Recording MIDI drums (EZDrummer) meter question

yes basic answer is No.. a 120 bpm drum part will not line up with 95.03 bpm audio.....you will be able to start on the down beat together but that is it ...so you need to start over ......here is what I would do:
 
I am going to assume that you rendered the drum track to audio and then placed it into the project....Correct?

If so, then:
 erase / delete the EZ Drummer audio track out of the project completely
Place time line on Measure one beat one and change your tempo to that 95.03 bpm
insert EZ Drummer as a soft synth back into the project and set up for multi out and select "use midi source track"
select your midi grooves from ez drummer and plasce into your midi source track

now your project should play at the 95.03 tempo and your freinds project (audio) should line up with ez drummer midi parts

now you can export the ez drummer parts as individual tracks (I would suggest wav files)

copy the ez drummer wav files and his individual audio tracks (again I would suggest wav) on to a CD and you can hand this to your frenid for who ever he wants to mix and master.

Or if his freind has sonar and EZ Drummer and any other synths used in the project then copy the .cwt file and the audio file and put them on the cd as well this way the other person should be able to open up the cwt fie and get to work with out having to import things and making sure things line up etc.....just make sure you inclue the ez drummer wav files just in case.

hope this helps
Clifford

hope this helps
Clifford

Beagle


MIDI is the most wonderful tool in the world!  he can re-adjust the MIDI tempo to the project.  in fact, when he imports your MIDI file into his project and the project tempo on his project is set to 95, the MIDI will automatically be set to 95.

Reece...
 
You are very correct.....
 
I am going on the assumption that his freind gave him audio stems and he tried or did render his EZ Drummer part to audio....in which case it will never line up.....
 
However if his freinds parts are midi and the ez drummer parts are only midi then every thing will line up perfect!!
 
i went on the first assumption!   (and we all know where that gets you )
 
Clifford

ah - sorry.  actually you won't have to re-record tho.  if all you're doing is sending him the audio files of your EZD, then just change the tempo in your project and bounce/export your EZD track again!

Hi guys sorry to jump in on this one

You said you used a used a BPM Analyzer ? Could I ask where I could get one and what to look for ?

It would be handy for seting the the bpm correct if I wanted to do a few cover songs :)

Thanks and sorry for pulling off subject

Norrie

Johnny,

If you are just playing along with his prerecorded tracks, and sending him audio files, the project tempo is irrelevant. If your drums are in sync in your project, it will be in sync in his, provided you send him audio files that start at the same place in the project as his audio tracks start, even if the drums don't come in for a while. All the audio tracks are recorded at a fixed clock (usually 44.1 kHz). Matching project tempo only matters if you're sending him MIDI data that must line up with audio data in his project.

Beagle


Norrie - I use this one:
http://www.mixmeister.com/bpmanalyzer/bpmanalyzer.asp

it's free

Thanks Beagle !

Downloaded and will try it later :)

Thanks again

Norrie

If you're recording totally in the audio realm, the BPM on the DAW doesn't matter a bit.  You can record, mix, add tracks etc, to your hearts content and life is lovely.

You only experience problems when MIDI is added to the project later on.... and ONLY IF you did not use the metronome to set the BPM and keep the audio tracks in tempo with it.

It is for this reason that I always set the BPM and use my drum synth to play a "click track" even if I will remove the drum track or envelope it out, or edit it later.

So far, all but two of the people I have worked with, or attempted to work with, have  recorded to a click track. With those 2, neither project was completed successfully for a number of reasons.