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[drumjack52]

adiaz7531 wrote:

I am thinking more about drum machines and synths which usually have atleast one stored “song” which covers audibly what their product does. I realize the Groove tab has plenty of short bars of playing.

There’s nothing like what you’re looking for in SD3.

Jack
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[drumjack52]

Shame you’re not using a core library kit to show us but if I had to guess the imbalance might be caused by the fx you’re using. Also look to see what your bleed settings are – that can trip things up.

Jack
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[drumjack52]

Brad wrote:

Hi there,

My first thought would be to check that something not routed to the ambient mic is going to 1/2 on the right side. But without having the project file, or knowing what SDX, kit, preset, etc…

 

Operating system: macOS Sequoia (15)

Exactly. I can’t find a preset in either the stock core library or Death & Darkness that has a mixer channel labeled ‘room’. This brings up something that gripes me – why can’t people post what presets or whatever they’re running. There’s no such thing as TMI when asking for help.

Jack
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[drumjack52]

Thanks John – looks like it’s fixed.

Jack
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[drumjack52]

Along the lines of what John is saying is something I usually tell people to do when having MIDI issues and that is to download/install a free MIDI utility called snoize (for Macs) or MIDIOX (for Windows). Run it standalone and it will tell you what your MIDI device is sending. This will give you a concrete idea of what the TD17 really is sending.

John: while I have your eyeballs I’ve been having a problem logging in here. I click on the link in the email notification I get about a reply here and I login. I click that and get sent to another page where I have to login again. And after that it doesn’t take me to the forum thread but the TT main page. I have to go to the email and reclick on the link to view the message. Been happening since like Saturday. FWIW I run Firefox (latest version) on a Mac.

Jack
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• This post was modified 8 months, 2 weeks ago by drumjack52.
  Reason: clarification of problem on logging in

[drumjack52]

I know you mentioned that you tried calibration in SD3 but have you tried changing the max value for closed/tight in SD3?

Jack
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[drumjack52]

tommyq94 wrote:

Oh sorry, yes I am using a TD-17 KVX and using the TD-17 preset in Superior Drummer.

I dont remember ever seeing an option to change the resolution in the module.

I am using a VH-10 Hi hat with this hi-hat stand: https://knightmusic.com/product/mapex-tornado-hi-hat-stand-h200tnd/

Its strange that I can’t close the hi hat fully and its only registering open hi hat hits when I record it.

Is this likely to be an issue with the electronic drum kit or module, or would it be within Superior Drummer?

 

 

Are you saying that you can’t physically fully close the hihat? I know the guy is talking about using a VH13 but I’d assume a VH10 would be similar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN0qsbVgUyw

Jack
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[drumjack52]

Could you post a link that doesn’t require getting an email letting me know if my access was approved? I clicked the hyperlink in your Google Drive page and never got the email. The page had a message in the title bar saying ‘access denied’.

edit for additional: Tried Safari (I always use Firefox – can’t stand Safari) and was able to play the video. What are you using to trigger SD3?

Jack
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• This post was modified 8 months, 2 weeks ago by drumjack52.

[drumjack52]

Simple – download and install the Product Manager and let it do it’s thing. Of course you have to register SD3. As to download speed – that has to do with your ISP.

Jack
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PT 2021.6
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[drumjack52]

Peppe_ma wrote:

The drive is 6 month old, bus powered and no SSD. Everything else on it works. The SD# file is installed on the system drive. From the error message, it seems to me that it can’t copy the tom file FROM the installation file?

I’ve tried uninstalling the original installation of SD3.

If it’s not an SSD what type of drive is it? A spinner? If you have the room on your system drive install parts 1 and 2 of the core library on that and see if things work okay. I’m also not a fan of bus powered drives. Is the drive connected direct or via adapters? Sometimes adapters don’t pass bus power correctly. As a matter of fact how is the drive connected?

Jack
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Area 33 1.0.0
Death and Darkness 1.0.1
PT 2021.6
OSX 10.13.6
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[drumjack52]

Brad wrote:

Peppe_ma wrote:

SL-SuperiorDrummer3/GraphicsV3/

Could you go to (Your External drive and folder)/SL-SuperiorDrummer3/GraphicsV3/ and see if the the folder “Tom” does or doesn’t exist?

Jack might be on to something, although my thought is that the drive itself may be failing. Is it an SSD? How old? Is there anything else on it?

It’s odd for SD3 to just stop working and not be able to find files.

Reply To: Can’t install superior drummer 3 library part 1 version: 3.3.7
Operating system: macOS Sequoia (15)

• This post was modified 8 months, 3 weeks ago by Brad.

Given what the OP has written it could well be that external drive. Failing is one thing. Bad cable is another – they can go bad without moving/disconnecting anything. If the drive is bus powered that could be an issue. Maybe even the drive has gone to sleep but I doubt that. Something I brought up that hasn’t been answered is did the OP install the SD3 program itself as well as parts 1 and 2 of the core library? You need to have them installed.

Oh yeah – one more thing – is SD3 itself installed on the system drive? That’s where it has to be. The sound library can be anywheres.

Jack
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[drumjack52]

A .png file is a graphics file. Where are you trying to install to and do you have write permissions to do so (that’s a MacOS issue)? Did you install the main part of the program where the installer wanted to put it? You also need to download and install Parts 1 (the basic sound library) and 2 (room mics) of the core library. Are you letting the installer do it’s thing or are you trying to install manually? What is the file size of part 1 that you downloaded (it should be a few gig).

