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[Neb]

EDIT: Sorry, I didn’t notice this was in the EDrum forum, and you’re probably talking about triggering a change of kits from your drum module. If so, disregard my reply.

How are you changing to the hiphop kit? You can’t just change it in the EZD2 interface halfway through a song, and apply a different kit to selected patterns (it would be awesome if you could). Instead, you’d need to check the option to ‘allow midi program change’ in the midi events tab. Then you’d need to work out how to get your DAW to send the correct midi ‘bank select’ and ‘program change’ triggers. However, I think there will be a delay as the new kit is loaded, so it probably isn’t practical.

Your other options are to export the audio into your DAW, or run two instance of the plugin on different tracks in your DAW.

Beginner-level Guitarist/Drummer/Mixer. EZD2|3 / EZKeys1|2 / EZMix2.
Laptop - i5 @ 2.4GHz | 8Gb DDR3 | 1TB SSD | Win10 Home.
Desktop - Ryzen 5 4650G @ 3.7GHz | 16Gb DDR4 | 1TB SSD | Win10 Pro.
Reaper | Roland Rubix 4x4 interface | Arturia Minilab II controller.

[Neb]

Thank you both.

I’m looking forward to getting back home and watching some videos, but I think I’m already sold!

Beginner-level Guitarist/Drummer/Mixer. EZD2|3 / EZKeys1|2 / EZMix2.
Laptop - i5 @ 2.4GHz | 8Gb DDR3 | 1TB SSD | Win10 Home.
Desktop - Ryzen 5 4650G @ 3.7GHz | 16Gb DDR4 | 1TB SSD | Win10 Pro.
Reaper | Roland Rubix 4x4 interface | Arturia Minilab II controller.

• This post was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by Neb.

[Neb]

I think you didn’t get an answer because you posted to the wrong forum. This is the EZKeys forum.

I can tell you that in the full version, the default modern/vintage sound pack has 3 drumkits (DW, Gretsch and Yamaha), which have been mic’d, processed and mixed in different ways to give you 29 distinct sounds/styles. On top of that, you can replace single drums with ones from the other kits, and also change the mixer settings. You might not be able to get the exact sound you’d like for each song you write, but you’d be able to get something in the right ballpark. Having said that, you may hear a sample from an expansion and say to yourself, ‘Man, I have to get that sound. It’s exactly what I had in mind.’

Personally, if I was only going to get one or two other expansions, I think it would be either ‘The Classic’, or ‘Alt-Rock’ (Steve Albini!). But it really depends on what kind of music you’re into. Those would be useless for Metal, for instance.

Is EZ Drummer worth it? If you don’t like programming drums, but you do like song writing and recording, then I think EZD will make your hobby more enjoyable by eliminating a slow and painful task.

Beginner-level Guitarist/Drummer/Mixer. EZD2|3 / EZKeys1|2 / EZMix2.
Laptop - i5 @ 2.4GHz | 8Gb DDR3 | 1TB SSD | Win10 Home.
Desktop - Ryzen 5 4650G @ 3.7GHz | 16Gb DDR4 | 1TB SSD | Win10 Pro.
Reaper | Roland Rubix 4x4 interface | Arturia Minilab II controller.

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[Neb]

Thanks for the confirmation.

I just had another thought. In order to monitor the licensing, does the software require internet to ‘phone home’ every time it starts? What happens, for instance, if I am in a rehearsal space that doesn’t have internet? Will the plugin still work?

Thanks.

Beginner-level Guitarist/Drummer/Mixer. EZD2|3 / EZKeys1|2 / EZMix2.
Laptop - i5 @ 2.4GHz | 8Gb DDR3 | 1TB SSD | Win10 Home.
Desktop - Ryzen 5 4650G @ 3.7GHz | 16Gb DDR4 | 1TB SSD | Win10 Pro.
Reaper | Roland Rubix 4x4 interface | Arturia Minilab II controller.

• This post was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by Neb.

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