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[John]

Hi,

the libraries that can be installed in parts, e.g. the Core Library, Death & Darkness, Orchestral, etc should be installed that way. They are divided into library or microphone/bleed parts and shouldn’t be manually edited. You can not choose to remove specific instruments, like e.g. Snares you tend not to use.
Having said that, I have posted earlier about removing the already installed Surround and Extra Bleed parts from the Core Library here:
https://www.toontrack.com/forums/topic/can-i-uninstall-surround-core-library/?view=all#post-2298367

BR,
John

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[John]

Well,

if I knew, I still couldn’t tell you;-) NDA’s n’ stuff. What I do know is that stuff that gets requested by many users, tends to find its way into the software, if it is feasible.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
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[John]

sp00nfed wrote:

I copied the file contents to a new midi folder, and it seems to be working now, but there is still a duplicate pair of those 2 sets with exclamation points and unavailable.

Hi,
exactly what did you do?
Manually changing stuff in the folder structure may break functionality and updates.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
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[John]

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Hi,

did you watch the EZbass Tutorials Playlist?
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo2KHWmTuFk50L8Zl-mj4BxZ-75BmZlkz

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

Hi,

did you watch the EZbass Tutorials Playlist?
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo2KHWmTuFk50L8Zl-mj4BxZ-75BmZlkz

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[John]

Hi,

have you tried the ‘Foot Splash Sensitivity’?

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
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[John]

Hi,

any instrument you load in another position than its “native” in SD3 will get an even more generic picture than the black shells, more like an e-drum.
I.e. this particular Rack Tom is an odd bird, since it is a Rack Tom that has its native position in the Floor Tom slot.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
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[John]

Hi,

in EZdrummer 3, you cannot control articulations individually, lowering or raising the volume would be for the entire instrument. This would be done in EZD3 by clicking the Hi-Hat on the Drums page and then move the volume knob in the upper left corner. This volume knob controls the volume for the instrument, while the fader on the Mixer page controls the microphone/mixer channel volume.

In Superior Drummer 3 you can control articulations individually, should you want to, by first clicking the instrument (e.g. Hi-Hat) on the Drums page, then selecting the articulation in question in the articulation list in the upper right corner of the plug-in, followed by adjusting the slider in the Level Property Box.

Another option is of course to adjust the velocity for any hits you feel stand out in your arrangement.

Selecting articulations for the Hi-Hat from different instruments and libraries is not possible but could possibly be achieved by some advanced Stacking in SD3. I wouldn’t recommend it, though. It would probably not sound natural and involve a lot of work.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
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[John]

Hi,

if you go to the Grid Editor and select the notes you want to use for your build-up, you use the two Slope tools (to the right of the ‘Randomise’ slider to lower or raise the left or right side of your selection of notes. This keeps the relative distance in velocity but creates a ¨ramp’ or ‘slope’.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
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[John]

Hi,

I am pretty sure that the 9×12″ Tom is a Rack Tom. My guess is that when the Custom Shop EZX was created, the majority of the kits were RT1, FT1 and FT2.
The 9×12″ Fibes Maple has an extra “- Rack Tom” in its name, to clarify that it’s a Rack Tom that loads “natively”, so to speak, in the FT1 position but it is a Rack Tom.
To have this Rack Tom load as a RT2 would have meant different graphics for this EZX where all other kits would have had an empty slot for the RT2 position.
It does get a bit confusing when you Search for it in SD3 and the picture that shows up is a generic Floor Tom but I guess that’s because it fetches the basic position for it in the EZX config. You can load a Rack Tom in a Floor Tom position and vice versa in both EZD3 and SD3.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
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[John]

Good to hear!

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
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[John]

Hi,

importing Time Signature changes from a MIDI file is currently not possible but has been requested by users and I suggest you add your voice to this over at the ‘Requests & Feedback’ section of the Forum.

If you have Edited Time Signature changes on a Song Track and wish to create a new Song Track to try out other MIDI grooves but the same Time Sig changes, you can always start out with Duplicating the first Song Track. Removing the MIDI will not remove the Time Sig changes.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
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[John]

Hi,

you have the option to create/edit an Input MIDI Mapping and save as your own User Preset. This mapping can then be applied to a folder with your BFD grooves. Perhaps not the easiest thing to start with if you are learning how to operate EZdrummer 3 😉

To elaborate: Input mapping Presets are something mainly used for E-drumming or external controllers where a different mapping is used than the Toontrack Extended GM mapping. The Presets makes it possible to have an Input transforming happen, which lets you use the external mapping on your controller while still being able to use your Toontrack MIDI. Should you alter the actual MIDI notes on the ‘Drums’ page, you will lose compatibility with the Toontrack grooves libraries.

The Input MIDI Mapping Presets can also be applied to folders in the User MIDI Folder. As an example; if you have a folder with your BFD MIDI, you can add this folder (with sub folders) to your User MIDI folder. Scroll down to find it on the ‘Grooves’ page, right-click and ‘Open in Explorer’. Copy/Move your BFD MIDI here and then right-click the User MIDI folder in EZD3 again and ‘Sync File Changes’.
Now your added folder should show up in the ‘Grooves’ browser. If you right-click this folder (or click the small drop-down arrow to open the menu), you see the option to select an Input MIDI Mapping.
A while ago, I started on a BFD MIDI Preset for another user but I am unsure of how well it went, since I don’t have BFD, only prints of the mapping.
You can try it out as a starting point and then edit it and save as your own if you want to.
To try it out, download the ‘BFD_3.zip’ attached to this post.
Next, click the small “hamburger” menu in the bottom right corner of EZD3, right next to ‘MIDI’ to open ‘Edit Mapping in E-Drums/MIDI In’.
Click the Preset drop-down at the top of the page and then ‘Manage in Explorer’. This will open up an Explorer window for the location of User Presets.
Un-zip the ‘BFD_3.zip’ and put the extracted file in this folder.
Click the Preset drop-down again in EZD3 and ‘Rescan User Presets’.

Now this MIDI Preset should be in your User Presets list and can be applied to your BFD3 MIDI folder inside your User MIDI folder.

This means that (if the MIDI Preset is correctly mapped) you can audition and then drag those MIDI files to your Song Track and mix-n-match them with MIDI you create inside EZD3 or MIDI from your Toontrack libraries.

All of this is can be further read about in the manual: https://www.toontrack.com/manual/ezdrummer-3/

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[John]

Hi,

the “MIDI” column was added 2,5 years ago, so you would have to roll back to version 3.2.8 if you wish to use a version where it is not present. It was an addition for the users who wished for some kind of visual representation of a groove structure.
An alternative to roll back to v3.2.8 is to un-check the ‘MIDI’ column and then Save your Current Project as Default. This opens the Default state without it. Any saved Project where it is visible, will still open that way until saved with it hidden.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
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[John]

Hi,

Pro Tools user here. Which exact PT version are you using? How is your SD3 track set up? If you play back MIDI from the Pro Tools Timeline and that MIDI triggers the SD3 plug-in, it should get recorded when you hit rec before you play back the PT Timeline.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
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[John]

Hi,

‘Enable multi-threaded soft synth playback’ shouldn’t make any difference in this matter but ‘Enable Real-Time MIDI’ could.

Which audio interface and driver are you using?

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
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