Scott Eshleman
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Scott Eshlemanperhaps you missed these posts regarding window size while searching the forum,
starting with:
http://www.toontrack.com/forum/ezdrummer-help/hi-res-display-on-your-mpb-in-windows-got-you-squinting-heres-the-fix/
Maybe they’ll be of help.
Scott EshlemanHow are you connecting the e-kit to your MacBook?
I ask because both USB and MIDI have their limits in terms of cord length.
Scott Eshlemanperhaps you missed these forum posts regarding window size,
starting with:
http://www.toontrack.com/forum/ezdrummer-help/hi-res-display-on-your-mpb-in-windows-got-you-squinting-heres-the-fix/
Maybe they’ll be of help.
for those visitors who cannot access the areas of the forum where these threads reside,
I’ll try to quote the meat-and-potatoes of their suggestions.
@geebake said:
I don’t know if this has been covered elsewhere but I thought it may help a user or two here.
As we all know, higher and higher resolution displays on our laptops are becoming more and more common. Even full HD now seems quaint. My Dell XPS 15 has a resolution of 3200 x 1800 and that’s not unusual anymore. The result is that some software can open in impossibly small windows – rendering it useless. In my experience all Toontrack software falls into this category.
Fear not! There is a fairly simple solution.
The lowly manifest file.
Below is the text of an example manifest file. In fact, it’s the manifest file for my laptop – fixing EZdrummer 2.
EZdrummer64false
Note the line toward the beginning that says:
“name=”EZdrummer64.exe””
That must contain the exact name of the executable file. A few lines below it is another place we need to enter the application name.
To use this file. Open a new, blank text file. Copy and paste the above into the text file and save it to the directory where the offending application lives.
In my case, that directory is:
C:Program FilesToontrackEZdrummer
The file must be named as follows:
Exact original executable name + .manifest.
eg.
EZdrummer64.exe.manifest
As mentioned before, it must reside in the same directory as that exe.
After the file exists and is in the correct location, all you have to do is launch the application normally and windows will take care of the rest.
There is ZERO danger in using this. It only gives windows a few instructions that tell it how to render. NO permanent changes are made to anything. If you don’t like the results, simply delete the manifest file and all will return to original state.
Hope this helps,
Greg
and
@Jacob said:
– Try rightclick the EZdrummer icon and choose properties, then compatibility tab.
– Uncheck “Disable display scaling on high DPI settings”.
Scott EshlemanSorry. That is the entirety of the original post by ‘geebake’.
As a Mac user, I have no experience with the manifest file or its contents.
I’m simply passing along some solutions offered by others that I found simply by searching the forum.
Scott Eshleman@gseshleman said:
perhaps you missed these forum posts regarding window size,
starting with:
http://www.toontrack.com/forum/ezdrummer-help/hi-res-display-on-your-mpb-in-windows-got-you-squinting-heres-the-fix/Maybe they’ll be of help.
I’ll try to quote the meat-and-potatoes of their suggestions.
@geebake said:
I don’t know if this has been covered elsewhere but I thought it may help a user or two here.
As we all know, higher and higher resolution displays on our laptops are becoming more and more common. Even full HD now seems quaint. My Dell XPS 15 has a resolution of 3200 x 1800 and that’s not unusual anymore. The result is that some software can open in impossibly small windows – rendering it useless. In my experience all Toontrack software falls into this category.
Fear not! There is a fairly simple solution.
The lowly manifest file.
Below is the text of an example manifest file. In fact, it’s the manifest file for my laptop – fixing EZdrummer 2.
EZdrummer64false
Note the line toward the beginning that says:
“name=”EZdrummer64.exe””
That must contain the exact name of the executable file. A few lines below it is another place we need to enter the application name.
To use this file. Open a new, blank text file. Copy and paste the above into the text file and save it to the directory where the offending application lives.
In my case, that directory is:
C:Program FilesToontrackEZdrummer
The file must be named as follows:
Exact original executable name + .manifest.
eg.
EZdrummer64.exe.manifest
As mentioned before, it must reside in the same directory as that exe.
After the file exists and is in the correct location, all you have to do is launch the application normally and windows will take care of the rest.
There is ZERO danger in using this. It only gives windows a few instructions that tell it how to render. NO permanent changes are made to anything. If you don’t like the results, simply delete the manifest file and all will return to original state.
Hope this helps,
Greg
and
@Jacob said:
– Try rightclick the EZdrummer icon and choose properties, then compatibility tab.
– Uncheck “Disable display scaling on high DPI settings”.
Scott Eshleman@vdrum said:
is there any way you can change the size of SD display , its way to small , another week of this and ill be taking a trip to the optitions !!
perhaps you missed these forum posts regarding window size,
starting with:
http://www.toontrack.com/forum/ezdrummer-help/hi-res-display-on-your-mpb-in-windows-got-you-squinting-heres-the-fix/
Maybe they’ll be of help.
Scott Eshleman“how do I trigger EZDrummer2 percussion?”
http://www.toontrack.com/faq/how-do-i-trigger-the-ezdrummer-2-percussion/
Scott EshlemanThis is a Sweetwater-only packaging of the full EZDrummer2 product and the Songwriter’s MIDI add-on pack bundle.
Toontrack EZdrummer 2 Songwriters Edition Features at a Glance:
EZdrummer 2 drum software,
plus 6 world-class collections of production-ready drum MIDI performances
Includes Songwriters Drumpack 1/2/3/4 and Songwriters Fillpack 1/2
Approximately 2,800 individually played grooves and fills
Covers a wide range of musical styles, tempos, and time signatures
Toontrack and most other retailers sell these 2 products separately:
http://www.toontrack.com/product/ezdrummer-2/
http://www.toontrack.com/product/songwriters-drumpack-collection/
Scott Eshlemanperhaps you missed these forum posts regarding window size,
starting with:
http://www.toontrack.com/forum/ezdrummer-help/hi-res-display-on-your-mpb-in-windows-got-you-squinting-heres-the-fix/
Maybe they’ll be of help
Scott EshlemanSDX MID grooves are a separate download from the samples.
Please look for them in your Toontrack account.
Scott EshlemanPlease check out the Instrument Lists for the ‘Americana’ and ‘Nashville’ EZX expansions.
…which does make me wonder about the SDX(s) from which they are derived.
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Thanked by: Davy LambScott EshlemanBy clicking the “Show Web Shop MIDI” button on EZDrummer2’s SEARCH tab,
you will be able to preview/audition NEW MIDI THAT YOU DO NOT YET OWN
alongside the MIDI that you have purchased.
Scott EshlemanIf you own EZDrummer2 (and I assume that you do, as you are posting in the EZDrummer thread),
you can preview/audition any of the available Toontrack MIDI packs
by clicking the “Show Web Shop MIDI” button on EZDrummer2’s SEARCH tab.
Note that this will allow you to hear the MIDI in the context of the drum kit sound libraries that YOU own,
versus a SoundCloud soundclip from a library that you might not own yet.
Scott EshlemanYes.
All of the drum MIDI groove packs can be used in both SuperiorDrummer & EZDrummer.
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