ORIGINAL: Rogue

ORIGINAL: kornodar37

I have asked the question of Toontracks (General Inquiry) and never got a straight response.   Also, would I be better off to buy one of the MIDI packs, rather than EZ Drummer?

without knowing the exact response you received the reason why you can’t get a straight answer is that there isn’t one. ALL our MIDI is designed primarily for our samplers and therefore are NOT general MIDI compliant (the opposite is almost true however).

That means that while you can edit them and make them work using a sequencer (or other MIDI editor), they are unlikely to play back properly in anything but a Toontrack sampler.

That said, that’s exactly why we developed EZplayer pro, so if you require a translator, not only to use Toontrack MIDI but most MIDI with proprietary format for use with another drum sampler then MIDI packs + EZplayer pro is the way to go.

More info can be found here:
http://www.toontrack.com/product/ezplayer-pro/#2

Dar,

Have you checked out the product pages for EZDrummer, EZPlayer and Solo? A lot of answers are waiting for you there. One of the most important things to consider is that there IS a list of tested and compatible sequencers, listed on the product page for EZDrummer.

As Rogue pointed out the midi files for Toontrack products are designed to work for Toontrack drums libraires. So if you want to use Toontrack midi loops you’ll need to buy Toontrack drums (EZDrummer). If you want to use Toontrack loops with other general midi drum libraires, you’ll need a converter. That’s where EZPlayer comes in.

Have a look at the http://www.toontrack.com/product/ezdrummer-2/#4 and make sure that your sequencer is on the list of compatible sequencers.

EZDrummer is a fantastic tool. Best of luck and happy music making.