Jack
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[drumjack52]

‘admin mode’ on a Mac is the root account. If you only have the one account and no others on that Mac you’re in admin mode. Say you created a second account for another person on that computer that person would not automatically have admin privileges. That you get asked for your password from time to time is normal and kind of a safety feature so you you don’t do something stupid. It’s asking for confirmation/authorization and nothing to be worried about.

Being the RME is bus powered I wonder if you have anything else drawing power on your USB2 bus. Are you on a laptop? If so do you just use the battery and only charge when necessary? I’m wondering if the USB port on your computer is being starved for power.

Jack
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[drumjack52]

seasack wrote:

drumjack52 wrote:

seasack wrote:

drumjack52 wrote:

seasack wrote:

Hi! I just upgraded my interface to the RME Babyface...

Hi!

I just upgraded my interface to the RME Babyface Pro FS with the latest FW and Drivers. I hook my Roland TD-27 to it via a Midi cable, the Babyface is connected via USB C to my MacBook 2017 which runs the latest SD 3.

Under the Midi Devices, there is a ticked off check box with no device name next to it. When I check the box, everything is working fine. But when I restart the whole setup, the box is empty again. This is a bit of a nuisance.

Any ideas?

Cheers!

Reply To: Babyface Pro FS as Midi Device – default off (MacOS) version: 3.3.7
Operating system: macOS Ventura (13)

Hi!

I just upgraded my interface to the RME Babyface Pro FS with the latest FW and Drivers. I hook my Roland TD-27 to it via a Midi cable, the Babyface is connected via USB C to my MacBook 2017 which runs the latest SD 3.

Under the Midi Devices, there is a ticked off check box with no device name next to it. When I check the box, everything is working fine. But when I restart the whole setup, the box is empty again. This is a bit of a nuisance.

Any ideas?

Cheers!

Reply To: Babyface Pro FS as Midi Device – default off (MacOS) version: 3.3.7
Operating system: macOS Ventura (13)

Where are you setting the ‘MIDI Devices’? In SD3? In the Mac world you initially configure MIDI through the Audio/MIDI Setup utility in MacOS. There’s also MIDI setting in SD3 especially if you’re using SD3 standalone. And make sure that your ekit is powered on before starting the computer. MacOS sometimes doesn’t recognize things when powering on stuff after the computer has started.

I set the MIDI devices in the SD3 standalone settings.

I just looked up the MacOS-MIDI-Settings. The Babyface just shows up as USB-MIDI Interface. Renaming does not change anything in SD3, the entry there is still blank with a blank check box after a restart. And I alway switch the TD-27 on first.

• This post was modified 8 months, 4 weeks ago by seasack.

Thanks for the further explanation. What you should/will see in SD3 is the actual MIDI device which should be the TD27 brain. Do you have the proper device driver for the Babyface installed on your computer?

Thank you.

I have the latest Babyface Pro FS drivers installed on my Macbook. Just to clarify: When I check the empty check box in SD3 everthing works fine – it’s just that I have to check it again after every restart.

Are you running your Mac in admin mode? Do you have write permissions for the system drive (which admin mode would/should give you)? The settings aren’t being saved and that’s one thing to look at. Some time back Apple changed global write permissions. This is NOT an SD3 problem as such but more of a systems issue.

Jack
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PT 2021.6
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3.46 GHz hex core 2012 MacPro 48 gig ram

[drumjack52]

seasack wrote:

drumjack52 wrote:

seasack wrote:

Hi! I just upgraded my interface to the RME Babyface...

Hi!

I just upgraded my interface to the RME Babyface Pro FS with the latest FW and Drivers. I hook my Roland TD-27 to it via a Midi cable, the Babyface is connected via USB C to my MacBook 2017 which runs the latest SD 3.

Under the Midi Devices, there is a ticked off check box with no device name next to it. When I check the box, everything is working fine. But when I restart the whole setup, the box is empty again. This is a bit of a nuisance.

Any ideas?

Cheers!

Reply To: Babyface Pro FS as Midi Device – default off (MacOS) version: 3.3.7
Operating system: macOS Ventura (13)

Hi!

I just upgraded my interface to the RME Babyface Pro FS with the latest FW and Drivers. I hook my Roland TD-27 to it via a Midi cable, the Babyface is connected via USB C to my MacBook 2017 which runs the latest SD 3.

Under the Midi Devices, there is a ticked off check box with no device name next to it. When I check the box, everything is working fine. But when I restart the whole setup, the box is empty again. This is a bit of a nuisance.

Any ideas?

Cheers!

Reply To: Babyface Pro FS as Midi Device – default off (MacOS) version: 3.3.7
Operating system: macOS Ventura (13)

Where are you setting the ‘MIDI Devices’? In SD3? In the Mac world you initially configure MIDI through the Audio/MIDI Setup utility in MacOS. There’s also MIDI setting in SD3 especially if you’re using SD3 standalone. And make sure that your ekit is powered on before starting the computer. MacOS sometimes doesn’t recognize things when powering on stuff after the computer has started.

I set the MIDI devices in the SD3 standalone settings.

I just looked up the MacOS-MIDI-Settings. The Babyface just shows up as USB-MIDI Interface. Renaming does not change anything in SD3, the entry there is still blank with a blank check box after a restart. And I alway switch the TD-27 on first.

• This post was modified 8 months, 4 weeks ago by seasack.

Thanks for the further explanation. What you should/will see in SD3 is the actual MIDI device which should be the TD27 brain. Do you have the proper device driver for the Babyface installed on your computer?

Jack
aka musicman691 on other forums
Superior Drummer 3.4.1
Area 33 1.0.0
Death and Darkness 1.0.1
PT 2021.6
OSX 10.13.6
3.46 GHz hex core 2012 MacPro 48 gig ram

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