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[Scott Eshleman]

they sound like great guitars.

can you explain your signal chain ?

For example:
what is your guitar plugged into? what are its settings?
then what? what are its settings?
then what? what are its settings?
when does EZMix2 enter the picture?
what does your recorded track sound like without EZMix2 enabled? is it clean? fizzy? distorted?

[Scott Eshleman]

forgetting about your past issues with EZDrummer1 for the moment, regarding a DAW,
if I were running a Windows PC, I might still be using Sonar X3, or Pro Tools 11

can you be more specific about your EZDrummer2 installation issues?
do you have administrative rights (UAC) to install software on your new laptop??

[Scott Eshleman]

can you please post a screenshot of your EZDrummer2 browser tab?
and how ”bout some details about your computer, OS, RAM?
is your EZDrummer2 updated to version 2.0.2 ??

[Scott Eshleman]

Alas, I have good news to report to you!!
I can tell you for a fact that GrooveMonkee MIDI is very compatible with EZDrummer and SuperDrummer.

Check out the screenshot below…I have a lot of 3rd-party MIDI grooves from GrooveMonkee, PlatinumSamples and OddGrooves installed.
Therein may be the key…if & when provided, I highly recommend using their EZDrummer-formatted MIDI (and installer).
If your 3rd-party MIDI does not come with an installer or in Toontrack/EZDrummer format,
I’d place those MIDI grooves in the “MY MIDI” User MIDI folder.
Also, please note that non-Toontrack-formatted MIDI may trigger different kit pieces than intended.

Oh and before you comment that 3rd-party MIDI does not appear on the [Search] tab
and cannot be found by the “Tap2FInd” feature, it can’t. Others have noted this “deficiency” (quite loudly) here on the forum,
and requested it as a future enhancement… Some would like it to index & search 3rd-party MIDI.
Others want it to index & search their own user-created MIDI beats and grooves.

[Scott Eshleman]

I don’t know why you wouldn’t have a database under circumstances of a normal installation,
I’d make sure that you’ve downloaded and installed the latest EZDrummer2 update(s), currently version 2.0.2
and any EZX expansions available online in your Toontrack account.

If that doesn’t help, unless someone else chimes in with another idea, I’d probably try uninstalling and re-installing it.
It’s not that large of an installation.

[Scott Eshleman]

sorry, but I’m not clear where you are looking.

Perhaps this will help. There are a number of ways of selecting drum kits in EZDrummer2…

check out page 11 of the Operation Manual or these previous related forum posts:
https://www.toontrack.com/forum/ezdrummer-help/selecting-kits/#p147303
https://www.toontrack.com/forum/ezdrummer-help/ez-drummer-nashville-and-anericana-efx-greyed-out-in-sound-libraries/#p145457

[Scott Eshleman]

None? There are some within the included EZDrummer2 Vintage & Modern libraries.

One of the most amazing new features included in EZDrummer2 is the [Search] tab
and its ability to organize, sort and filter the MIDI grooves that you own and the MIDI grooves available in the Toontrack Web Shop.

from page 14 of the Operation Manual:
EZdrummer 2 will also let you search and preview matches
among the entire groove library of packs commercially available from the Toontrack web shop.
To do this, simply engage the Show Web Shop MIDI button above the Tap-2-Find and filtering area:

Doing so, I can also find 3/4 grooves in the following MIDI packs:
Indie Folk, Songwriter1, Songwriter4, Music City USA, NY Studio – Vol 3, and Jazz.

[Scott Eshleman]

You almost had it.

In the EZDrummer2 “Drums” window (of any EZX ,
you were just a click away…

[Scott Eshleman]

How large (or small) was the file that you downloaded?
When I download the installer from my Toontrack account, it is 1.2GB.

[Scott Eshleman]

@KP1111 said:

Need Immediate help has been months and no correct code to get pLead Vocal Pck ordered from AudioDeluxe. Pleas help

1 x Toontrack Lead Vocals EZmix Pack – $38.99
SKU: TOON-LEAD-EZMP
Completed GEEP-UFR2-36XA-5EAH-H3FM

I do a lot of business with AudioDeluxe and have had only one instance where they delivered the wrong Toontrack serial number to me.
I notified AudioDeluxe of their error and they sent me the serial number for the expansion that I had originally purchased.
( I believe that the error involved an EZDrummer expansion –
they sent me the serial number for an expansion that I already owned and in fact, had also purchased from AudioDeluxe.)

[Scott Eshleman]

@g_randybrown said:

Thanks, I edited my initial post after discovering it works fine in stand alone…I’ll try to find out why it does it in my host.
Thanks again,
Randy

what host are you using?

[Scott Eshleman]

Using the installation defaults (i.e., I made no changes to any Preferences),
I have no problem typing in a text document or using any other application on my MacBook Pro while EZKeys is playing in the background
in standalone or as an instrument in Logic Pro X or Pro Tools 11.
I’m not sure why you wouldn’t as well or what setting would cause your issue.

[Scott Eshleman]

What version of EZDrummer do you have installed?
Not that I have any knowledge that they are, but perhaps the updates are only for EZDrummer2 implementations.
If that is the case, Toontrack should consider labeling them as such.
Maybe a separate “Update” tab for EZDrummer1-related updates and another tab for EZDrummer2-related updates
even after they stop releasing updates for EZDrummer1 to reduce confusion for those users who use only EZDrummer1.

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