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[Nathan]

I’ll wind my neck in then, didn’t know that. Are there PT versions for SD too? Don’t remember being asked that while installing it (mind you, that was a bit of a fraught install ).

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[Nathan]

With protools, will he need a VST wrapper (PT does not natively support VST) or does that come with the install??

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[Nathan]

You won’t regret it, it’s a great add-on (and I’m using Superior Drummer!).

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[Nathan]

If you didn’t play to a metronome though, you may find that the natural “feel” timing variations of your playing may make the drums or the piano sound out of time in places, even if the overall tempo matches. In this case you need to vary the tempo to match your song -creating something called a tempo map in your DAW project. It can be a bit fiddly, it’s often better to “play-in” the tempo, but you can get good, expressive drum tracks that compliment your playing this way…

SD2.3, NYII, C&V, MC, MF, ED, Latin Perc, Twisted, Pop, N1H, Electronic, Classic, Funkmasters, Rock Solid, Blues, Indie-Folk.

[Nathan]

Latency: First off, try running EZD or SD2 using TT Solo as a host. It’s optimised for live playing and it might solve some of your issues straight-away.

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[Nathan]

…beyond playing it in on pads or sideswiping the velocities in your MIDI editor, Pipe, I don’t think so.

I just grit my teeth and bear it when I need to program dynamics in. At least we have the tools now to reproduce good drum tracks…

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[Nathan]

Surely the preset, if used with the drum library it is intended for,should sound exactly like the example??

If not, I would suggest a trades description infrigement. Someone explain if I’m barking up the wrong tree here…

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[Nathan]

So ironically, this software now would only be available to the pirates? Awesome…..

That doesn’t make sense to stop it. All a customer needs is a copy of the DVD(s) and for the supplier to sell them a serial number (I presume it’s authorised in the same manner as other SDXs?).

How does discontinuing it stop the pirates?

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[Nathan]

I’ve whinged about the authorisation process in the past, and yes, it’s a pain when you’d rather be doing something else

…but I’d rather go through that to know that TT actually get a revenue stream from the software and the quality and support stay good.

I feel better about paying for a software package too,  knowing that half the people I deal with haven’t downloaded it for free from some torrent site.

Just bear with us please, support, on the few times we’re grinding teeth and spitting sparks, because we really need to be getting on with making music.

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[Nathan]

try http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA95qe7uCY4

hope this helps…
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SD2.3, NYII, C&V, MC, MF, ED, Latin Perc, Twisted, Pop, N1H, Electronic, Classic, Funkmasters, Rock Solid, Blues, Indie-Folk.

[Nathan]

Select all and then “un-select” the ghost notes?

Just an idea…

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SD2.3, NYII, C&V, MC, MF, ED, Latin Perc, Twisted, Pop, N1H, Electronic, Classic, Funkmasters, Rock Solid, Blues, Indie-Folk.

[Nathan]

African. Yes. Doums and 20 foot marimbas! Multiple djembe! – and umbele.

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[Nathan]

just select the notes you want to quantise. Quantising all will surely suck the life out of your playing?

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Edit: since when was s-u-c-k  a censored word??

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[Nathan]

You can drag an instrument to anywhere on the construct screen, but it is unconnected with how it sounds, it’s stereo panning or the way that it interacts with the mxer or mics. You can add an instrument so that it is completely dry, no bleed into overheads, ambients or other mics -bring it out to its own channel in your DAW and you can add your reverb.

Are you objecting to the x-drum process? It does seem a little involved at first, but when you realise what it’s marrying together it isn’t a bad user interface for the control and flexibility available. The construct screen (for me) is really only a pretty picture to remind you what you’re using and to impress your clients.

😉

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[Nathan]

I would presume here, that you would get (eg) snare1 from Avatar with the ambience recording of snare2 from Allaire? -seeming as snare1 wasn’t recorded in the other room. I hope that makes sense…

I must admit I hadn’t thought of this as a creative possibility with SD

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