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drumjack52Once you install you can click on clean up and it should then delete downloads. Try it and then go to the download location and see if it’s gone.
I think he’s talking about doing a minimal install and not necessarily doing the cleanup like you mention. I know that with SD3 you only have to download/install the modules you want.
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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Hi,
this is not something that can be custom replaced. In short: EZX drums get generic images, SDX drums have their original images.
BR,
JohnHi,
this is not something that can be custom replaced. In short: EZX drums get generic images, SDX drums have their original images.
BR,
John
Just tried something: for a test I replaced one of the floor toms from the DW kit in Death & Darkness library to a randomnly picked snare. The graphic changed to reflect the different kit piece. I then tried to replace that with a percussion piece like a cowbell – the sound changed as it should but NOT the graphic – it was still the same graphic as the initial change I made. Bug or not?
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
drumjack52Shen: I never said my computer was the fastest in the world – those are your words. My cpu is an Intel Xeon W3680 Westmere 6 core with a clock speed of 3.46 GHz. I get the feeling the processor might have been swapped out for the current one as Apple doesn’t spec a hex core 3.46GHz cpu in a single processor system.
I’m not going to argue specs with you. I’m just giving my thoughts on what’s wrong with the OP’s machine. Off the shelf Windows machines need a LOT of tweaking to get top performance from them. Been there/done that and that’s why I’m on a Mac for the last few years. That being said I’m done here.
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
drumjack52And CPU’s have actually gotten faster over the past 12 years! 😛
passmark says BP’s cpu is about 4 times faster than yours.
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Xeon+E5645+%40+2.40GHz&id=1252
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Ryzen+7+5800H&id=3907
Not that that site and numbers are perfect, but gets to my point. BP doesn’t need to upgrade and neither do you.
True I’d rather drives be on pcie or nvme than USB, but provided they’re running at at least 10Gbps (USB 3.2 gen 2 (omg naming convention!!!1!)) you get 1GB/s transfer speed, and as I was saying, I rarely see mine get above that speed anyway, so I don’t see the interface being that much of a bottleneck.
Try again – my cpu’s are 3.46 GHz hex core not 2.4 GHz. Cpu speed doesn’t have anything to do with program load times. Don’t know where you get the ‘4 times faster than mine’ thing.
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
drumjack52I beg to differ with BP’s machine possibly being faster than a 2012 MacPro. No way it could be faster. I run a 2012 MacPro cheesegrater with a 3.46 GHz hex core cpu and 48 gig ram. The system drive is on a pcie hosted ssd and the samples are on another ssd on a pcie card adapter. I can load the 16+ gig SW preset from Death & Darkness in about 20 seconds from opening SD3 to fully loaded. Plenty fast for me. I load everything to ram. The samples drive is a Samsung 860 EVO (2 TB) and the system drive is an 850 EVO (1 TB). Certainly not the fastest but they get the job done. Would I like ti have NVME ssd’s? Yes but I also don’t need the heat they give off.
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
drumjack52How many programmers does it take to change a lightbulb? None because it’s a hardware problem 🙂
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
drumjack52Computer administration can be a right pain if one is relatively new to the subject. Good that you’re learning. Don’t hesitate to ask for help here as we were all new at one point. Computers were supposed to be good at anything you throw at them we were told back in the day but that isn’t really true.
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
drumjack52The reason I say to use a powered USB hub is because you’re not sharing the 500ma from the computer amongst several devices; each device will have it’s own 500ma to draw from. I know you cite numbers from this Rob person but I’d not trust them. I have never had good luck with passive USB hubs. SATA to USB port – not good. What specific adapter are you using? What flavor of USB do you have? USB 2, USB3 or what? That’s important. Fast loading also depends on the size of the preset being loaded. For instance from a cold start with SD3 loading the DW kit from Death (of Death and Darkness) in 24 bit and loading all to ram takes a little over 20 seconds. SSD with samples as stated in my sig file.
Do you mean PCIE and not PCLE? What is PCLe3.0?
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
drumjack52As a general rule I would NEVER use an unpowered hub. But you missed one very important thing – have you done any optimizations on your computer like getting rid of all the bloatware that Windows has? What other things do you have running? Do you have any wireless stuff running? How are the SSD’s with the samples connected to the computer? What exact SSD’s are you using?
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
drumjack52The MIDI connections should have nothing to do with session load times. Where are your samples located? You only give specs for one SSD – is that your system drive – is that where your samples are? If so that’s a very small drive to host your system and samples. Either get a bigger/faster SSD or a separate drive for samples.
Have you done any optimizations to your computer? Just because you have a gaming computer doesn’t mean it’s ok for music. Generally off the shelf Windows machines have a LOT of excess processes running that should be shut down. What version of Windows are you running? Also I’d get a powered USB hub.
What daw software are you running? How many tracks in the session. What preset in SD3 are you loading? Are you loading all to ram? Depending on what other processes you have running you could be running out of ram. I just looked up your computer and I seriously doubt you’ll get top notch performance out of it with music.
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
drumjack52The Zildjian brain has 10 midi channels by default. Superior Drummer 3 does recognize it as a Midi input however its the mapping that starts to get funky. The zildjian cymbals just start choking after a minute of playing. I’ve turned the muting off in superior drummer 3 yet it continues to trigger and mute. I’ve tried changing the zones but haven’t had much luck. You are correct…the price tag is up there…$9599CAD :/
I just want to enjoy the damn thing paired with SP3.
Not asking about how many MIDI channels but does it have the ability to change the mapping of the MIDI output? Like what pad triggers what in SD3? Does it have a mapping preset to do General MIDI drum mapping? If it does use that and set SD3 for GM (general MIDI) in the MIDI in/edrum tab.
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
drumjack52Does the drum brain have a General MIDI preset for the MIDI output? That could at least get you started with using the GM MIDI preset in SD3. If you go that route be aware that there are some errors in the SD3 GM preset for the rack toms. That’s some pricey kit at $6000 US.
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
drumjack52ok cool thanks — just to confirm so I dont need to download & install any of these that are in blue?
i.e. part 1-4 + bleed?
Reply To: Do I need to download all of SD3 stock library before I instal expansions? version: 3.3.7
Operating system: macOS Sonoma (14)
Unless you’re strapped for space I’d download and install parts 1 and 2 and bleed. You never know when you might want some of what’s in the core library. The surround bits are not needed.
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
drumjack52I found an alesis nitro Max on reverb…..
Seems like it will do the job
Thanks for the input
Make sure it has all the cables and such. Something to keep in mind that for the most part the kit will be quiet until you crank up the monitor speakers. What will never go away is the thump of the kick pedal hitting the pad on the lick tower. Especially if there’s a room below you – trust be that thump sound can and will travel through the floor boards. Trust me that an ekit will always have some little sounds coming from it. And don’t be surprised if you have to change sticks to a wood or plastic/nylon tip for a better playing experience.
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
drumjack52Not specific to this thread but I’ve seen several threads here with people having miscellaneous issues with hihats. Could it be that like in a real physical kit the hats are the most complicated kit piece? And translating that to an ekit isn’t all that easy?
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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