New customer, new laptop, shall I test with EZ Drummer then upgrade?

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Hi, I am a new Toontrack customer. I have never had a laptop fast enough to trigger Toontrack samples until this week. I now have a second hand laptop which will hopefully cope with triggering Toontrack samples.

It is a 10th Gen Dell Latitude 3510 with:

• One USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C port with DisplayPort alt mode/Power Delivery
• One USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A port with PowerShare
• One USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A port

16GB Ram

i5 processor

The hard drive is PCIE type which is where I will install Toontrack.

I am reading that the USB-C port is able to transfer data better than USB-A. Is the USB-C the port to use?

I am using an Alesis DM10 MKII Pro module which has a USB to computer port. Is this the port to use (I need to buy a cable with that port to USB-C) or is midi out to USB-C faster / the same / slower?

I also have an old Roland TD-10 and a Yamaha DTXplorer module which both have midi out.

Any thoughts on module choice? I am thinking of getting a Roland TD-17 – will this help the connection to Toontrack?

Any advice on the connections I already have?

I want to get everything working to make sure the hits are immediate with EZ Drummer first. Does it work out more expensive to crossgrade / upgrade to Superior Drummer 3 from EZ?

Thanks

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[John]

Hi,

an older type of equipment with USB-A will not perform better/faster if you connect it to a USB-C with an adaptor.
If you have a newer hard drive with a USB-C port, it will transfer data to and from your computer faster than via USB-A.
Your DM10 MKII Pro module should work as a MIDI interface when connected via USB to your computer. If you use the Roland TD-10 or Yamaha DTX, you will need a separate MIDI interface. If you can get the Roland TD-17, it has USB connection, so you wouldn’t need a separate MIDI interface, it is also newer.

Hopefully one of the E-drummers hanging around here on the Forum will chime in.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

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