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[Henrik Ekblom]

Right click the song block on the track in EZkeys, select Copy. Then paste it where you want to. There are no Keyboard Shortcuts such as Cmd + X, Cmd + V, etc. in EZkeys.

However, you can press option (Alt) button and drag to make copies, which is the easiest way.

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joe wrote:

What speaks against two different tracks? A track for the drums and a second track for the percussion?

This would be the way I would to it too. Will also let you have separated MIDI for drums and percussion, and easier to mix the two separately 🙂

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[Henrik Ekblom]

This is what the MIDI In/E-drum area in Settings is fore. It transforms incoming MIDI to be adjusted to Superior Drummer 3.

If the software your friend used is listed among the ready-made presets in MIDI In/E-drum, it’s just a matter of selecting it and it should work 🙂 If not, you have to do the editing by hand.

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But what mail are you referring to, if you haven’t purchased any product? Verification when you created an account?

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PDCT wrote:

Should I be using Garageband (as that’s what all these recordings are in)?   Does this make the most sense?  Should I be looking at other software longer term?  I really don’t know anything at this point – so my main question is it smart move to go with Garageband?  OR, can I import these songs to a better program than Garageband and still fix the drum tracks on these songs?  Would I have more possibilities using another software in the future?

This is a route that many Mac users take – start with Garageband. It has the basic functionality, such as recording audio, adding instrument plugins, and using effects. When you feel that you have “outgrown” Garageband you can move on to Logic Pro X, which is a pretty natural step since they have similarities.

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Erik Anders wrote:

Thanks for the reply.

I though the same thing. When I initially installed EZKeys, I was able to access that menu.
Now, that you pointed it out, it is greyed out (see image)…

Hmmm…any ideas on this? I can’t seem to find a way to activate that menu.

Just to clarify for other users seeing this post with similar problems:

You have to select atleast one block on the song track for the Use Browser MIDI button to be enabled, since it will replace the playstyle on the song track with the one you then select in the Browser.

Use Browser MIDI is made for having a set of chords on the song track where you can try out different MIDI from the browser 🙂

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sunbambino wrote:

In the first s/shot under Part Presets you see ‘Drum Kits’ then ‘Mixers’

‘Mixers’ only contains Default. Why?

I want to save a custom User Mixer setup to this list so I can swop out mixers at need.

Does the software not allow this?

Operating system: macOS Mojave (10.14)

The Mixer menu is there to support some libraries which comes with different Mixer setups.

You can’t save just the mixer preset, but you can save a Drums & Mixer user preset, which (as the name says) saves the drums and the mixer.

You can then select to only load the mixer part of that preset, by clicking the small down arrow next to the preset name (or right click) to reveal Select Parts…

In there, you select what you want to load from the preset.

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You can save and load individual mixer channel plugin chains, but you can’t save the mixer from one library and apply on another. It would cause all kinds of problems, since the libraries has different instruments, different microphones, different setups and numbers of microphones, etc.

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• This post was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by Henrik Ekblom.

You can save and load individual mixer channel plugin chains, but you can’t save the mixer from one library and apply on another. It would cause all kinds of problems, since the libraries has different instruments, different microphones, different setups and numbers of microphones, etc.

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Neb wrote:

I guess there’s no way around treating your room and buying good monitors! My next investment will have to be some good open-back headphones!

This sounds like a really good plan. If you can’t hear what you mix, you´re in trouble 🙂

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Jan Feld wrote:

Then i’ve noticed that it’s still lagging massiveley as well in Ableton Live and Reaper.

Maybe a long shot, but take a look at this post: https://www.toontrack.com/forums/topic/slow-graphical-response/?view=all#post-2491773

Using the wrong color settings for the screens on Macs can make them lag in certain situations.

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Jan Feld wrote:

Then i’ve noticed that it’s still lagging massiveley as well in Ableton Live and Reaper.

Maybe a long shot, but take a look at this post: https://www.toontrack.com/forums/topic/slow-graphical-response/?view=all#post-2491773

Using the wrong color settings for the screens on Macs can make them lag in certain situations.

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Neb wrote:

But that doesn’t necessarily mean that your mix is going to translate well to other listening environments and devices, does it? You still need to try your mix in your car, in earbuds, and on your phone speaker, and will still have to note down problems, and make adjustments ‘blindly’ when you’re back at your DAW?

This is a “drawback” that all software (and hardware) has. When you change some parameters to adjust the sound, you can potentially make it worse in other listening environments. But it’s more of “this is how physics works” rather than a drawback, and it is really up to the one who’s mixing to make sure that what’s being heard is a representation of many different rooms and speaker setups.

EZmix 2 can be used with all its presets, and if problems (such as muddiness, harshness, etc) occur, they can be fixed either by adjusting the values/presets of EZmix 2, or by using other plugins for more detailed controls, such as an EQ or multiband compressor.

There are software that makes the listening environment a bit more transparent, software that uses a microphone to listen to the room and make EQ adjustments, which helps with some (but not all) of the problems, such as standing waves.

Neb wrote:

I think a lot of VST plugins have an auto-gain feature, so that when you A/B, there is no large jump in volume, so you can compare only tonal differences. Will something like that ever make it into EZMix?

I agree that this would be useful, and I’ll write it up as a feature request! Thanks for the feedback.

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Neb wrote:

But that doesn’t necessarily mean that your mix is going to translate well to other listening environments and devices, does it? You still need to try your mix in your car, in earbuds, and on your phone speaker, and will still have to note down problems, and make adjustments ‘blindly’ when you’re back at your DAW?

This is a “drawback” that all software (and hardware) has. When you change some parameters to adjust the sound, you can potentially make it worse in other listening environments. But it’s more of “this is how physics works” rather than a drawback, and it is really up to the one who’s mixing to make sure that what’s being heard is a representation of many different rooms and speaker setups.

EZmix 2 can be used with all its presets, and if problems (such as muddiness, harshness, etc) occur, they can be fixed either by adjusting the values/presets of EZmix 2, or by using other plugins for more detailed controls, such as an EQ or multiband compressor.

There are software that makes the listening environment a bit more transparent, software that uses a microphone to listen to the room and make EQ adjustments, which helps with some (but not all) of the problems, such as standing waves.

Neb wrote:

I think a lot of VST plugins have an auto-gain feature, so that when you A/B, there is no large jump in volume, so you can compare only tonal differences. Will something like that ever make it into EZMix?

I agree that this would be useful, and I’ll write it up as a feature request! Thanks for the feedback.

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Also, try to start a fresh project in Digital Performer with only Superior Drummer 3 to verify that no other plugins are causing the lag.

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taykahike wrote:

I’m not exactly sure what this means, but I assume I have to have a MIDI file from another application that contains information about a drum kit so EZDrummer can use that for the song structure. I’ll do some more research. Thanks.

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Well, you can just use any MIDI groove from EZdrummer 2! When you find a groove in the Search tab, drag it to the Drop Zone of the Song Creator, and you’ll get suggestions on matching parts to build an entire song.

You can also drag MIDI from the song track, or as you say – from an external source 🙂

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[Henrik Ekblom]

Ok, so you load a Drums & Mixer User Preset and then save a project. The next time you load the project, the correct Drums & Mixer User Preset isn’t displayed?

Did you save the project using an older version of Superior Drummer 3?

If you try to create a new project with Superior Drummer 3, choose a Drums & Mixer preset, save it as a SD3 project and load it, does it work?

• I just tried the above scenario in Logic using SD3 3.1.5 and it worked as intended…

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onewayout_1 wrote:

https://youtu.be/jQuIT4WhlzM

The video is marked as Private, and can’t be watched 🙂

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