garageband vs ez mix2

[Leonard Dubois]

Hi all,

I was looking for a sound comparative between the guitar sounds in garage band and the guitar sounds in ezmix2, just to know if its worth buyin ezmix2.

as im non english i also dont get if ezmix 2 is just sounds preset or does it allow to do “mastering” of songs?

thanks everyone

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[John]

Hi,

you can use EZmix2 both for amp and cab sound for your guitar & bass as well as your usual send, inserts and master FX. It depends on which Preset pack you own and use.
There are both guitar centric packs and mastering packs (as well as a bunch of others).

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[Leonard Dubois]

Hi, i downloaded the demo version of ez mix, and there is a light but existing “lag” between when i play and when i hear it, can i fix this?

add to that is it possible to use the demo in garageband?

thanks for your answer

leo

[Scott]

@leo_14 said:

Hi, i downloaded the demo version of ez mix, and there is a light but existing “lag” between when i play and when i hear it, can i fix this?

add to that is it possible to use the demo in garageband?

thanks for your answer

leo

The lag or ‘latency’ is caused by the audio buffer. It is recommended that you use the lowest buffer setting your computer can use that doesn’t resuly in audio glitches.

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[Leonard Dubois]

hi

i checked, its on the lowest set up and it still has that latency

[John]

Hi,

what else is in your project? How have you set it up?

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[Leonard Dubois]

Hi,

well basicaly, i have no idea how to use ezmix2 into garageband, i just use it with no other sofware.
i plug the guitar, open ezmix and play just to hear the sound. but when i do that i got the latency even if the set up is on the lowest.

[John]

I recommend checking out the Toontrack EZmix YouTube playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo2KHWmTuFk7937PJ1fMz-WL4aK6wWKhK

Using plugins in GB basics:
https://youtu.be/Yohz6iyTSVM

What kind of audio interface are you using? Does it have its own control panel?

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[Leonard Dubois]

first thing first,

here is a caption of the setup of ez mix on my mac, as i wrote before there is still a latency when i play, is there somethin wrong in the setup? its the demo version of ez mix and im using it with no other softwares

[John]

Well, the Input Latency and Output Latency depends on the Device used and its drivers.
Most devices today are class-compliant and don’t have a separate control panel to adjust and tune I/O Buffers, I guess that’s the case with your AudioBox.
What happens if you change the Output device to your Presonus device?

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[Leonard Dubois]

Hi, thanks for your answer and sorry i’ve been busy so could not answer before.

yes, i choose the presonus output and no more latency.
add to that i found how to open ezmix in garageband. i still have a question
to use ez drummer is still always have these two options selected, i always unselect it but is it smart or not? what is the use of that?

thanks

[John]

@leo_14 said:
i still have a question
to use ez drummer is still always have these two options selected, i always unselect it but is it smart or not? what is the use of that?
thanks

Sorry, I didn’t get that. Could you please rephrase? Are we talking about using EZdrummer 2 in Garageband?

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[Leonard Dubois]

Ouuuuups sorry i forgot to upload the pic!! i mean the setups circled in red on the picture, its always selected but i mainly take off everything, is it better or?

[John]

Yes,

I would also deselect those.

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

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