Glenn Stanton
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Glenn Stantonfor me, my settings are high sensitivity – one because i have the rubber pads, and two i’m a lighter drummer so it works out for ghost notes. and chances are once i have the MIDI captured, i’m likely to do some processing anyway – slight quantizing if needed 😉 and maybe some velocity tweaks.
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Thanked by: modrobGlenn Stantonyou might want to do a reset if you don’t have too many customized settings you depend on. reason – you said the dynamics are not great.
i have a TD-3 which has a sensitivity level adjustment per head which allows me to give it a wider range (these are the rubber heads, not the nice mesh heads btw). as far as latency – if you plug in the headphones directly to your TD-6 – is everything ok there? levels, dynamics, latency, etc? if so, then your TD-6 is not likely the issue – i also use the MIDIMan 2×2 and the latest m-audio drivers (which are old…) and i have my DAW set for 32 samples when recording via the DAW, otherwise i simply monitor live mix w/ audio playing and drum audio directly with samples set much higher as it doesn’t matter in that mode.. in general, the performance is very very close to the raw unit listening.
if it helps, i’m using Cakewalk by Bandlab as my DAW.
Glenn
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Thanked by: modrobGlenn StantonSo, did you get a manual in the end? Â Am trying to find how to hook this product into Logic Pro…not even YouTube has anything remotely close to this subject. Â Yet another overworked, over sophisticated product which assumes everyone is a f….. expert in software.
Operating system: macOS Ventura (13)
well, if you’re using software to create music, videos, use a forum, then becoming an f…g software expert is something to strive for. pretty sure if you were using real hardware and real bass and tape etc to record performances, you’d have to be an f…g expert with those too.
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Thanked by: Cory JordanGlenn Stantonhmmm 2 seconds to search and find it. https://www.toontrack.com/manual/ezbass/
for the most part, engineering is challenging (which is why so many people do it i guess), so yes, it’s possible to suss out how things work unless it’s a bizarre product that goes out of its way to be hard to use. in this case though, most of the EZ products are, erm, pretty easy to get up and running (for most people this is probably 10-15 minutes).
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Thanked by: Marcin, Brad and rixaGlenn Stantonyes, that is the work around, but the idea would be to have EZB be able to import the EZK2 files without that step. just like it used to with EZK1 🙂 then you don’t have to mess around dividing things up again or renaming chords etc as sometimes happens dragging… i suspect there is some work to be done there as well…
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Glenn Stantoni only suggested it in case it was already a feature – many apps can export to previous major versions – but of course the true fix is to enable current version imports into current versions of peer products… like EZK2 into EZB etc… 🙂 might even be something like a minor version change to 1.1.9 to enable it… 🙂
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Glenn Stantondoes this mean there is a way for EZK2 to export the chords as EZK1? i did not see that as an option in the Windows version.
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Glenn Stantonsome developers do create cross-product maps, for example Additive Drums has maps for EZD, BFD, Slate, etc and many more. as well as generic ones for GM and also e-kits – many many. EZD seems to have quite a few e-kits as well + a comprehensive mapping capability. so as Jordan noted – you are empowered to build them as you see fit. and since many follow the GM (roughly) then tweaking for the variations for your use should be straightforward.
for me, i have probably 2 dozen maps based on which app i’m sourcing the MIDI from and fit within my desired custom kits (so nothing out of the box, or i would have simply used them… 🙂 ) yes, it could take easily an hour to get it perfected and tested, but then, it’s yours… 😉
Glenn
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Glenn Stantonthere is no program change in a VST3 (thanks Steinberg) so Windows users are not able to use this function except in Pro Tools. it would have been nice, when the plugin developers knowing that (and they did based on the message saying they don’t support it right in the plugin…), the Toontrack folks kept a VST2 version so as not to exclude Windows users who don’t use Pro Tools.
Glenn
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Glenn Stantonthanks! yes, i do quite a bit of my own MIDI in a variety of tools, and often tweak the MIDI from the grooves input if it needs some TLC. in general, i’m looking for the grooves to provide a different perspective that i did not create exactly.
i’m an OK keyboard player w/ slight sight reading. cheers!
Glenn
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Glenn Stantoni wish i had more budget to get MORE MIDI packs. however, i use EZK (and EZB) to act as another musician with their input to my ideas around a song progression. and since i focus a lot on arrangement, i’ll divide up the songs even if they have similar progression across parts, and using the replace MIDI to find something which i think will perform in that section like i think another musician might interpret it.
so, for example, in a “quieter” section where i need less going on so the vocal or solo can be highlighted (later), then i’ll find MIDI grooves which essentially “back off” while keeping the general feel (and one reason i like the song groupings because i can generally find something – either full on (or can be tweaked) to do the “performance”. sometimes getting things to fit though may also involve using several genres across instruments and sections, as well as instrument selection.
so, i’m looking forward to more 50% off sales on MIDI packs 🙂 as well as it would be nice to have some more time signatures (hint hint).
cheers!
Glenn
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Glenn Stantonor copy all content from all your virtual instruments to a nice external SSD drive, and then connect that to the new computer. map you instruments to that drive… in some cases, in my rig, i have directory junctions which make the path seem local but it’s to my content drive. so switch between computers is easy, and any updates to content i make is in one place. and for safety, i back up my content (~1.5TB) to a second disk which is connected to my cloud service. the rational is: SSD are fairly inexpensive now, i don’t risk the cloud service screwing up my primary content disk due to file contention, and i have a local back up of my content…
Glenn
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Glenn Stantonone other quick check – if you’ve had updates on the system – you might re-run the installer to make sure the run time components are the right ones. i’ve gotten into the habit after large OS updates or (sadly) MS Edge updates as several times i’ve had my DAW and other programs “break” because the updates installed new run time components which for whatever reason where incompatible. and in one case a security update about a year ago which changed a bunch of directory permissions and i was getting blocked until i re-ran the install (non music program) to have it reset.
Glenn
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Glenn Stantonif you select another cymbal in the list is it better or same? also, maybe the Gospel kit simply has lower level samples or designated velocities which make the cymbal output lower?
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i only have the basic kit but there are some cymbals which have slightly different volume levels (possibly due to frequency of the cymbal), and the articulations also vary somewhat in levels (expected)
Glenn
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Thanked by: nygma007Glenn Stantoni bought it after holding out for 2 hours after adding to my cart. 🙂 i think it sounds pretty decent and the interface is nicely done. i like the split MIDI for upper, lower, and pedal as an option. i don’t own the IK B3 but many people who have experience playing the real thing says its one of the two or three best.
my last personal playing on a real B3 w/ Leslie was back in 1985… so, to my ear (and in a mix where it is not the prominent instrument like say Boston’s Smokin’ etc) the TT B3 is good, and i’ve used the Collab B3 (free) quite a bit, the NI Vintage Organ, Arturia B3, and lately the VB3-II. the TT, Collab, Arturia and VB3 all have good interfaces and for me, all sound good in the mix.
going forward, i’ll mainly be using the TT B3 for composing organ parts and rendering the performance as well as MIDI output. i like the TT B3 Leslie effect which to me has just the right set of speeds and spin up/down rate for a realistic performance.
disclaimer: i’m a guitarist first and multi-instrumentalist second… so buyer beware 🙂
Glenn
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