[Cubase] EZ Seperate outs in Cubase 4

[Philip Snowden]

Hi – I’ve just purchased EZ drummer which I love. I’m a reasonably expereince guy but getting seperate outs with Cubase is proving beyound me. I route the mixer correctly and just get a stereo out, I read it’s host specific in the manual, I download the cpr from Toontrack which works but completely screws with my normal ins and outs – why it so hard? What I’m I doing wrong? Sorry if it is a dumb as newbie question 

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[Scott]

It sounds like you are activating EZD in an Instrument track. An Instrument track is a combo of the VSTi, instrument channel, and a MIDI track. It is a convenient way to load VSTis. However, it is limited to a single stereo output.

What you need to do is create an Instrument Channel and a separate MIDI track.

– Load EZdrummer by hitting F11 to bring up the VST Instrument Rack and loading EZD into one of the slots.

– Then create a MIDI track.

– On this MIDI track, you can then set your MIDI Out to EZdrummer and your MIDI In as some MIDI input device (keyboard, Trigger pad, or EZPlayer pro).

For setting multiple outputs, once the above is setup, hit F11 to bring up the VST Instrument rack and open the ‘Activate Outputs’ button that is located next to the ‘e’ button. It looks kinda like ‘[->’…an E with and arrowhead. Activate the outputs you want.

For more details on this, check the Cubase 4 manual page 183 Chapter 14 VST Instruments and Instrument tracks.

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[Philip Snowden]

Thanks I’ll give it a whirl today.
Pip

[Philip Snowden]

It works – thanks . Cool

[Santuzzo]

Sorry, no intention to hi-jack this thread, but I have a question regarding using the multi-out feature:

What would be the advantage ofu sing this feature? Is it for using further processing in Cubase (suach as EQing and additional compression)?
That would be the only thing I could think of right now that would make use of multi-outs.

But since the EZDrummer sounds are already processed, would it still add to a better sound to EQ or compress them more?

I’m still a noob with regard to drum mixing, so this is a very interesting topic for me, since I want to learn about it.

Thanks,
Lars

Win7 home prem 64bit i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67 6GB RAM Cubase 7, 64bit http://www.larsbauer.com/

[John]

Is it for using further processing in Cubase (suach as EQing and additional compression)?

In short, yes, but also if you have the need for e.g. automation of microphone levels.

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[Santuzzo]

ORIGINAL: John

Is it for using further processing in Cubase (suach as EQing and additional compression)?

In short, yes, but also if you have the need for e.g. automation of microphone levels.

Thank you, John!

Is it a good way of learning to process drums to do this with EZDrummer (pre-processed) sounds, or should I rather try to leanr mixing and processing drum right away on a ‘raw’ kit like DFH Superior 1 or Superior Drummer 2?

Win7 home prem 64bit i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67 6GB RAM Cubase 7, 64bit http://www.larsbauer.com/

[John]

Hi,

raw drum sounds are better/easier to use when learning how the different types of processors work.

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[Santuzzo]

ORIGINAL: John

Hi,

raw drum sounds are better/easier to use when learning how the different types of processors work.

OK !

Thank you very much, John!

Win7 home prem 64bit i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67 6GB RAM Cubase 7, 64bit http://www.larsbauer.com/

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