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[Scott Eshleman]

@fidz said:
…Metal Machine Presets requires Metal Machine EZX which requires EZDrummer.

Incorrect.
EZX expansions like the Metal Machine EZX will run in SuperiorDrummer2 without owning or installing EZDrummer.

@fidz said:
How does this relate to SD2.0? Do i have to buy Metal Machine Presets, Metal Machine EZX, and EZDrummer so that I can use Metal Machine Presets in SD2.0?

You do not need to buy EZDrummer to use the Metal Machine Presets on the Metal Machine EZX in SD2.0.
and to be clear, the Metal Machine Presets only work with the Metal Machine EZX.
They cannot be used with the Metal Foundry or any other EZX or SDX.

[Scott Eshleman]

could this be part of the graphics issue introduced by Apple in Yosemite & continued (unresolved) in El Capitan?

people testing the new Mac OS (“Sierra”?) have suggested that it may be addressed in the new release this fall.
This graphics issue is not isolated to Toontrack or even solely to plugins.
Please Google it or check the Apple Support and forum.

[Scott Eshleman]

Don’t forget the “Randomize” function accessed by right-clicking a chord block in the EZD2 Song Track
and then applying MIDI from the Browser.

[Scott Eshleman]

Drag-n-Drop works fine if you want or need to put the MIDI in a Pro Tools instrument track, BUT…
You can actually leave the MIDI in the EZDrummer2 songtrack so long as the “Follow Host” is selected.

[Scott Eshleman]

@Barksy said:

i don;t have any of the above issues, but why is it that TT do not talk about future ideas/releases.

Get your customers excited! Let customers decide whether they need to go to a competitor to get something they are looking for, or perhaps wait and see what one of their favourite providers (TT) end up delivering for something they have had in the pipeline for some time.

I don’t get the benefit of secrecy to your customers, let alone your loyal ones?

There are a number of factors by which any company will choose to release product information
…and many more for a software publishing company in a highly competitive industry segment.
There may also be investor-based reasons for the timing of such announcements.
Suggesting or Hyping future products with no specific release date (vaporware) is probably scrutinized by investment governing bodies.

If you need an example of a company who announced a product update, missed its date (and still hasn’t released the update),
please take a trip over to the Metric Halo forums and search for ‘3d card’….
See how their customers have turned on them; regardless of how great the ULN-8 & LIO-8 products are without the 3d card.

[Scott Eshleman]

@JFISCHER78 said:

I’m trying to authorize a laptop to my acct. I currently only have my home computer active on my acct. How do I add the 2nd computer so I can out EZD2 on it also?

I find it easiest to log into My Toontrack account on my laptop, download and install those products that I wish to use there.
After installation, I will run the EZD2 standalone app and allow the prompts to lead me through the Authorization process.

[Scott Eshleman]

@moepatroni said:

Hopefully I can add another question here. I’ve just purchased one of those EZ Drummer 2 upgrades (informed by the retailer that still valid). My question, I am just about to get a brand new studio PC. Do I need to reinstall EX Drummer 1 then run the upgrade to EZ Drummer 2? Or is my ‘upgrade’ purely a discounted purchase of EZ Drummer 2? i.e. does the upgrade pack look for version one on my PC?
Thanks

EZD1 does not need to be installed or exist anywhere on your system to enable your EZDrummer2 installation.
Though you will have to install the EZD1 libraries.

[Scott Eshleman]

@jason_442 said:
…you’re an admin its your job.

Why presume that he is getting paid to be an ‘Admin’ on the forum?
That may or may not be true. I don’t know. Don’t care, either.
Respect for his patience, ability, and willingness to help.

[Scott Eshleman]

Can you please describe your issue?

[Scott Eshleman]

You need only unzip/extract the download file, not each of its contents.
Once the download file is unzipped/extracted, running the installer appropriate to the user’s context,
the installer will read the cab file and install the appropriate contents of the cab file.

[Scott Eshleman]

Yes. 2 Macs or 2 PCs or 1 Mac & 1 PC.
2 simultaneous installations of any type.

[Scott Eshleman]

@Scott said:

EZkeys MIDI packs require EZkeys.

..and contain no sounds or samples. just MIDI events.
if you don’t know what that means:

http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/midi1.htm

http://www.instructables.com/id/What-is-MIDI/

[Scott Eshleman]

Sorry for the delayed response.
I’m guessing that this is a Reaper issue.
I tried to replicate your workflow in EZDrummer2, dragging a “Play Style-edited” 4-bar fill into Logic Pro X (v10.1).
The 4-bar fill contained only 3 beats of MIDI events with the remaining beat 4 empty.
Logic retained the entire 4-bar block.

I wasn’t able to try this in Pro Tools before work today. (It crashed…waa waa)
I can try Pro Tools and possibly Reaper later
but I can’t say that I’ve ever had Pro Tools or Logic reduce the size of the block from its size in EZD2.

[Scott Eshleman]

What DAW are you using?
I do not recall this occurring in Pro Tools or Logic.
I’ll try again when I get back to the studio later.

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