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Easy drummer where art thou!
A friend is asking me to add Bass to his Sonar 8.3 (32 bit) recorded songs. He has Easy Drummer, I seem to remember having once it but cannot find it on this computer now. I have Sonar 7 (32) and Sonar 8.5 (64 and 32) . Was easy drummer 32 bit only? Which version was it included with if any?
His song loads no problem but it's looking for easy drummer. I just used TTS-1 and it's fine , but it got me looking.
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scook
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Re: Easy drummer where art thou!
2014/01/22 21:38:37
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AFAIK EZDrummer was never included with a Cakewalk product. It is available as a 32bit and 64bit VST plug-in. Older versions may show up as dfh instead of EZDrummer.
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Re: Easy drummer where art thou!
2014/01/22 22:34:17
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scook is absolutely correct.
I have an old version od EZDrummer. It now shows up in X3d as "dfh"
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Re: Easy drummer where art thou!
2014/01/22 23:14:17
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OK thanks, I guess I dreamed I had used it once. I'll ask my friend if he (hopefully) bought it separately and just stick with my trusty old Session drummer 3.
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Re: Easy drummer where art thou!
2014/01/23 19:36:04
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OK an update, I see that EZdrummer is sold by Toontracks and is also very resonably priced at around $80.
Anyone think it's an worth while upgrade from Session drummer 3 ??
I'm eying up the Nashville version as that's sort of my style.
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Re: Easy drummer where art thou!
2014/01/23 20:11:48
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OK an update, I see that EZdrummer is sold by Toontracks and is also very resonably priced at around $80.
Anyone think it's an worth while upgrade from Session drummer 3 ??
I'm eying up the Nashville version as that's sort of my style.
Absolutely! More and better samples, more control, and a ton of very tasty and useful loops. Addictive Drums in X3 Producer are pretty good, too.
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Re: Easy drummer where art thou!
2014/01/23 22:54:40
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$80 would be an OK price for EZDrummer AND the Nashville Expansion Pack. EZDrummer periodically goes on sale for around $30. I could not see paying $80 for EZDrummer alone.
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Re: Easy drummer where art thou!
2014/01/24 09:41:11
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Oh, Oh, you were right, The Software Player is $179 and the Nashville box @ $ 80 is only more samples. I guess those samples might play on any other drum Synth. Out of my reach so I'll pass.
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Re: Easy drummer where art thou!
2014/01/24 15:11:45
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OK thanks, I guess I dreamed I had used it once. I'll ask my friend if he (hopefully) bought it separately and just stick with my trusty old Session drummer 3.
Easy enough to verify if it's installed. Go to Control Panel - Programs, and look for EZ Drummer (Or it might be under Toontrack - I'm not at my PC right now). If it's there, then it's installed and you just have to locate the dll file. If not there, it's not installed.
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Re: Easy drummer where art thou!
2014/01/25 09:25:54
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You can only use Toontrack expansions with EZDrummer or Superior Drummer. You could use the samples in other players but I think it would take some work and patience to re-build in another player all the options you would nave in the original player. BTW, I use Superior Drummer and have the Nashville library. It is also a great kit for pop and rock as well. I would keep an eye out because Toontrack products are always having a sale of some sort thru JRR Shop, or some other internet store.
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Re: Easy drummer where art thou!
2014/01/25 11:51:45
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Thanks Sidroe, I figured that about the samples are probably best used by the software they were made for. I guess I'll keep an eye out for a sale, or even look in real music stores. I have done well over the years finding older versions of software being cleared out in real stores.
I see that the original package ( $179) comes with 7000 samples, so I would think that must be enough to keep one busy for a year or two. But I'm not that happy with what I'm getting with Session Drummer and the stuff that came with it, 99% techno. I'm trying to go in the opposite direction.
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Re: Easy drummer where art thou!
2014/01/25 11:55:32
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If you are actively shopping for EZD+Nashville, audiodeluxe has EZD + 1 Expansion Pack for $90.
post edited by scook - 2014/01/25 21:34:52
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Re: Easy drummer where art thou!
2014/01/25 19:10:59
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Toontrack samples are kept in a proprietary format so you can't access the individual samples with other programs. But you can use the MIDI files that come with it in Sonar to drive another drum synth..
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Re: Easy drummer where art thou!
2014/01/25 21:29:01
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Well $90 does make this tempting.. I'll check it out, thanks.
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Re: Easy drummer where art thou!
2014/01/25 22:01:57
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I also have EZ Drummer which gave me an option to upgrade to Superior Drummer for $79, in which you can also use the EZ drummer packs.
I'd say go for it as well.
I've seen EZ drummer on sale about 6 times in 2013, sometimes for dirt cheap - like $30 as stated above.
If you're not in a hurry, it's bound to pop up again for a great price.
...I'm trying to go in the opposite direction...
Me too fellow BCer!
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