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[Henrik Ekblom]

Yeah, it’s easy to overlook 🙂 I used to only use tempo synched LFOs before, but now I sometimes feel that it’s kind of nice to set an almost synced value. It gives you an analog synthesizer feel to the music, which is nice in these days when everything seems to be 100% quantized and in sync!

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Jack 007 wrote:

And why do i have to use ‘Add to Database ‘manually for each item separately here, also after using the ‘Restore Midi Database’ function?

This won’t happen if the order of the folders and the files is left as the Toontrack installers add them. If you, however, manually move, rename, etc., things in the MIDI folder, things may stop working, or as in this case, you have to manually add the folders to the database. Things like tags may stop working too, when manually changing things in the MIDI folder, so it’s highly recommended to leave it the installers creates it.

If you want it the way you have done it, you have to click each folder and “Add to Database”.

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[Henrik Ekblom]

Well, the database is read and kept in memory by the software at startup, so if you change the path during runtime, it would still work in some scenarios. Not recommended though, since it will need to write the database to disk at some point!

The idea behind the Grooves tab in SD3 is to let you filter out things by search terms or filters. So if you for example search for “Reggae” or select that genre, the reggae MIDI would be listed, thus rendering the actual order of folders and files in the file system less needed.

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[Henrik Ekblom]

Your screenshot shows soloed tracks, and not soloed regions. This is a cause of confusion in Logic, but if you take a look at this link, does it make things clearer for you?

https://support.apple.com/kb/PH13041

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[Henrik Ekblom]

The internal structure of the MIDI isn’t designed to be changed manually by users. Of course it’s possible, but not supported by Toontrack (via any special software or similar).

When you add your own MIDI packs, do you place the folders manually in the Toontrack MIDI path on the disk, or do you use the Add User/Linked Folder in the Grooves/Search tabs?

There are some things that disappear when you reinstall the MIDI database, such as favorites. We are aware of this shortcoming, and will look at it for future updates.

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[Henrik Ekblom]

Is the LFO part of the sound that is out of sync?

• If so: can you change the value of the LFO Speed knob in the bottom left part of the interface, can you get it the way you want then?
  • That LFO isn’t tempo synced, so you have to manually set it to a value that you want.

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[Henrik Ekblom]

Ok, there’s something wrong with the Bongo MIDI files. Can you locate them in Finder and see if they work, for example manually drag them to the song track of EZdrummer 2 and see if they work?

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[Henrik Ekblom]

The MIDI will be recorded where you enable record. If you enable record in Reaper, the MIDI will be recorded to the Reaper track. If you press record in EZdrummer 2, the MIDI will be recorded to EZdrummer 2. You can even record enable both EZdrummer 2 and Reaper, which will record into both places – not that common to want that though 🙂

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[Henrik Ekblom]

Well, there won’t be any “correct” answers for this, since all presets may be suitable for different genres, PAs, locations, etc. You should really ask your sound guys what they want, regarding EQ, compressors, etc.

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[Henrik Ekblom]

Does everything look correct in the Product Manager (everything is installed and updated)?

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[Henrik Ekblom]

Yeah, all the issues with product purchases are best solved by contacting support directly!

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[Henrik Ekblom]

Great to hear 🙂

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[Henrik Ekblom]

In what way – is there always 1 bar off sync?

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[Henrik Ekblom]

Test this:

• remove the mega pack from EZdrumer 2
  • in Settings/MIDI Libraries -> right click the Mega Pack and select “Remove”
• Go to Menu/Advanced -> select rebuild the database
• Go to Settings/MIDI Libraries and add the Mega Pack again

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[Henrik Ekblom]

TOBY-182 wrote:

But I can´t manage to sync EZkeys with Ableton Live 10.

What happens – doesn’t it play EZkeys at all, or isn’t the timeline of EZkeys in sync with the timeline of Live?

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