Wrong Tom colour when replacing floor tom with rack tom of same kit

[Mark King]

Hi I have changed the standard toms around so I get a small tom kit. When I do this on a floor tom then it just puts in a generic type tom instead of the one from the kit. So in this instance It is the pearl master 12 inch tom but I get the generic tom. Doesn’t impact playability but it doesn’t look very nice and is from the same kit as all the other toms.

Added another image with the tom highlighted.

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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[Henrik Ekblom]

This is because when you load an instrument from one “group” of instruments on another position, the image will be generic. The racktoms is another group that floor toms. The same goes if you load a cymbal on the snare position. It has got to do with getting the graphics to fit, not cover other stuff etc., and also to show “something that isn’t originally meant for this position is loaded here”.

Henrik Ekblom - User Experience Designer
Toontrack

[Mark King]

Although I partially agree I do think with the toms they have been grouped rather odd. To get a kit like the picture I posted you have to move them between the different toms. They don’t naturally fit under some of the toms they have been added to. I don’t think using the graphic on a Tom to floor Tom position would spoil the look. It would improve it. I don’t suppose it matters that much though since it doesn’t impact the sound.

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

[Henrik Ekblom]

@Mark King said:
Although I partially agree I do think with the toms they have been grouped rather odd. To get a kit like the picture I posted you have to move them between the different toms. They don’t naturally fit under some of the toms they have been added to. I don’t think using the graphic on a Tom to floor Tom position would spoil the look. It would improve it. I don’t suppose it matters that much though since it doesn’t impact the sound.  

We had to make decisions like this to be able to finish the software at release date, and things are often far more complicated than they may seem. However – I’ll take a note of your request, since it might be a good idea! Thanks for the feedback.

Henrik Ekblom - User Experience Designer
Toontrack

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