Superior Drummer alongside EZ Drummer

Hi there
 
I've searched and read that Superior Drummer 2.0 can play your old EZ Drummer kits. Is this the 16bit processed/compressed EZ drum samples upgraded to 24bit (processing intact)?
 
Regarding grooves, I only have the main Superior 2.0 (avatar) library installed along with the limited selection of grooves it comes with. Can your old EZ Drummer grooves be used to trigger the Superior 2.0 libraries? If so, how would one go about this?
 
 
Stewart

What he say.

RE MIDI grooves. If you've installed them properly (I did all mine in the same place) Sup should see your grooves via the Grooves button.

ie. Twisted Kit, Claustrophobic, Latin Percussion grooves would be a few that wouldn't be compatible other kits

I believe Mod is saying the MIDI for LP would not be very compatible with a different kit in SD.

Thanks Guys. Much appreciated.

I can't recall what I done with my EZ Drummer and additional kits. I've been searching thi s[ast hour or two. I had a fair few of them too. Seems like years ago. Hmmmmmm.

Aside from buying the SD2 SDX expansion packs for additional libraries/kits/grooves, which I'm sure I will at some point, where else can I find usable midi grooves which are compatible with SD2?

Can anyone recommend any sources? If there 'are' any that is.

Hell...I dunno, perhaps you can only use toontrack's own grooves?


Stewart

So Mr Mod Bod, if you read this, know that Bapu got me straightened out first. Thanks.

 
He's my apprentice. 

zippsinc

Thanks Guys
Beagle...I'm very intrigued by groovemonkee. They sem to have a lot of nive stuff. Their prices are a little less than toontracks' midi packs. However, I like the sound of toontrack's Americana, Blues and Rock packs and some others. They may be purchased before the day's out, as may be groovemonkee's Funk/Hip Hop/R&B pack.
in relation to the groovemonkee's midi, where would the files be placed/installed to? Is there an installer or is there anything I need to be mindful of?

Stewart

Stewart:  If you are interested in odd tempos for funk, progressive rock and jazz, you might also look at  http://www.oddgrooves.com   They are set up for Toontrack drums [Superior and EZ] and are "different" in a good kind of way.

zippsinc


Thanks Guys
Beagle...I'm very intrigued by groovemonkee. They sem to have a lot of nive stuff. Their prices are a little less than toontracks' midi packs. However, I like the sound of toontrack's Americana, Blues and Rock packs and some others. They may be purchased before the day's out, as may be groovemonkee's Funk/Hip Hop/R&B pack.
in relation to the groovemonkee's midi, where would the files be placed/installed to? Is there an installer or is there anything I need to be mindful of?


Stewart

put them here:
[drive letter]:\Toontrack\EZDrummer\Midi\MY MIDIFILES
I have all of my sounds installed on E: drive, if you installed everything on C, then it will be C, if you installed the sounds on some other drive, then use that drive letter instead.
 
EZD will pick them up when you open the grooves.
 

Just another note since you seem to have Superior Drums 2, you should have also received a license for EZPlayer Pro (I'm pretty sure they still include EZPlayer Pro with SD2) which is very useful for converting MIDI drum grooves designed for other products effectively opening up many libraries for use with Superior or EZDrummer.

batsbrew


can't you just build X drums to take the place of any missing kit pieces from other groove clips?

Yes, very good point there.  That's one of the great things about Superior.  You can remap the note locations of any articulation in any EZX.

Hey thanks everyone.

I just got and installed Toontrack's Americana and Rock Songs and I took note of where they went. Seems this pretty much installed close to the folder where Beagle said Groovemonkee's go and there is a 'My Midi Files' folder there for them. I think you're right Smedberg...they have an installer which puts them there for you.

What do you folks find to be the most useful Toontrack Midi packs? Hell, you might as well give me the other makers' too. 

Jind, I do have EZ PLayer. Converting other grooves? I'll have to look into this.

Cecelius2....I'm totally getting the reggae pack from Oddgrooves. Thanks for pointing me in their direction.

X Drums? I dunno what this is Modbod and Batsbrew. Do you mean changing kit pieces to accommodate incompatible grooves?


Stewart

Sounds good Dave. Thanks for that.

I'm currently getting my way through Groove3's SD2 video tutorial. There's heaps to learn.


Stewart

Groove Monkey and OddGroves are both excellent, been using them a long time. No real issues with compatibility at all.