As I mentioned earlier, this is not an EZ Drummer issue as CoreMIDI, which is a part of the macOS, is picking up your SSL. By what you stated in your post, it is an indication that it is using the HUI protocol. So, in order for you to be able to use it alongside EZ Drummer, you need to do one of the following:
switch the SSL out of DAW mode and into some sort of MIDI mode, and then set all of the controls to send MIDI CC values
use a DAW and assign the SSL as a control surface and instantiate EZ Drummer on a track and use the DAW to control where it gets its input
If you are having questions in regards to the first point, the second point would be the easiest way to take care of this issue.
Your SSL controllers are on the list because they report to CoreMIDI. Anything that transmits and receives MIDI information will be on that list. EZ Drummer has no control over that, especially if you are using it in a standalone. If you were selected MIDI controller is are changing then you might want to trash your preferences. Perhaps they are corrupt.
MIDI instruments cannot control their host, do mostly to sandboxing. As far as drag and drop goes, that is a DAW situation as most DAW‘s do not support drag and drop to a plugin
From my perspective, mixing mostly, with very little “live” playing, at the end of the day it’s the quality of the audio that matters most. 16 samples is negligible when I am laying down my own MIDI, I remember I was lucky if I could get 128 sample response with stability back “in the day” so to speak, so 16 samples is of little consequence. IMHO.
from a mixing point of view, that 16 samples is now, accounted for with delay compensation because it is reported. However, in the other situation where it is not reported, and that bug rears its ugly head in the middle of a mix, our audio suddenly finds itself shifted by 16 samples. That slight phase shift will be noticed and will require more work to fix.
as far as entering MIDI goes, many DAW‘s Support live mode which pretty much surpasses all reported latency for the selected channel. I use this all the time in Logic with all of my MIDI controllers, including a pad controller.
It’s more than a simple preference. Along with that preference comes a parallel set of supporting code that has to divert and process the sound. Extra processing means more bugs and a greater chance of reintroducing instability as was mentioned in its previous revision by @MattiasEks above. This instability could wind its way back in a broader scale. Who knows. The question is not if it is possible, but if it is feasible over the 350 microseconds (worst case) that Superior Drummer needs in order to not only keep it stable but phase aligned with surrounding audio?
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