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monospace wrote:

This is actually quite a common problem with using “Xdrums” from expansion libraries. In virtually all cases, they’re recorded in different rooms with different acoustic characteristics, and getting them to blend together can be quite a challenge, especially if you rely heavily on the ambient mics. It gets a little easier if you only use the direct mics for each instrument and create an artificial “room” using a reverb plugin.

Of course this all depends on the kind of music you make and the sound you’re after. Me, personally, I find it’s almost never worth the effort to use Xdrums for this exact reason. It’s far easier for me to pick a drum kit, from whichever library, and use it as a single coherent piece. But, as Jord mentions above, sometimes wildly different sounding samples can be exactly what you’re after, and that’s fine too.

I do not view this as a problem. Compared to other drum software that I have worked with in the past, SD3 provides a lot more tools to make everything fit a lot easier. aside from the ability to borrow ambient channels from other libraries, the use of reverb is not uncommon in audio production. It is most prevalent in almost every 80s song. One of my favourite reverbs is UAD RealVerb Pro, as it allows me to we create various types of rooms, including the types found in the Hansa SDX (I have a nice marble room setting that I use).

in the audio production sense, we define our reality. And considering that we have the tools to make our drum mixes sound any which way we want, this to me is more of an opportunity than a problem, which is really the opposite side of the same coin.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

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Ummm… thanx? 😀

Glad you’re up and running. Now go give your music some love. 😀

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

• The post has been modified 2 times, last modified 5 years, 1 month ago by Bear-Faced Cow.

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It’s only obvious if you don’t blend it in and make it work for the song at hand. It’s no different than any other type of sample.

Sometimes, obviousness is the reason to use a particular sample.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

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BEST ANSWER

You may have set the “Import Tempo” warning to always import the tempo and not show again. Go into the Notifications tab in the general preferences and if it is listed in there, reset the warning.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

• This post was modified 5 years, 1 month ago by Bear-Faced Cow.

You may have set the “Import Tempo” warning to always import the tempo and not show again. Go into the Notifications tab in the general preferences and if it is listed in there, reset the warning.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

• This post was modified 5 years, 1 month ago by Bear-Faced Cow.

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Probably the best plan.

You might even be able to find a 32GB unit to keep you going for the long haul. I might wind up considering the same…

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

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Although I’ve heard some pretty decent things about the current 2020 lineup of MacBook pros, you don’t really have to jump too far to get the latest features in Logic. Despite the imminent release of the Apple Silicon based laptops, all Intel units have another good seven years of use.

 

I would say that if all of your applications are current and up-to-date, there should be no reason why you could not make the jump to Catalina. Workflow wise, I find Catalina to be a lot smoother than Mojave.

Like you, I am not going to be jumping ship as far as Logic Pro X anytime soon. It has been my main DAW for 30+ years.

jord

Reply To: Tempo Detect Live Playing? version: 3.2.2
Operating system: macOS Catalina (10.15)

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Jordan L. Chilcott

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MOO-YAH! 😉

I use it on all my devices… it’s most useful for me when I am at my microphone area with my acoustic guitar on. I’m able to set up the recording chain on my Apollo without having to run back and forth, allowing me to check and set everything in real time. Logic Remote also comes in handy for me (which I will use on my iPhone at the same time) because I can then get everything down without ever having to leave my microphones.

Sometimes, technology is not a creation killer 😀

jord

Reply To: How to use ipad as remote control for sd3 version: 3.2.2
Operating system: macOS Catalina (10.15)

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Jordan L. Chilcott

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The non-linear approach you seem to referring to sounds like what one would do in either Ableton Live, Maschine or (for us Apple users) the latest version of Logic.

In my case, I drag the MIDI from SD3 into a cell and trigger the desired cells.

jord

Reply To: Anyone’s workflow involve triggering SD3 tracks or parts? version: 3.2.2
Operating system: macOS Catalina (10.15)

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Jordan L. Chilcott

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That’s what Smart Tempo is. 😉

Like I said, very handy feature that allows me to STFU and play. 🙂

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

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Logic 10.4.2 and later is able to create smart tempo maps from MIDI as well as audio. I use the Smart Tempo feature all the time when recording song ideas.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

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Recording the MIDI into SD3 from GarageBand is your best bet and isn’t really that difficult. GarageBand doesn’t appear to have any other way to export MIDI, but considering that you are working with bundled software, having entry level features is not a surprise. Once you get your MIDI into SD3, you may as well keep it there so you can further edit it within SD3. You can also build a catalogue of rhythm parts along with song templates in SD3 to use in other songs.

Unless you are using specific features in GarageBand for your drums, such as Drummer, it doesn’t make sense to keep your drum MIDI within GarageBand since SD3’s drum editing is far superior (intentional pun perhaps) to that of GarageBand.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

• This post was modified 5 years, 1 month ago by Bear-Faced Cow.

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Funny enough, I have been finding that those two kits have been my go to kits within this pack so far.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

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I can use the sidecar as well, but I prefer to use SplashTop  as it has a wide feature set. Not to mention that I can also use my laptop as a remote with SplashTop

The Mac mini should be able to run SplashTop  without any issues. As well, it is free for Wi-Fi use.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

• This post was modified 5 years, 1 month ago by Bear-Faced Cow.

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I use SplashTop to control my computer remotely from my iPad.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

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Thanked by: terry rocks

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Tried it here… works here without any issues. Could be something wonky on your install/computer.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

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