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Do you have a playback loop or in & out points set in your Cubase timeline? Maybe a certain region somewhere in your timeline has been selected. In EZD2 you could right click on the Song Track ruler and make sure Set Track Length is at a value as long or longer than your song. Do you have a Loop point set in EZD2?

A workaround could be…

You could drag your midi from Cubase to the EZD2 Song Track and export audio from EZD2.

Export midi from Cubase, import into EZD2 Standalone and then export from there, if you think it’s a Cubase issue.

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Do you have a playback loop or in & out points set in your Cubase timeline? Maybe a certain region somewhere in your timeline has been selected. In EZD2 you could right click on the Song Track ruler and make sure Set Track Length is at a value as long or longer than your song. Do you have a Loop point set in EZD2?

A workaround could be…

You could drag your midi from Cubase to the EZD2 Song Track and export audio from EZD2.

Export midi from Cubase, import into EZD2 Standalone and then export from there, if you think it’s a Cubase issue.

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Rob, I don’t use Digital Performer. But in a DAW, you have to set up a new Auxiliary channel for each output of EZD2. For me in Pro Tools, I now go to each new Auxiliary channel’s input, and see the outputs of my active plugin’s in which I’d select the appropriate one from EZD2.

In Digital Performer there’s a term or something called Bundles you should research if you’re not familiar.

Hopefully that’s enough to get you in the right direction, I don’t have Digital Performer to figure it out.

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You can not fix this with EZ Drummer. Crosstalk is the best place to start. After that, other settings in the Roland TD25. You need to get it right from the source.

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Where are you editing your Velocity from?

On the drums Tab, the velocity on the instrument properties panels is for auditioning only (just a preview). In the Browser Tab, at the top, you can adjust Velocity for an entire midi file before dragging it to the Song Track (timeline). If you use the Edit Play Style feature, you can adjust velocity on which ever instrument in the kit you want, this edits a Midi Block that is currently in your Song Track. Simply right click on a midi file in your Song Track and select Edit Play Style. If you’re using a DAW, consult Velocity in the Piano Roll in your DAWs manual.

Where exactly are you having your issues?

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[Shootie]

Glad you found a workaround.

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There might be many ways to do this. I don’t have that EZX installed to confirm. I assume the Edit Play Style feature is not putting it where you want it in your beat by using the Amount knob. You could try dragging the Opening Hit to the Vibraslap.  Or…

Can you open up Tap2Find in the Search Tab and record a single hit of Vibraslap to the first beat as you want? If so, grab ‘that’ recording you just made from the Tap2Find’s Midi Drop Zone and drag it to the Song Track. Right click this new Midi Block and copy it. Now right click on the other Midi Block’s you want to have the Vibraslap, and select Paste All.

Superior should be able to do this in it’s Piano Roll-style editor. I just don’t have that EZX installed at the moment to confirm there’s no issues.

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Just an idea for you overkrank. You could pick up an Expansion pack. They do run $90ish. If price is the selling point, you could sign up to Toontrack’s mailing list and wait for a sale. They have many sales year round.

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No problem, glad I could help. Your other issue is going to be more challenging and I do not have the answer for you.

You’re experiencing what is called “Aftertouch” signals being sent incorrectly… or more so not as you intend. Aftertouch is the keyword for you to research. When you choke your cymbals an Aftertouch signal is send to do the choke, but it also needs to be canceled afterwards which is what I believe is not happening. Hence your cymbal stays choked, aftertouch is stuck on, is a way to think about it. But I am not an expert on this, just introducing you to it.

I believe this is not something EZD2 can solve for you.
I believe if you upgraded to Superior Drummer, it can be fixed. Please research that first before upgrading, I’m not advising.
If you use a DAW, you may be able to manipulate the incoming midi signals to fix this aftertouch release/cancel. Many people solve this issue here. You’ll want to find support from your DAW’s company in this case, not here though you can try.
A product in your Product Manager called Solo, maybe it’s free, might be able to help. I remember reading this once, this is a wild guess.

Googling “Aftertouch, Nitro, EZ Drummer 2, Your DAW” will shed a lot of light for you. Use the word Aftertouch when seeking support for this issue.

Goodluck.

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Ride…

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Hey buddy, in the Nitro manual read “Editing and Saving Drum Kits” and “To adjust the pad settings:”. Change the note that triggers the rimshot to C#1 or 37 in your Nitro Head Unit depending on whether Nitro uses notes or numbers. EZ Drummer will not solve the problem for you, but you could try adjusting the kit presets in EZD2 as well.

With this method you can change any Nitro Pad to trigger any EZD2 sound.

Manual:
https://7132afa424c2f1a2ab6d-54d68a14e2e7c1f76563a2d8c3e9fd82.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/1644/documents/NitroDrumModule-User%20Guide-v1.0.pdf

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Hey buddy, in the Nitro manual read “Editing and Saving Drum Kits” and “To adjust the pad settings:”. Change the note that triggers the rimshot to C#1 or 37 in your Nitro Head Unit depending on whether Nitro uses notes or numbers. EZ Drummer will not solve the problem for you, but you could try adjusting the kit presets in EZD2 as well.

With this method you can change any Nitro Pad to trigger any EZD2 sound.

Manual:
https://7132afa424c2f1a2ab6d-54d68a14e2e7c1f76563a2d8c3e9fd82.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/1644/documents/NitroDrumModule-User%20Guide-v1.0.pdf

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I appreciate your reply, Scott. Have a great day!

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[Shootie]

Since no one has commented yet, here are some ideas.

Unfortunately if you want to do something like this with Toontrack software I think upgrading to Superior drummer is your only option. I’m not saying for sure though. It’s a different workflow, but equally as effective.

Can Impact XT pass-thru the midi it’s receiving from Studio 1? If so, maybe you could record that midi, and then feed that new midi track to EZD2.

Or if Impact XT can pass-thru midi, maybe you can ask EZD2 to use Impact XT as it’s Midi Input.

May want to reference Studio 1/Impact XT forums or support if you want to investigate the later.

These are just theories.

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I assume you mean rimshot, not rimshock.

Each midi trigger (zone) does one thing. Multiple triggers can be in one vdrum pad that you’re hitting, most snares have an outerzone that would trigger the rimshot. I can only speak for the products I use, but I doubt you would hit both inner and outer zones at the same time to create a rimshot.

According to the manual of your head unit there is a Snare Rim note. SO if the snare pad that is plugged into your head unit has more than one zone to hit, you’re all set to hit either the center of your pad, or the side of our pad.

Manual: http://5a18fcdc5c8aa2617926-54d68a14e2e7c1f76563a2d8c3e9fd82.r82.cf2.rackcdn.com/1811/documents/Crimson%20II%20Drum%20Module%20-%20User%20Guide%20-%20v1.2.pdf

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You didn’t mention whether your changed the v-drum setting to Alesis or not. You could try that first….

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Alesis may use numbers as midi notes…

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