If I buy upgrade from lite to ezdrummer full
am I eligible to free ezdrummer 2 upgrade??

EZD was the first drum software that I bought. What I liked about it as a songwriter:

1. The midi grooves are very basic and not overly played.
2. The patterns are very well described and laid out for ease drafting a song.
3. The kit parts were easy to load, change and route to Sonar.

When one first starts using midi, it can be rather intimidating. EZD proved to be a very easy to use training ground for me. I still love the way they layout and describe the patterns, especially the fills, by dividing them into 1/4, 1/2 and full measure fills. The way there lay out and describe the cymbals is also very nice for Verses and Chorus's; no guess work, very fast to lay out.

I agree. I still like and use EZD. I also like AD. I'm not a fan of Session Drummer3. If you love AD check this out...I may get in trouble.
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=406040
 

There will be an EZD2 demo available this time around.  This was announced in the TT forum.

MakeShift
EZD was the first drum software that I bought. What I liked about it as a songwriter:

1. The midi grooves are very basic and not overly played.
2. The patterns are very well described and laid out for ease drafting a song.
3. The kit parts were easy to load, change and route to Sonar.

When one first starts using midi, it can be rather intimidating. EZD proved to be a very easy to use training ground for me. I still love the way they layout and describe the patterns, especially the fills, by dividing them into 1/4, 1/2 and full measure fills. The way there lay out and describe the cymbals is also very nice for Verses and Chorus's; no guess work, very fast to lay out.

So apart from the midi loops which I have to agree are very usable and well organised what else makes it the number one selling drum vst ? AFIK the routing method in all drum vst's is exactly the same, they all allow you to select an output at the bottom of each channel strip.
 
As for midi loops I never use them as I prefer not to have my creativity sublimated by outside forces, I'm weird like that
 
According to the TT advertising, their 20 expansion kits gives users access to by far the most extensive and versatile catalogue of drum sounds on the market ? Really ?
 
I thought that seemed like an extravagant or over optimistic boast and counted 22 for BFD Eco as well as some other third party kits.
 
Steve
 
 

I have both SD2 and EZ Drummer. It looks to me EZD2 will be integrated with EZ Player which I also own. All geared to songwriting. I think there will be disappointment and no real advancement for recording with it.
Also, my two cents, I use SD2 with EZ Drummer kits. I have many. EZ Drummer kits are cheap at $39 and sound great. When you put them in SD2 you can control the bleeds better and mix in different pieces from different kits among other things. A very nice setup. SD2 is the way to go for recording.

twaddle
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As for midi loops I never use them as I prefer not to have my creativity sublimated by outside forces, I'm weird like that
 
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Steve
 
 

You would definitely be a candidate for a drum sampler like Superior 2 or BFD.  They have announced that EZD2 will include two new libraries and to my ears they sound really good. 
 
My favorite feature has been the integration of midi grooves in EZD and in EZD2 it gets better.  But then, there are some features that enhance what you can do with the samples as well.
 
I won't guarantee that EZD2 will make the socks run up and down your ankles for everyone but for an EZD lover like me, I wouldn't want to go back since working with EZD2.  I've got things working in projects that simply can't be done in EZD.  And for the skeptics, there will be a point in time where the development costs will be covered and prices will go down and, as they say, never say "never."

jmasno5
I have both SD2 and EZ Drummer. It looks to me EZD2 will be integrated with EZ Player which I also own. All geared to songwriting. I think there will be disappointment and no real advancement for recording with it.
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I would disagree with the last statement and at a point in time, you'll see why.  But yes, there is a bit of EZplayer like features - but EZP on energy drinks. 

clintmartin
Yeah, $49 seems to be reasonable. It will be hard to pay the same as the upgrade to Superior.

easiest money i ever spent.
gets right back to my original statement.

Not meaning to sidetrack this thread from EZD2, but I was installing EZ Drummer and Superior (after downloading it from my account at Toontrack) on my new machine and the installer stated both were successful. However, I can't find/see the standalone icons on my desktop nor in the Toontrack folders......only the .dll VST's for each are in Cakewalk's VST folder. I looked in both the 32 bit & 64 bit folders, but no luck.....(EZ Keys however, installed and showed up on the desktop/correct folder path as it should).
 
Do I need to uninstall and install with the original DVD's for this to show up? or am I missing something obvious here??