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[Markus Wagner]

I am not satisfied with your sales policy. I already purchased Progressive SDX and now I also need to buy the EZX for the full price only because of additional MIDI files.It is impossible buying this EZX Midi library only. I have SD2 and also bought EZD2 for full price only because of its MIDI arragement qualities. What is true for a missing crossgrade from SD2 to EZD2, also applies from SDX to EZX. Somehow I feel these facts have not been taken into account sufficiently. So Dear Toontrack managers, please spend a second to think about it.

[Markus Wagner]

Q1: Why not?
Q2: You can combine drums/cymbals from different kits and get control over some mixing effects! And you have more mixing channels in EZD2, especially great for more external FX paths. There are extra claps, shakers and hand claps as a library extension.
Oh, and loading library in V2 is about twice as fast as in V1.
About MIDI: To me especially the TAP2FIND function helps me a lot keeping the orientation of my Tonntrack MIDI library. I am using the MIDI data as a good starting point, then I can get added or removed hits in an intelligent musical way automatically, and finally I move the MIDI to my DAW for final editing (it is easier to delete unwanted hits than adding them). The MIDI Internet preview is also great, so you can listen to the complete Toontrack MIDI library before you buy it.

[Markus Wagner]

Hi Kyle, I was also watching the video and searching for the extra SOUL MIDI library.
I’m not from Toontrack, just a user, so I cannot give you an official answer, but here my guess:
As far as I know Tonntrack: May 2015 is the month of SOUL, where every week of this month a new SOUL product will be published.
First week there was EZX Southern Soul.
Second week came EZ KEYS Classic Soul.
Third week came EZ MIX Lo-Fi, e.g. to add some SOUL to your mixes.
And finally there is MORE To COME on MAY 26th.
http://www.toontrack.com/soul/

[Markus Wagner]

Thank you Toontrack. Just the next day you have updated and released Reggae EZX from v1.00 to v1.01.
This has fixed the issue!

[Markus Wagner]

To make a complete EZD1 64bit installation (64bit Windows and 64bit host) you need the 32bit and the 64bit installation file, each extracted as .exe files.
Size of EZD1.3.3 installer 32bit: 32,541 kbytes.
Size of EZD1.3.3 installer 64bit: 18,415 kbytes.
The 32bit installer is the necessary basic installation (1st installation in every case, no matter what Windows bit-version and what host), the 64bit installer is additional (2nd) on 64bit Windows with 64bit host (DAW software).

[Markus Wagner]

The correct file name is “EZdrummer.dll”, even though it is EZD2.
It is where you have set the path during the installation process.
Do you have a VST folder?
Maybe you have installed the stand-alone version only?
If you still cannot find it, now that you know the correct file name, you better re-install and take care of the settings then.

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Thanked by: Justin Holt

[Markus Wagner]

I use a PDF to txt converter. So you can create / edit a specific drum map for your daw.
I use REAPER, so here an example txt:
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// MIDI note name map generated by Reaper
21 [Hats] Closed Pedal
22 [Hats] Closed Edge
23 [Hats] Open Pedal
24 [Hats] Open 1
25 [Hats] Open 2
26 [Hats] Open 3
27 [Crash A] Crash
28 [Crash A] Crash
+++++++++++++++++

[Markus Wagner]

I think the download is a packed archive like .zip.
You must unpack the files and save them to a seperate directory.
Now you better delete the download file, so it can never ever happen again.
Then start the installer from the unzipped folder!

[Markus Wagner]

1. Try to locate the path where the new ezdrummer2 vst has been placed during installation.
2. Check if GarageBand is expecting vst plugins in that folder.

[Markus Wagner]

Either you cut the part into pieces and delete or fill the rest from another part, or Midi data can be edited also over a simple text editor. Find the right note number, length and position. How about a small midi editor like on http://midieditor.sourceforge.net ? Ezd2 editor is just for making easy variations.

[Markus Wagner]

It is possible to put the midi file from the desktop and set it into ezd2. You can also simply playback from your daw and push the record button of ezd2. To create that midi file on the desktop you sometimes must use the DAW export function depending on its functionality.

[Markus Wagner]

Generally the tools are kit dependent.

[Markus Wagner]

No. I would say he means you should first extract to any folder and setup from there, instead of starting directly from zip.

[Markus Wagner]

In ezd2 you can load presets with mixing settings from the main window. But the kits you are changing with the instrument selector e.g. with a tom and choose KIT. Also update your ezx electronic library.

[Markus Wagner]

The 2nd part of the question how to add the library is: Setup the ezx jazz library with its installer and do the same with its Midi library. As always check for updates, too.

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