I agree with the use of the real instruments and I do have and use congas, shakers, maracas, etc, but sometimes I find myself working in someone else's studio that doesn't have any LP at all. It sure is nice to pull up a track on the laptop and get jungle for a while. LOL!

A bit off topic, but I have a drummer coming over today to use a Roland Octapad with EZ drummer. I have it setup with a midi track and stereo outs. 8 audio tracks and one midi. Should I use mono outs? and after I'm happy how do I make all 9 tracks one audio track? I would assume I would still freeze track 9 (midi) and bounce it to get an audio track. Thanks and sorry for interupting the thread.

clintmartin


A bit off topic, but I have a drummer coming over today to use a Roland Octapad with EZ drummer. I have it setup with a midi track and stereo outs. 8 audio tracks and one midi. Should I use mono outs? and after I'm happy how do I make all 9 tracks one audio track? I would assume I would still freeze track 9 (midi) and bounce it to get an audio track. Thanks and sorry for interupting the thread.

Personally when I record electronic drums, I do not record using EZD as an output at all.  I just record the MIDI from the drum head and use the output of the drum head connected to a monitor for the drummer.  that way I get ZERO latency for the drummer - which is very important.
 
I only add EZD after the recording has been done and I start mixing. 
 
no muss, no fuss.  no worrying about outputs during recording.

I agree Sidroe...the latest project I've been working on has a "Hit Factory" drum track and an LP perc track.  You can get a fairly natural feel by playing the perc track with a keyboard.


I bought the Superior Drummer/New York Studios package from Audio Deluxe...then later on bought the Nashville and Latin percussion EZX.  Haven't used the Nashville set on a project yet...but definitely plan on it.  I would say that my favorite set so far is the Hit Factory set....love the kick and snare.

Sidroe


Hey,JB. Don't forget to pick up the Latin Percussion EZX. It is a must have if you use any percussion. I use Superior and I am very happy with the drum librarys but it dawned on me that there is not so much as a maraca in there. I use 2 instances of Superior, one loaded with the drum kit, and another loaded with the latin library. The LP is well worth the price.

I don't ever have latency issues with Ez drummer. I'll figure it out tonight i guess. I just thought with this thread someone would know and it would save a possible mistake. Anyhoo to be more helpful to the thread I would say +1 to nashville, vintage, classic, jazz and I like the standard kit a lot too. I need to buy latin perc and funk masters.

clintmartin


A bit off topic, but I have a drummer coming over today to use a Roland Octapad with EZ drummer. I have it setup with a midi track and stereo outs. 8 audio tracks and one midi. Should I use mono outs? and after I'm happy how do I make all 9 tracks one audio track? I would assume I would still freeze track 9 (midi) and bounce it to get an audio track. Thanks and sorry for interupting the thread.

I personally use stereo tracks, but I can see mono might give more flexibility.  I don't think there is a need to bounce them to an audio track, necessarily.  Route them to a drum buss, or several drum busses.
 
Sorry for late reply, busy day..
P.S. Never had any latency issues from EZ..

Thanks, sounds like we are setting it up the same way. What I meant by the bouncing to audio is...If I export the midi track without making it an audio track, there is no sound. So I'm thinking it must be done at some point, with the changes made on the individual tracks (volume,comps,eqs). Is that wrong? Thanks for the input.

clintmartin


Thanks, sounds like we are setting it up the same way. What I meant by the bouncing to audio is...If I export the midi track without making it an audio track, there is no sound. So I'm thinking it must be done at some point, with the changes made on the individual tracks (volume,comps,eqs). Is that wrong? Thanks for the input.

When you export - audio, make sure "entire mix" or some such is checked, or the Synth tracks and midi track are selected, and it will bounce to audio.  Are you just exporting the drum part to use elsewhere, or are you talking about exporting the finished song/project?

Yeah the finished song to burn on cd. Exporting as a wav. Do I bounce the midi track to convert to audio? Will that keep the adjustments made on the individual tracks?

clintmartin


Yeah the finished song to burn on cd. Exporting as a wav. Do I bounce the midi track to convert to audio? Will that keep the adjustments made on the individual tracks?

When you export, just select "Entire mix" or "What you hear", or whatever your main outs are called, and it will bounce to wav everything that comes out of your monitors.  It seems to be different for each interface.
 
On my SPS-66 I either choose "Entire Mix", or "Main Out SPS-66 1&2" if I've been running a cue mix or some such to "SPS-66 3&4" and "SPS-66 5&6".
 
Has the drummer been round?  How did it go?
 
Listened briefly to some of your Soundcloud tracks, and quite enjoyed them.