ORIGINAL: Roflcopter

Mmm. Thanks Dave, sounds very interesting - shame the freeby doesn't have a hint of all that functionality, from what I read, so it's maybe not a fair comparison with the full product. Is there some video maybe that shows what you can do?

The freebie will be getting an update soon after the Pro version is released. I don't know if any of the features will be in the freebie update but I can tell you there will be wrappers for some of the drum samplers that didn't make the free version.

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First off, thanks Dave for the info on EZPlayer Pro, and thanks Andreas for the video link. I'm liking some of these features.

I've got some questions though, regarding EZPP, and I guess some of them would also apply to the upcoming Superior Drummer 2, which will include EZPP:

1: I noticed that in the EZPP demo video, (as with all the videos I've seen from Toontrack) the grooves were auditioned by themselves, with no other music playing. The way I like to work is, I'll record into Sonar 7 Pro from a PSR-type Yamaha keyboard (the kind that has preset styles, like "Country Rock", "Rock Shuffle", etc.), so that I've got guitars, bass, drums, lead, all recorded there as MIDI and/or audio in my host. I'll then go searching for a better or more professional-sounding drum groove to replace the original one. So if I pull up EZPlayer Pro, I'd like to be able to audition the grooves while all of my other tracks are playing in the host, so that I can find a groove that complements them well. I can't just say "great groove" unless it's going to sound great with my particular song. So, will EZPP sync up with Sonar not only in terms of tempo, but also in terms of start times -- meaning, if I don't happen to hit "play" exactly on the beat, will EZPP help me out by waiting until the next downbeat as defined by Sonar, so that all my instruments are in sync? In other words, is it similar to the way you can preview audio loops in Sonar's Loop Explorer? Stylus RMX does this, and gives you different trigger options like "Next Beat", "Next Bar" or "Immediate". It's VERY helpful. A guy at my local Guitar Center told me that EZD now lets you do this, after a recent update. Is that true, and is it the same with EZPP?

2: Also with Stylus RMX, if you've got a groove playing (in RMX, not the host) and you want to add, as was done in the EZPP demo video, a cabasa, you can preview the cabasa grooves while the first groove continues to loop, sort of like a preview "groove-lock". So RMX syncs up not only with the host, but also between its own groove elements. But in the EZPP video, the cabasa and foot stomp were auditioned, again, by themselves, and it was decided that "this is a good foot stomp", without hearing it with the first groove. It was then DnD'ed below, and only then was it heard playing with the other groove. So, is DnD required, even within EZPP itself, in order to hear these groove elements playing together?

3: And lastly, I've been holding off buying EZD since I heard that EZD's "big brother" Superior Drummer 2 was coming out, and that it will include EZPP. In the EZD specs, it says that there are "over 8000 MIDI grooves" that come with it, yet I don't see anything about the number of MIDI grooves that will come with SD2. Only the mention of "75 MIDI songs" in the EZPP demo . Does anyone happen to know how many MIDI grooves there'll be, and whether a good percentage of them will be duplicates of the EZD grooves? Also, I wonder if the original EZD MIDI grooves can be purchased/downloaded separately?

That's a lot, I know. Thanks for any insights.

Bob K.

Dave, thanks for the great review and tips with EZPP

I use Addictive Drums and BFD2. If I create an arrangement using BFD2 drum and addictive drums, when I drag the midi file to teh host, are all the proper drum mapping done, or do I need to more to have them play back correctly?

great. thanks for the info. Sounds pretty much like a must buy.

3: And lastly, I've been holding off buying EZD since I heard that EZD's "big brother" Superior Drummer 2 was coming out, and that it will include EZPP.

Mmm. All this is beginning to sound awfully tasty, and would be a great addition to my toolbox.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roLX4ZW2Ldk&feature=related

ORIGINAL: JDA

Hi Dave,

I'll be upgrading to Superior 2.0 when it comes out. I thought I read EZPlayer Pro is going to be included with the S2 upgrade. I'll probably wait until S2, but it does look like a great product for those who use midi drum grooves.

Thanks! JD...

It will come with S2 but the grooves included with the EZPP will not be included. S2 has it's own grooves created by Nir Z which is an exciting thing. I can't wait to get my hands on a collection done by a session cat that knows what needs to be played to keep a producer happy.

are we there yet ?

scott, hace you tried jamstix? different animal, but you can make your own basic beat and then let it do its thing. You can then export the resulting midi file and use that in EZPP.

Its also on sale now

Hi,

EZplayer pro is almost there. The boxes have shipped out to distributor
and we are currently testing the download facility in our
webshop. So, just a little more patience so that the dealers
get their hands on it too and we will be in play.

As for Superior Drummer 2.0 the shipping will commence
last week in june and that´s the only delay that has been
officially announced from us (the first projected release
was end of march, beginning of april) except for us announcing
the fact that we were working on it in october last year.

We truly appreciate your interest, support and patience.

Andreas Sundgren, CEO Toontrack Music

Hi,

I will get back here as soon as
I know there is product available.

All the best,

Andreas/Toontrack

Hi Dave,
Thanks for all the info and that will give me something to think about.

JD...

When you add a crash or extra drum hit to a midi file in ezplayer pro can it be done with a controller such as PadKontrol while the track is playing or do you add the crash or drum hit with your computer mouse.

Can you apply tempo changes to your final drum track before dragging it to sonar.

Thanks
Dwight

Hi Andreas-

I will get back here as soon as
I know there is product available.

Looking forward to it -- thanks!

-Susan

after reading all this amazing hype, i tried to get me some but the website is DOWN. i can't wait to spend my 49 bucks to get my life in order!