’t want to Follow Host anymore. You don’t want two things happening at once in anyway.

“The reason to have the track in reaper and also in the ez bass/drum program is to be able to add and effects on the tracks in my DAW as needed.”

You don’t need to export midi or audio to add your own effects in reaper. Just place an effect in the next Insert slot in Reaper after EZdrummer.

If you want an audio track(s) of your EZdrummer work, and the other TT programs, open them up and look to the Track Menu > Export Audio. It’s not inferior from a sample/bit rate point of view.

My take on the subject here. You can also learn to route your Toontrack products as well for more control.

Elite Toontrack Tutorials at www.shootieschool.com.

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[Mick Avoidant]

You can export audio from EZD. Track – > Bounce. It’s better, though, to export your Reaper MIDI notes as MIDI and import them to EZD and EZB. Audio exports mean you’ve got to keep updating them.

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[Brad]

Just to add to Shootie and Mick’s valuable input, if you had both the EZDrummer track and your MIDI in Reaper playing, you would most likely end up with a “flammy” type output that would be hard, if not impossible, to get rid of, therefore Toontrack has put a safeguard in their code to detect when 2 sources of MIDI are being executed in the same plug-in simultaneously.  As Shootie pointed out, you can route EZDrummer channels to separate outputs if you want to process them individiually. (be aware that is could change the overall sound of the preset/kit as you may be bypassing whatever processing is happening on the “2 Bus” within EZDrummer). There’s lots of discussion on the board about that.

I am not sure having your MIDI in 2 places creates more flexibilty for you, but everyone has their workflow preferences.

If you really need to hear both tracks played simultaneously, then as Shootie and Mick pointed out, bounce to audio, but you’ll probably still end up with a “flammy” kind of sound.

EZdrummer version: 3.1.2
Operating system: macOS Tahoe (26)

Mac Studio M1 Ultra, RAM 64 GB, 1TB Drive, OSX 14.x, 15.x, 26.x and Windows 10 (VM)
DAW: Fender Studio Pro 8, Presonus Studio One Pro 7
DTX Express III (Extreme triggers), Nektar LX88
OWC Thunderbay Mini (4 X 1TB Sata SSD), Express 4M2 (4 X 2TB M.2 SSD), Envoy Express (1TB M.2 SSD)
Presonus Quantum, Faderport & Faderport 8
Black Lion Sparrow Mk2 A/D, FMR-RNP-RNC, MIDI Xpress 128, BM5A, KRK VXT4, Equator D5
2020 Macbook Pro 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Audio(mobile rig)

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