Well, since my drum machine is a piece of junk

[Kerouac]

Cool, thanks. I'm downloading the demo now. I don't mind learning a bit...

I love the NI stuff, although right now it's being a PITA since Logic is now 64-bit and the plugs are still 32.

 

[T-BoneBarnet]

Dude, have a listen to the Steven Slate Drum samples.

http://www.stevenslatedrums.com/ex.html

 

[micwalt]

Dude, have a listen to the Steven Slate Drum samples.

http://www.stevenslatedrums.com/ex.html

I like the metal kit, but overall, I think I prefer the sound of EZdrummer.

 

[Kerouac]

I like the metal kit, but overall, I think I prefer the sound of EZdrummer.

I'm using the Hot Nashville kit quite a bit. When I did the end credits for the Bleeding Heartist I used the All American:

http://andymclain.com/sparklightmedia/bleedingheartistendcreditsmix2.mp3

 

[Prages]

FWIW, I don't see the player in Mark's post either.

 

[Chihlidog]

One of you guys needs to teach me how to manually edit in EZDrummer. I know it's supposed to be really easy but I havent hardly had ANY chance to sit down and play or record.

 

[FenderPusher]

My EZDrummer, Korg NanoPad and the software I was using never got along, so I'm at the same place I was before. No drums and less money.

 

[micwalt]

One of you guys needs to teach me how to manually edit in EZDrummer. I know it's supposed to be really easy but I havent hardly had ANY chance to sit down and play or record.

It really is easy as pie. Just double-click on the MIDI track in the general vicinity of where you want the edit to be to open up the MIDI editor window. Then you can move individual hits around, make them louder or softer, and add or subtract hits wherever you want.

 

[T-BoneBarnet]

I like the metal kit, but overall, I think I prefer the sound of EZdrummer.

TBH I prefer the Vintage Kit in EZDrummer, but sincer Jake doesn't seem to like it, I thought I'd point him in another direction.

 

[Jeremy]

Battery was a good suggestion. I use that from time to time myself.

 

[OGG]

FWIW, I was telling my brother about EZ Drummer yesterday and noticed that Guitard Center is practically GIVING it away right now...

 

[Phil513]

FWIW, I was telling my brother about EZ Drummer yesterday and noticed that Guitard Center is practically GIVING it away right now...

Interesting . . .

 

[micwalt]

I just did a drum track for a new song last week that sounds so fucking real and natural I honestly can't believe it.

 

[T-BoneBarnet]

I just did a drum track for a new song last week that sounds so fucking real and natural I honestly can't believe it.

Do you use a midi enabled kit or do you program in the midi editor?
Also, do you do anything for the crashes? I tend to find the ones in EZdrummer a bit too "in your face", so I use other cymbal samples from another kit.

 

[micwalt]

Do you use a midi enabled kit or do you program in the midi editor?
Also, do you do anything for the crashes? I tend to find the ones in EZdrummer a bit too "in your face", so I use other cymbal samples from another kit.

I played the parts on a Yamaha DTXpress kit and did a little editing after the fact. I know what you mean about the crashes. In an uptempo tune, it's no biggie. This song, however, was a slow, mostly acoustic ditty, so I just brought the volume down on the individual hits in the MIDI editor, and I think it turned out nicely.