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[Patrik Wall]

I noticed that in the first picture the path to EZdrummer.dll is “C:\Program Files…\…\” where in the last picture it is simply “E:” which seems strange. I would double check the paths set in Cubase plugin manager so that it uses the correct path (the one used by the stand alone, you can check this by launching the standalone and go Help menu -> Show Plug-In Path) and make sure that there are no duplicate .dll files in the other paths available to Cubase.

Bass player in swedish thrash metal band Defiatory
www.defiatory.se

Coder at Toontrack
www.toontrack.com

[Patrik Wall]

Hi, we have no supported way of doing what you want (will write down as a feature request though) at the moment.

The folder you found is part of our installers so no, you should not copy/move it as it may or may not screw up any future updates on your system.

I really would not recommend copying files across different computers but if you really really want to try there are a couple of things you should know:
1) First of all, as you suspected there is a file that stores the favorite state, this file is located C:/Users/”Your user”/AppData/Roaming/Toontrack/EZdrummer/MidiDB
2) This file, while storing the favorite state is actually storing ALL data regarding your MIDI packs on that system.
3) Any user MIDI (added folders etc) are stored by absolute path so they will not work when moving this file.
4) If your other system is missing a MIDI pack it will still show up in your browser however it will show the files as missing.
5) There might be other issues as well as the MidiDB file is intended to work only on your current system, I can give no guarantees that it will not cause crashes or cause other bugs.

So, my recommended approach (well I don’t recommend doing this at all and take no responsibility if something fails horribly!)
1) Make sure all EZdrummer instances are closed on both machines.
2) On your laptop, make a copy of the MidiDB and MidiDB_fav file (if there is a MidiDB-shm or MidiDB-wal, copy those as well) and store somewhere for backup!
3) Remove the MidiDB (and -shm, -wal if present) from your laptops system as well as MidiDB_fav
4) There is a folder “OnlineMidi”, make a backup of it and then remove the folder from your laptops system (or just rename it to OnlineMIDI_backup or something)
4) Copy over the MidiDB file from your desktop to your laptop (again, if -shm and -wal files are there, copy them over as well, do not copy the MidiDB_fav)
5) You should now be able to launch EZdrummer on your laptop (fingers crossed)

Hope it helps

Bass player in swedish thrash metal band Defiatory
www.defiatory.se

Coder at Toontrack
www.toontrack.com

[Patrik Wall]

I think it sounds really good and don’t think you are doing anything wrong to be honest.
You might be looking for another type of sound than what you currently have but that’s another story 🙂

If you know any other song that sounds more like what you are after you could always bring that song into your project and try to A/B them and try to EQ your song to match the sound you are after.

As you have “The Mix Toolbox” I would try “Multiband Color and Gain” preset on your master bus instead of the “Clean and Airy Gain” and crank both the Color and Gain knobs since you will get some more mid crunch and loudness from that preset instead of the more scooped sound from your current one.
If it is still not loud enough even with the gain maxed you might need to adjust the input level as well.

Cheers from a fellow thrash metal fan 🙂

Bass player in swedish thrash metal band Defiatory
www.defiatory.se

Coder at Toontrack
www.toontrack.com

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