Hello,

I recently purchased EZ Drummer to get some good drum sounds. Although it may be easy to use, it is not so much to set up! As I am relatively awful with this kind of thing, the matter is only worsened...

So I watched this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjrKEAwc-HY about getting EZ Drummer working in Sonar (or MC5). I have followed all the instructions, and it works fine. However after the video stopped I assumed then that I would just be able to drag a drum loop of my choice into the empty track/s spaces on MCS, however when I did that I got no sounds - so how do I create my drum tracks?

I hope that makes sense...

Any help would be greatly appreciated! I want to get some recording done as soon as! I am quite new to this so I would appreciate any technical jargon explained if you use it :)

Hope you are all well,

Alex

Welcome to the forum.
I don't have EZD, but I assume it works like most other soft synths;
Insert synth
Set output of synth to a valid sound device
Put MIDI info (notes) in a MIDI track
Set output of MIDI track to soft synth.
 
What is the output of the MIDI track you're dragging the MIDI patterns into set to?
What is the output set to of the synth audio track?
 
What's you're sound card or audio interface?
What's you're operating system?
 
 
 
 

which operating system are you using?  if you're using a 64bit OS then you HAVE to update EZD before being able to use it.  the problem you're describing is exactly what happens if you're using 64bit OS without updating EZD.

go to toontrack's website, log in, then go to the download area and download the latest update for EZD and all of your kits and install them.

Beagle


which operating system are you using?  if you're using a 64bit OS then you HAVE to update EZD before being able to use it.  the problem you're describing is exactly what happens if you're using 64bit OS without updating EZD.

go to toontrack's website, log in, then go to the download area and download the latest update for EZD and all of your kits and install them.

I am using a 64 bit OS but as far as I am aware I have downloaded all the updates...


EZ Drummer works, I can open it up and play around with it. I have opened it up in MC5, again I can hear all the sounds and loops etc. What I can't do, however, is put those drum loops into a track - when I drag the loop over there is no sound :S

57Gregy


Welcome to the forum.
I don't have EZD, but I assume it works like most other soft synths;
Insert synth
Set output of synth to a valid sound device
Put MIDI info (notes) in a MIDI track
Set output of MIDI track to soft synth.
 
What is the output of the MIDI track you're dragging the MIDI patterns into set to?
What is the output set to of the synth audio track?
 
What's you're sound card or audio interface?
What's you're operating system?
 
 
 
 

I am pretty new to all of this, so you'll have to excuse me but, where is 'insert synth' (yes this is what we are dealing with). I went on 'insert' -> but there was no 'synth' option.


My operating system is 64-bit... 


My audio interface is a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2


Hope that helps!

When you click Insert at the top, the drop-down doesn't show 'Soft Synths' as a choice?
 
Are you opening EZD in standalone mode while MC 5 is open or opening it from within MC 5?
 
Are you dragging the drum loops into a MIDI track?
 
Is that MIDI track's output set to EZD?

Okay, another problem. I hadn't previously plugged in my Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 audio interface. Now that I have done that the quality of the drum samples that I did hear are now very laggy... 

All I wanted to do was create some drum tacks... sounds simple enough? I'm tearing my hair out here :(

57Gregy


When you click Insert at the top, the drop-down doesn't show 'Soft Synths' as a choice?  aha, yes! I did that before (as per the videos instructions). I went Insert -> Soft Synths -> VSTplugins -> ez drummer. 

 
Are you opening EZD in standalone mode while MC 5 is open or opening it from within MC 5? From within MC5
 
Are you dragging the drum loops into a MIDI track? Possibly... I just dragged and dropped into the tracks that were there.
 
Is that MIDI track's output set to EZD? How do I check that?

If you dragged the loops into a MIDI track that isn't output to the soft synth, you probably won't hear anything.
Check that by expading the MIDI track pane ato see what it's output is set to.
 

 
Where it says Out 1 Focusrite Saffire in this image, see if it's set to EZD in yours, or change it to EZD.

57Gregy


If you dragged the loops into a MIDI track that isn't output to the soft synth, you probably won't hear anything.
Check that by expading the MIDI track pane ato see what it's output is set to.
 

 
Where it says Out 1 Focusrite Saffire in this image, see if it's set to EZD in yours, or change it to EZD.

Okay, I see this. I have option of the input being 'ezdrummer' but not the output...