[BenBennett-10]

Hey there!  I talked with one of the specialists over at Sweetwater Music.  He steered me away from the M-Audio and pointed me to a Roland one that has updated drivers for the latest release of the Mac OS (10.15).   He said Roland does a much better job of keeping up driver support for their products.   So I ordered that and it should be here next Wednesday.   Now I just wait.   I’ll let you know if it works!  Thanks again for your interest and help, Mark!

[BenBennett-10]

Good Advice, Mark.  What do you think of this model?  It’s one of the more expensive that I found – all the others were between $15-$20.

[BenBennett-10]

Thanks Mark!  Yes, I do know what MIDI is, I just hadn’t thought through that cable difference.   I checked my bag where I thought I had a regular MIDI cable, but alas, to no avail.   If I have to buy a new MIDI cable anyway, maybe I will just look at an updated MIDI-USB interface cable that I can run directly from the TD-20 to my new iMac, just like I did before (with my 2015 iMac).  It might cost me a few more dollars, but would be straight-forward instead of running it through my RD2000.  Any thoughts on that line of thinking?

[BenBennett-10]

Well, I feel like I have tried it all!  I set the Roland RD2000 to MIDI_THRU, hooked up the midi cable from MIDI-OUT on the V-Drums into the MIDI Thru connector on the RD2000….  still it does not work to play the drums and get any drum sounds on the computer.   I can hit the piano keys and get drum sounds, but that’s not going to work.   I’m wondering if my MIDI-Man cable is not meant to connect two devices by midi connector (5-pin) since one is a Midi in and one is a Midi out – and they both run through a little controller board that goes out to the USB type cable.   Any additional thoughts?

[BenBennett-10]

Hey Mark!  Thanks for the clarification.  I will see if I can find the manual for the piano and see where in the menu I can set it to MIDI-Thru.  Sorry that I misinterpreted what you stated in your previous post.   I’ll turn the “thru” off on the TD-20, and turn it on in the RD2000 once I find the process of how to do that and I’ll try it out and let you know what happens!  Thanks again!

[BenBennett-10]

Well, Mark, I was very happy to read your response.   That all made perfect sense to me!  So, I went to the TD20 and set the MIDI setting to “Soft/Through”.  I plugged a midi cable into the MIDI out plug, and ran the other end of the cable to my RD2000 midi in port.  Fired up Logic Pro and Superior Drummer.   I played a few keys on my piano to ensure I was hearing drums sounds through my computer and I was.   So, I went over to my drums and smacked the snare a few times – and NOTHING.   So, I still must be doing something wrong.   Does it sound like it?

[BenBennett-10]

Thank you, John. I appreciate the time you took to reply to me. I liked the pictures, as I am a visual learner – so that helped. What I didn’t understand is on the mapping page (doing that instead of the Drums page), how is it that I “add” the extra tom or cymbal? I’m not understanding that part. I am a bit frustrated, because for paying $400 US Dollars for the software, there really should be better instructions on how to do what needs to be done. There are no YouTube videos that show how to do this, and I can’t find anything on the web that walks through these steps. So, thank you again, and can I bother you for a bit more detailed instructions? I’m having a hard time with this software….

[BenBennett-10]

Thank you, Mark for your reply. I’m happy to wait until you’re at home and can maybe give me a bit more of a “tutorial” on how to do what you said. I don’t understand the “learn” function. I’ve never used any software from ToonTrack before, so I am really a bit lost in trying to make all this work together. Thank you, and anyone else that might come across this, for any assistance you can provide so I can play my Roland drums with the SD3 recorded kits.

[BenBennett-10]

And…. how do you do that??
I want to use Superior Drummer 3 Groove Tracks in Logic Pro 10.3.3 Is that possible? If so, how do I link to SD3 from Logic Pro X?
Also, I’d like to control each kit piece (kick, snare, hi-hat, tom, etc) by having it in it’s own track so I can add mixing elements separately. Is that possible?’
I’m having a hard time finding much information on how to use this product!!
This is the first Superior Drummer software I’ve owned, so please forgive my “newbie-ness”.
Thanks in advance!
-Ben

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