[Drum Dude]

Your problem sounds like it could be a problem with “latency”, the time it tajes for the signal to go from your drum pad to your computer, then back to your headphones.  The roundtrip in the Roland module wouldn’t have this problem.

There is a lot written on latency; it’s a common problem, and there is a lot of info on how to make computer setting changes to minimize it.  I would do a search for latency on this forum, or the internet in general, and check your latency computer settings before investing in new cables.

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[Drum Dude]

Here’s what I know:

You would need to be able to route the audio out from SD, to your Roland module.  This would be done through your computer’s audio output settings.

Your Roland module would need to be able to function as an audio receiver.  This is possible if the Roland module has USB audio, and can therefore receive an audio signal from your computer.  This is only a feature of some modules, so check the Roland manual.

[Drum Dude]

Great advice; thanks!  🙂

[Drum Dude]

In my experience, when SD3 or other software doesn’t detect an incoming midi signal, it’s often a problem with communication between the device sending the midi (in your case, the Roland module and/or the drums), and your computer.

I’m a Mac user, but I’d look at the part of your Windows operating system that handles incoming midi.  If midi signals get into Windows, it should be detected by SD3.  Be sure the midi settings in the Roland module match the settings in Windows, and the Roland device driver on your computer is up to date.

Finally, be sure to check the midi settings in the Roland module, to be sure it’s handling the incoming drum set midi properly, such as using the right midi channel, etc.  The drum module needs to transmit on the same midi channel as is being received by the Roland, often channel 10.

Think of this as a midi signal flow problem, and understand how each of your modules handle and send/receive midi in the signal chain between your drum pad, and it’s final destination in SD3. Some diving into owners manuals is often required.  Also consider faulty computer cables or their connections…… had that one happen once!

 

I think your kit might not have a windows device driver, if it’s not obviously listed on the kit manufacturers website.

 

 

 

 

Reply To: Connecting Electronic Drum Kit via MIDI to SD3 version: 3.1.7
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[Drum Dude]

Hi Joe,

If you want to really get into computer-based drum and other music software, you’ll need to have the innate curiosity and ambition to make it happen.  It’s an ongoing learning process, that will really pay off in the long run.  I started out at your level a few years back, and it’s been worth the time and effort to increase my skills and knowledge, and my learning never stops.  These software tools are extremely powerful and professional, compared to what was available just a few years ago.

Forums are mostly useful for asking specific questions.  Toontrack has tutorial videos, and I spend a lot of time doing web/ Google searches, and youtube searches to answer questions.  Well worth the time and effort, as your horizons are broadened.  The alternative is drum module hardware boxes, which quickly feel limited.

[Drum Dude]

I don’t understand your issue with the libraries and hard drives, but I’m wondering if my experience might be helpful to you.

I own probably over half the Toontrack libraries, and have downloaded all of them at the time of purchase, rather than wait on a hard drive to be mailed to me from Toontracks.  You don’t need a specific Toontracks hard drive.

Most of my libraries are installed on one or more external drives.  You don’t need to install them on your system drive, as far as I remember.  The installation process, and assigning libraries to external drives, should be pretty easy for most people.

[Drum Dude]

Try sending the audio out of SD3 to the headphone jack on your laptop, and listen to it that way, rather than sending the audio back to the TD50.

I use a TD50 and SD3 with a Macbook laptop, and don’t have these issues, so I anm wondering if it’s a problem with the audio card on your Windows laptop.

[Drum Dude]

Buffer sounds high.  I keep mine at about 64 or 128 when I record, to avoid latency.

If the sample rate isn’t the same on all devices, then crackling can occur.

[Drum Dude]

You are using your pads as midi triggers, triggering sounds in SD3.  So, a few things:

 

1.  Turn off the sounds inside the Yamaha module (local control off), so that only midi will be generated when you hit the pads.  Will need to refer to the Yamaha module owners manual.

2.  Need to determine where SD3 is outputting the sound, that is being generated by SD3 when you hit the pads. That will depend on your computer system. You’ll need to learn where your computer system routes sound to, and have the speakers hooked up to that output.  This will vary, according to your computer system.

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[Drum Dude]

The ability to stack one entire hi hat onto another hi hat, in one step and including all articulations, should be added to SD3.

Most people don’t want to spend the time involved, clicking through a ton of menus to stack each individual articulation.  This might sound like fun to a techno nerd, but most end users would just like to stack one whole instrument onto another instrument in one step.

 

Please add this feature, Toontrack!!!

Reply To: Stacking hihat version: 3.1.7
Operating system: macOS Catalina (10.15)

[Drum Dude]

The ability to stack all articulations of one instrument onto another instrument, in one step, is a feature that is really needed in SD3!

The stacking process is cumbersome for the average user, who would like to quickly put together cool instrument combinations while spending most of their time playing the drums.

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