spacey
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EZ
Here. Drummer releases new update tomorrow. There are goggle videos about changes. I've used it on many tunes and it's my fav although I like changing things up so I also use others. One new feature about it that I think is a fantastic feature is being able to make changes to a drum part on the kit rather than within the piano roll. For instance; the pattern on the hi-hat can be changed to a cymbal or any other piece of the kit by dragging it in the kit view rather than having to use the piano roll view. (changes can be made to the part there too- such as how the stick is hitting) This can be seen in their video #3. What a great new feature for anybody like me that thinks the piano roll editing is a PITA.
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bapu
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The software forum is all abuzz. Some have even got their serial numbers already. But can't get the product until 12:01AM GMT.
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bapu
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$90 (EZ) + $90 (W7) + New DAW.
Not exactly cheap Bats.
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$90 (EZ) + $90 (W7) + New DAW.
Not exactly cheap Bats.
$19.95 Harrison Mixbus.....(cheap Bats)  
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batsbrew
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well, i need to upgrade several things anyway....
and i already have superior, which works just fine for me...
problem is, one decision, always impacts another...
and whether i keep my current sound card and spdif interfaces, or upgrade those.
or upgrade cakewalk (finally) and upgrade the DAW to work as well with win8 as my current daw does with only 8gb ram and winxp....
all that stuff.
i think EZ it pretty low on the priority list, and the cash flow is nil.
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bapu
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batsbrew
i think EZ it pretty low on the priority list, and the cash flow is nil.
There's a workaround. Plastic.
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craigb
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Does it run OK on Win 98? 
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batsbrew
i think EZ it pretty low on the priority list, and the cash flow is nil.
There's a workaround.
Plastic.
LOL that's what got me into this mess to start with.
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Rimshot
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Re: EZ
2014/05/05 14:08:59
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☄ Helpfulby bapu 2014/05/05 14:27:58
Hey bat, You produce some of the best songs on the forum so when the day comes that you do upgrade, I don't know how much you could improve on the quality of your system other than making things easier for you. 
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bapu
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Hey bat,
You produce some of the best songs on the forum so when the day comes that you do upgrade, I don't know how much you could improve on the quality of your system other than making things easier for you.
Tru Dat Jimmy.
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batsbrew
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it really is just about making things more streamlined, and of course, better sound where you can find it.
i record at 24 bit/44.1khz....
i'd really like to bump it up to at least 48khz standard, and would like to play with 96, my card goes to 192k
but i only use the DAW as a glorified tape machine anyway....
having a more powerful midi side for the drum programming would be a nice upgrade.
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batsbrew
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and getting back to spacy's thread,
i bought EZ when i first moved to a VST drummer, and loved it.
upgraded to superior, and loved that.
IF i was into it for the first time, i think the EZD 2 would be a no brainer.
as it is, i don't think i'll spring for the upgrade from 1.0 to 2.0.....
i can spend that money better elsewhere now.
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Rimshot
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I agree bat. I can program drums w/fingers, playing pads, or live drums that trigger (or not). If I couldn't, I would be jumping on the EZD2 wagon now. I really hope that SD3 will be out sometime this year and want my budget $ to go toward that upgrade.
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bapu
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I agree bat. I can program drums w/fingers, playing pads, or live drums that trigger (or not). If I couldn't, I would be jumping on the EZD2 wagon now. I really hope that SD3 will be out sometime this year and want my budget $ to go toward that upgrade.
Jimmy, What are you expecting from SD3? For me, I'd like better kit construction and movable kit pieces in the mixer. Beyond that, not much more. But I'm a simpleton.
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batsbrew
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bapu,
do you use the Xdrum feature?
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bapu
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bapu,
do you use the Xdrum feature?
Ya, but I found it klunky. I admit it's been over a year or so since I tried it. Maybe it's improved since then?
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spacey
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bapu
The software forum is all abuzz. Some have even got their serial numbers already. But can't get the product until 12:01AM GMT.
I'm in no hurry. I mentioned it because of the new editing feature. For me that alone is worth the upgrade. There may be drum software that already does the same thing but it's the first I've seen. Lots of ways to do things but an already great program that has a feature to help avoid the piano roll view is good to me. Somebody was thinking.
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bapu
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No doubt this will change (almost) everything.
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Rain
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Since we have a bunch of EZ users here... Am I alone experiencing issues when trying to use Toontrack grooves with other non-TT software?
I am not talking about their proprietary mapping (which can be re-mapped easily) but velocities - EZ and SD seem to handle that stuff in a way that makes it practically impossible to use a track made of TT grooves w/ any other "drumpler".
I tried using EZ Player to feed AD, but the results were very odd - even the timing sounded off. Sort of a pain in the neck if I wanted to use EZ to write and BFD or AD to render. If it were just a few minor things to adjust, that could work, but, unless I'm missing something, that really isn't the case.
So I find myself wishing that the new EZ will offer drums that sound a bit more like Platinum Samples' Rock Legends or XLN's Indie and Classic Dry...
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Rimshot
I agree bat. I can program drums w/fingers, playing pads, or live drums that trigger (or not). If I couldn't, I would be jumping on the EZD2 wagon now. I really hope that SD3 will be out sometime this year and want my budget $ to go toward that upgrade.
Jimmy,
What are you expecting from SD3?
For me, I'd like better kit construction and movable kit pieces in the mixer. Beyond that, not much more. But I'm a simpleton.
Hey Ed, For SD3, I would like to see a larger (bigger) user interface. The mixer is way too small for my eyes. I would also like to be able to pull in additional instruments without using XDrum. I know how to use XDrum but it would be great to just select an instrument (cymbal, tom, snare) from a complete list and drag it into the kit. I would also like some basic percussion (tamborine and claps) as part of the basic system (AD has that feature). I think the audio bounce options are good but it would be useful to have the bounced audio track auto populate tracks in your DAW instead of having to bring them in like any other audio clip. These issues are on my most wanted list.
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No doubt this will change (almost) everything.
It's RAM in disguise???
Time for all of you to head over to Beyond My DAW!
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bapu
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bapu
No doubt this will change (almost) everything.
It's RAM in disguise???
That's all ANY of this schtuff is. RAM!
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There are a couple of really nice new features that might tempt me to upgrade. I particularly like the 'Jamstix' type approach to letting the software do some of the hard work. It's pretty cool that it's not only backwardly compatible with one's old EZX Libraries, it would appear that they can be used with all the new features of EZD2. I'm talking myself into buying this aren't I
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Rain
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Read the review on AskAudio this morning, and in spite of having just bought AD last weekend, I can't wait to upgrade EZ. I'm putting a lot of hope in those retro kits....
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paulo
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There's some nice features that are tempting. I haven't used EZD for years as I could never get it to sound that good. I'll probably hang fire until the SD ugrade though and see if it has the same features.
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Rain
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Upgrade ordered. This is going to be a long day... :P EDIT: Well, not that long apparently. AudioDeluxe sent me my info w/in 90 minutes. 10 minutes and halfway through my download. :P
post edited by Rain - 2014/05/06 17:21:02
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