[Ian Farlow]

http://www.iroshai.com/temp/toontrack/test_midi.mid
http://www.iroshai.com/temp/toontrack/test_mp3.mp3

I have attached links to a MIDI file and the bounced audio file of a drum track I put together. The first half of the audio is Drumkit from Hell, and the second half is The Classic. Both EZXs are playing the exact same MIDI track, and no volumes, velocities, effects, etc. have been modified between the two EZXs. In other words, all I did was take a MIDI track out of a song I am working on and put in on two tracks in a new project. One track had EZdrummer with Drumkit from Hell loaded, and the other had EZdrummer with The Classic loaded. I did not add any effects to either track. I did not modify the volume settings on either track (either in Sonar or EZdrummer). I did not edit the velocities on either track. You should be able to hear a distinct difference in the volume between the first half and the second half. You should also note in the MIDI file the velocities and how Drumkit from Hell handles them just fine while The Classic is almost muted. Furthermore, the MIDI track I used was originally recorded by hand via a keyboard (not a drumset), just so you know.

Thanks again for your help with this.

Ian Windows 7 64-bit, 8 GB memory, Sonar X1 Producer

[Ian Farlow]

I will create a simple drum track tonight and record the audio from The Classic and Drumkit from Hell so everyone can hear what I’m hearing. I’m beginning to wonder… if the mouse clicks on the drum graphics trigger a velocity of 127, and The Classic sounds as loud as Drumkit from Hell using the mouse, then is it possible that The Classic has a sharp dropoff in interpreting velocities? In other words, say a note plays with a velocity of 127. Both DfH and TC sound basically as loud as each other. Then at a velocity of 120, again they basically sound the same. Then at 110, DfH sounds much louder that TC. Does that theory make sense as I describe it?

Thanks for the help, by the way. I am really eager to get this working.

Ian Windows 7 64-bit, 8 GB memory, Sonar X1 Producer

[Ian Farlow]

I am not using drum maps, at least not that I’m aware of. And no, I have not attempted to adjust any velocities. I would have expected the volumes to be the same across all of the EZXs as a general starting point. The problem as I see it is that if I adjust velocities/volume for The Classic so that it sounds right and down the road decide to switch the drum set to Drumkit from Hell (for example), the velocities and volumes are going to be wildly out of alignment. I realize that I will likely have to tweak volumes when changing drum sets… that’s not the issue. The issue is that all of the custom tweaking to get The Classic working like the other drum sets means that moving between drum sets is going to be a big pain.

Additionally, I just don’t understand why the volumes (or perhaps it’s response to velocity) are so different between The Classic and all the other EZXs I have installed.

Frustrated.

Ian Windows 7 64-bit, 8 GB memory, Sonar X1 Producer

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