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[Scott Eshleman]

@Henrik said:
Thanks for sharing your problems and wishlist. Here is some feedback to it:

– Id also like to drag that midi block anywhere I want WITHOUT it being destructive , meaning whatever lied beneath it remains untouched , so I can jiggle my fill around to various places “on the fly” until I have found the best place that works
This is a bit of a problem if you put a block that’s as big or bigger than the one that’s there to start with. If you place a fill at the end of a block it will often just shorten the original block, which means that you can drag it out again to its former length.

Maybe Toontrack can explore adding more tracks to the EZDrummer2 timeline (like EZPlayer Pro) to enable block editing
and simultaneous groove auditioning in a multi-track style format.
Maybe the ability to mute an entire individual block on either timeline could also be enabled.

– Id like to be able to paste to anywhere I want without using the scizzor tool to cut in an opening , and as above be able to jiggle/shuffle the block if need be.
You can paste things either from the right click menu on the track (which selects the block that you hover), leading to the fill ending up in the beginning. You can also use the track menu (3 horizontal bars on the top right part of the track). If you use paste from that menu, the content will pasted where your time marker is placed.

Thanks for that tip!!! I didn’t realize that the 2 Paste commands functioned differently.

Drag and drop to/from EZdrummer 2
EZdrummer 2 has full drag and drop support, both from and to EZdrummer 2. Some DAW:s doesn’t support this, so it’s unfortunately beyond our control to fix that. You can, for example, drag MIDI to your desktop, and directly from your desktop to EZdrummer 2’s track. Correct me if I am wrong, but you should be able to drag MIDI to ProTools from EZdrummer 2. Pro Tools 11 has removed the possibility to drag MIDI out from the DAW – however, I think it was possible in Pro Tools 10 and earlier.

You are correct. I can drag grooves from EZDrummer2’s browser tab or timeline into Pro Tools 11 and Logic Pro X.
Neither of these DAWs seem to allow dragging MIDI out of their instrument tracks to Finder, Desktop or EZDrummer2.

[Scott Eshleman]

@hthomas said:

@bakerg1 said:

I can’t download it. It keeps saying that i need an upgrade?

I don’t need an upgrade can anyone suggest the remedy

Same here!
I’m quite angry by now. Upgraded today EZDRUMMER 2. Still get the above Message.
System: Windows 7 Pro, Cubase (but that is definitely not involved) Is there a solution or do I have to return the product to the dealer for a refund?
Readme says to not execute the Installation from an “unzipping” program. Is that it?
Sadly, it#s not. Just tried and ended by the same message. Since I uploaded the update of EDrummer 2 today and get the Version 2.01 it can’t be true that 2.02 is reqired or it’s most definitely not on offer. Hmmmh!
Bottom of the page that is where 2.02 is hidden. Otherwise you’ll get the complete 2.00 Installation you already have.
Please!
Hoping to get to know from You soon.

Best regards
J. Thomas

2.0.2 is the current version of EZDrummer2. The full product installer (v2.0.0) is over 3GB.

There are two (2) update files available for EZDrummer2: the software update (95MB) and the sound library update (45MB)

The updates are available by logging into your Toontrack account which you’ve obviously done.
It appears that you ‘found’ the updates but I’m not sure what you mean by “Bottom of the page that is where 2.02 is hidden“

Please download the updates and extract/unzip them BEFORE attempting to run the updates.
That referenced in the ‘ReadMe’ that you’ve noted above.
Please refer to this Toontrack FAQ regarding Installation, Updates and Unzipping of downloads….
https://www.toontrack.com/faq/installing-ezdrummer-2-pc/

[Scott Eshleman]

@DivideByZero said:

Hi,

With the standalone track editor. How does it deal with / can it do things like triplet fills (used in most nu-metal songs, three hits on the snare and tom)? Trying to achieve this in Cubase is a pain and so I am hoping that there is something here to make this easier.

There is no piano roll editor in EZDrummer2 but if you can tap or play it (or close to it), there is quantization to help you pocket it.
See attachment below.

Also, what if I want a track that starts 4/4 then goes 3/4 for the chorus and something else for the solo? Is that possible?

EZDrummer2 will play whatever MIDI is you’ve programmed in your DAW, at any time signature, tempo, etc.
but if you’re going to create & leave the MIDI in EZDrummer2’s internal songtrack,
In neither the standalone or plugin, EZDrummer2 has no ability to change time signatures within its embedded timeline…
at least not within a single instance of the plugin.
With the plugin, I’d recommend two separate instrument tracks; each with an instantiation of the EZDrummer2 plugin for each time signature.

[Scott Eshleman]

@David Levy said:
Using EZD2 in PRO TOOLS …., is a total ” P.I.T.A ”
…, What SUX is ….., If I want to edit a hit ….,
– I have to export the Midi out of EZD2 and dump it somewhere on my hard-drive
…, Then I have to Import the midi file from there back into pro Tools , so I can edit the file in Pro Tools Midi Editor window.
…., then getting that Midi file back into EZD2 is the same P.I.T.A procedure , but reversed …., why oh why cant these be drop and drag straight out of EZD2 into pro Tools ?

what version of Pro Tools are you using??
I’m using Pro Tools 11 and I can easily drag my EZDrummer2 song timeline straight into Pro Tools
as a whole track or in block pieces – from the plug-in or from the standalone.

I’ve used EZDrummer1 for years. I also have SuperiorDrummer2.
EZDrummer2 is a great product as is and is not a purchase that I regret.

Yes, I agree that there is room for improvement and that EZDrummer2 can be made better;
Yes, I’d love to see a piano roll-style MIDI editor.
I know for a fact that Toontrack listens to their customers and I “let not the perfect be the enemy of the good”.

[Scott Eshleman]

You posted the same question in another thread where it was answered:

https://www.toontrack.com/forum/superior-pre-sales/ez-drummer-mac-and-pc-authorisation-together/#p147697

[Scott Eshleman]

@DivideByZero said:

It’s looking like this is probably a hardware issue with the device (despite it being good under other very similar setups). I have raised a ticket with Line 6 based on info through their forums.

That’d been my guess…but I have no experience with either of those particular soundcards. I assume that they are both external.
I have used EZDrummer2 with a number of audio interfaces without issue.
(Tascam US-800, M-Audio ProFire 610, Avid ElevenRack, Fractal AxeFX II as well as my MacBook’s built-in output)

Maybe we can focus on a solution that helps you to do whatever it is that you hope to accomplish during the demo period….
what do you hope to accomplish?

[Scott Eshleman]

Please do not confuse registering a product serial number with authorizing a product authorization on a computer.

When you register a product serial number to your Toontrack account, THAT is a once-and-done event
that determines your purchase of a product license.
Doing so provides you with 4 authorizations to activate on up to 2 computers simultaneously.
You should not have to ever re-register the product’s serial number again.

http://www.toontrack.com/faq/how-many-computers-can-i-install-my-products-on/

[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

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