[Chris Mania]

You may have already tried this but I think I had the same problem initially and it was just that the “record arm” button on the track EZDrummer was running on wasn’t enabled. Either that or it was the “input monitoring” wasn’t enabled.

[Chris Mania]

Ok, I downloaded and ran the 1.3.3 update and ran the 32 bit then 64 bit patches. I think it’s all fixed now – it doesn’t display the bridged mode anymore and seems to be OK switching between the EZ drummer window and Reaper OK. I have to find some time to dig into and really get familiar with both, but for the moment I think I’ve got it set up correctly. Thanks for the help.

[Chris Mania]

I think the directory path I found the plugin in on my system was something like Program Files/Steinberg/VST Plugins. I just installed it a week or two ago so it was a recent version – 1.3.3 I think. I just accepted whatever the default path(s) was, so I didn’t specify that it went there. I’m not sure however if it was Program Files or Program Files x86 (I have a 64 bit system).

Also, although I’ve seen several people say that EZ Drummer’s plugin shows as “DFH sampler” or something like that in Reaper, mine does actually say EZ Drummer. I’m not at my home computer right now so I can’t say exactly what it shows up as but it definitely did say EZ Drummer.

[Chris Mania]

Hmm, well it’s better but still seems kind of odd. I added a track and then did the “add virtual instrument” steps. I was able to “play” the virtual kit, and audition the grooves from the EZD window. I went with the 8 output setup, so it created 8 tracks in Reaper. Then I tried dragging the groove into Reaper, but it only put the groove onto 1 track. Maybe my expectations are wrong, but I thought using the multi-out it would separate the kit pieces onto their own tracks – snare, kick, and hi-hats? Or is there something else I have to do to “assign” each piece to it’s own track?

The other thing is that once I did that, I couldn’t get sound from the EZ Drummer window again. I’m sure I’m doing something wrong. I’m using Reaper 64 bit, and EZ Drummer said it was in “bridged” mode or something like that, which I think is OK(?).

Sorry for having such noob questions, I’ve never worked with a MIDI based and multi output drum app before. Just trying to get my head around it, I’m sure it’s easy once the basics get sorted out.

Thanks

[Chris Mania]

Thanks for the responses. I haven’t had the opportunity to go back and try it yet but I will post results when I do.

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