[Jim Luttrell]

James, thanks for the reply as well.

In my case I am not actually using a DAW for the purposes of recording, I am running the Standalone EZDrummer 3 application on a Macbook Pro.  I have a MOTU audio interface hooked up to that Macbook.  I then use the multiple physical output jacks of the MOTU interface to send audio signals via cable inputs of a Behringer X32 mixer which is hooked up to my PA for live use.

I don’t think I can run multiple instances of the standalone EZDrummer 3 application though, however I will play around with it this weekend when I am back home and see if I can try that out.

[Jim Luttrell]

Bear Faced Cow, thanks for the reply, however, I don’t believe this is the case.

My setup is like this; I am running EZDrummer 3 on a Macbook Pro.  I have a MOTU audio interface hooked up to that Macbook.  The MOTU interface has multiple physical audio outputs that I can send audio signals out of.  I am then taking those audio outputs and connecting them directly to the microphone inputs of a Behringer X32 mixer which is hooked up to my PA for live use.

I am running the Standalone EZDrummer 3 application (not a VST version through a DAW).  When I play the EZDrummer “2” drums sets, or the EZX kits, there is no discernible difference in volume or sound of the drum sets in any way when I send the kick or snare out a different (discreet) set of outputs.  All the bus processing is 100% intact and the volumes match perfectly with those drum kits when I send the signals out a different set of audio outputs other than the default stereo pair.  However, when I use one of the drum kits that comes standard within the new EZDrummer 3 application, then, and only then, are there any issues with volume differences and tonality differences of those drums when I send an instrument to a different set of outputs than the default stereo pair.  And, as I mentioned above, if I send only the kick drum out the separate output, that action also affects the sound and volume of the snare drum as well, which is still being routed out the default stereo outputs…which is completely bizarre.

This leads me to believe that the issue I am experiencing is specific to the drum sets that are packaged within EZDrummer 3…and not with the EZDrummer 3 standalone program/application.

Now, I guess it is possible that Toontrack deliberately programmed the EZDrummer 3 drums kits to operate in this fashion (which is different from the EZDrummer 2 series of drums sets) maybe to address some other issue, or make the new product slightly less desirable (sounds like something Apple would do /sigh) in hopes that someone would upgrade to SD3.  However, I am more inclined to think this is some sort of bug where an unintentional filter or EQ is being applied when trying to send an individual instrument signal out a different output other than the default stereo pair.

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