Gary Stephens
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Gary StephensI like the idea and technology of the product line. I do not care for how it is packaged and sold.
I’m interested in 1 to 5 presets in a given “package” but not willing to pay $40 per pack to get them.
I’d be willing to pay, say, $5 per preset after a reasonable preview. I bought 1 EZmix package after buying the intial product b/c I just don’t see the value.
So as it stands now, I do not intend to buy EZ Mix 3.
Just an observation.
As soon as I found out it does nothing to enhance the several EZ Mix 2 packs I already bought, I decided instantly I’m not gonna touch EZ Mix 3. You put out an upgrade that essentially RENDERS EVERYTHING I ALREADY BOUGHT A “DEAD END.” Geeee there’s that legendary Toontrack “bait and switch” hard at work again. Screw that shit, I’ll mix my own way the hard way.
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Gary StephensOk, Thank You for confirming!
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Gary StephensI have to admit I have never before owned any software that would not allow me to upgrade from the previous version. Every software I’ve ever had allowed an upgrade path from the previous version, especially if the new version is “backward compatible” with the old version. One example I can think of is Windows. You can always upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10, but there is no upgrade path from Windows 95 to Windows 7 or Windows 10.
I also have to admit that if I had not seen the upgrade emails before the upgrade expired I probably would not continue with TT software. I would most likely be looking for new drum software. I would probably be just as pissed as the other customers who missed the deadline. The more I think about it the more I realize how badly this approach sucks.
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Thanked by: Brian CliffordGary StephensI clicked unsubscribe and I did not check the box to be notified of replies, and I have not received any more emails from this thread.
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Gary StephensI just clicked “unsubscribe” and I am not checking the checkbox to be notified of replies.
We will see if I no longer get replies.
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Gary StephensThis is straight BS. I bought SD2 from guitar center only a week before the upgrade to SD3 ended. I wasn’t aware of the new SD3 at the time I purchased SD2 then went on the Toontracks website a couple weeks later to check out the support forum and theres SD3. You cant take software back after its been open so I got completely screwed after shelling out the cash for SD2 I definitely didn’t have the funds to shell out for the full priced version of SD3. If they are not going to offer the upgrade, I’m moving on to Steven Slate Drums 5 for $149. This is so unfair and just unethical.
The man has a very very good point. It is very unfair to allow some retailer to sell SD2 just a few days or hours before the SD3 Upgrade expires, and the customer has no clue that there even is an upgrade? And the retailer doesn’t tell them there is an upgrade? Surely someone from Toontrack can see the injustice in that situation?
Maybe it would be better for Toontrack to make the upgrade to SD3 expire on Dec 31 OR 1 year after your purchase date for SD2, whichever comes later. At least make the upgrade price available to people who purchased SD2 within 30 or 60 days of the upgrade expiration date, something like that.
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Thanked by: Mighty UnicornGary StephensHave you checked the SD3 Settings > General > Enable keyboard shortcuts in other hosts than standalone(DAWs)?
BR,
John
I went in there and checked/enabled this setting. Now the Delete key works as expected with the plugin preview track. THANK YOU!
The way that item is worded I never would have guessed that it would work for this particular issue. I never would have thought of the Delete key as a “keyboard shortcut” but after I checked that box the Delete key started working.
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Gary StephensSet CPU Cores back to 1, it works great now. Thanks!
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Gary StephensDoes Reaper allow for keystrokes to pass to plugins? Not all DAWs allow that.
I specifically did the right click on the SD3 plugin and selected “send all keyboard input to plugin” so yes it should allow it. But it still won’t delete the pattern from the track.
Posted the same question at the Reaper forum, I’ll see what responses I get over there.
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Gary StephensWindows Pro 7 64 bit, Reaper 5.35, plugin version 3.1.2 and yes the pattern is highlighted when I hit the delete key.
In stand alone mode the delete key works as intended. I only have this issue when I’m editing in the plugin screen inside Reaper.
I don’t have the delete key reprogrammed as something else in Reaper, but I’ll check that anyway.
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Gary StephensUsing Reaper 5.35 and the plugin version is 3.1.2
It seems if I am previewing an 8 bar pattern then my DAW timeline has to be looping on a bar number that is a multiple of 8?
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Gary StephensI think I see the problem. I didn’t notice that my existing project is opening with an SD2 plugin. Custom Shop EZX requires SD3.
If I remove the SD2 instance and insert an SD3 instance then the Custom Shop sounds and grooves load up just fine.
I think we figured it out. THANKS!
Gary
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Gary StephensHi,
which version number is displayed in the lower left corner in SD3 when you open the plugin in Reaper?
BR,
John
Not at the computer at the moment, but as soon as I get back there I’ll check. I just upgraded and installed SD3 last month, maybe middle of December, so I would think it’s the latest version. I’ll report back here soon.
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Gary StephensHi,
The Custom Shop EZX works in EZdrummer 2 or Superior Drummer 3.
Unfortunately the EZdrummer Lite Upgrade does not work in your case. It is for owners of the limited Lite version.
In this case, either the full version of EZdrummer 2 or Superior Drummer 3 would be the way to go.
Ok, Thanks. I have SD3 installed and working, but when I open up the SD plugin in my DAW (Reaper) a message pops up saying that Custom Shop EZX is being excluded because I don’t have EZD2. So how do I get Custom Shop to authorize on my machine so I can use it in SD3? It already shows as registered and authorized in TT Product Manager.
Gary
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Gary StephensSo soundchaser59 you are saying Toontrack are acting like the much hated Microsoft?
That is exactly our point.
That’s your twist, not mine. If you can’t grasp the reasons behind it, then nothing anyone says will make sense to you. Go learn programming and then come back and tell us all how easy it is to maintain endless versions and upgrades of your software.
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