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[drumjack52]

You didn’t need to do a full install of the core library. Delete the surround sections but keep the core library and additional bleed sections. If you’re that tight for space you really should think about having your samples on a separate drive as it sounds like you have them installed on the system drive and that’s not a good thing to do.

Jack
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[drumjack52]

YodasDad wrote:

Supporting what DrumJack said, I don’t use Sonar, but I included what it would be like in Pro Tools. The “output” of the plugin, SD3, must go into the “input” of a track on the DAW you are using for it to be recorded. You apparently have routed the “output” of SD3 to the ‘output” of Sonar or something. In Pro Tools, from the input, instead of picking a physical input on the audio interface, I select instead a “plug-in”, then I select SD3 and then the output channel of the mixer in SD3 for that particular track. Good luck!

Reply To: Recording Superior Drummer into Sonar as indvidual audio tracks version: 3.4.4
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I do the same thing except I use stereo tracks in PT. Wish there was a way I could send you my PT track preset that I use to setup SD3 and PT 2021.6.

Jack
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[drumjack52]

Can you open SD3 in standalone without using Rosetta? If so then you have your answer and it becomes  the interaction of SD3 and Logic. Being that you can open SD3 in Logic without using Rosetta that suggests it’s not SD3 as such.

Jack
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[drumjack52]

The reason it doesn’t work anymore (if your screenshot is right) is that you’re assigning the outputs of the Sonar tracks when you should be assigning the inputs of the Sonar tracks to SD3 outputs. What you really should do is to assign the individual tracks in SD3 to a bus and then assign the input of a Sonar to the appropriate bus output in SD3. What I do is to assign all the kick drum mics to SD3 output 1/2, snare drum mics to a bus and that bus to SD3 output 3/4, same thing for hihat, all my rack toms go to one bus in SD3 and thence on to my daw, same for floor toms, overheads, ambient, etc.

Jack
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[drumjack52]

pacificm wrote:

You say above “eq can be done inside of SD3 or in your DAW.”

It’s still not clear to me how to do the eq in SD3.

Please explain how to do the eq in SD3.

Thanks!

Reply To: How To EQ in SD3 version: 3.4.4
Operating system: macOS Sequoia (15)

John already explained how to eq in SD3

Jack
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[drumjack52]

Also the eq can be done inside of SD3 or in your daw. Something to keep in mind is to not eq when soloing something (that can be anything – drums, guitar, etc.) but always in context of the whole piece playing. That’s probably the biggest people make when eq’ing something.

Jack
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[drumjack52]

Using either of John’s methods you then need to click and drag the whole line of notes to whatever articulation you want. Actually in ProTools I do my MIDI editing in PT’s MIDI Editor screen. Much easier to grab all the notes you want to change at one time after clicking on the piano roll at the left side of the MIDI Editor screen. I haven’t used Sonar in a dog’s age so I don’t remember the system there.

Jack
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• This post was modified 1 week, 5 days ago by drumjack52.
  Reason: called out wrong side of the MIDI editor screen

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[drumjack52]

I know this side discussion about ssd prices is not the original point of this thread but this has to be said: those ssd’s I mentioned are now selling at $660 from B&H.

Jack
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[drumjack52]

YodasDad wrote:

DrumJack, it’s crazy what’s happened to SSD prices. I bought the three 2 TB ones I’m using back in 2022 used off ebay and paid about $150 each. That was probably $100 or so less than new. But now new 4TB prices are almost $700 now so even used, the prices are at least double from a few years ago. Can’t wait until prices come down.

Reply To: Fields of Rock Sub-Libraries version: 3.4.3
Operating system: macOS Sequoia (15)

I looked up the purchase order from October of last year for three Samsung 4 TB T7 portable ssd’s I got from B&H in NYC and they were $750 total for the three.

Jack
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[drumjack52]

Take it from a Death and Darkness owner – get it. It’s more versatile than one would think. And don’t get hung up on the presets that come with it – that will be your stepping stone to all kinds of usage for it.

Jack
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[drumjack52]

YodasDad wrote:

I’ll add to what Brad and Jack said and add, don’t get a 1 TB drive!!!! I’m already look at the SDXs on sale this month and realizing I will need a 2 TB drive. Which I do have actually, so I’ll have to shuffle the decks soon….

Reply To: Fields of Rock Sub-Libraries version: 3.4.3
Operating system: macOS Sequoia (15)

If you can afford it get a 4tb drive. I have a 2 tb and need to get a bigger one. A few things you can never have too much of – money/ram/storage space.

Jack
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[drumjack52]

You probably could but if you’re that short of storage you’re going to run into issues if you want to add another SDX or utility or program. Maybe dedicate a separate drive to store your samples/SDX’s on? While you may not be using certain sections now but what about in the future?

Jack
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[drumjack52]

What I think would help here is for mintberrycrunch to share via video how he’s able to get such ‘fantastic’ results using Reaper. But that’s not going to happen. He makes claims without any proof that us mere mortals can’t see unless we go to see one of his sessions. And for the majority of us that ain’t happening. Extraordinary claims demand extradordinary evidence.

Jack
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[drumjack52]

MintberryCrunch wrote:

drumjack52 wrote:

Do you have a video example of this somewheres you can share?

No video but I’ll present it again at my exhibitions (like drum-tec events) and workshops.

Thanks but that doesn’t much help us here who can’t get to your workshops.

Jack
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[drumjack52]

MintberryCrunch wrote:

Reaper can function as a live host. I presented it at my exhibition at drum-tec’s: It was so much fun to switch the SD3 preset (and entire DAW project state) from one sixteenth note to the next and have additional visual feedback on the screen (showing which kit is currently active) 🙂

The crucial difference and advantage when using Reaper instead of a regular live host: you’ll still have the track arranger! …and Reaper is a super inexpensive host and most powerful for VST e-drumming. 🙂

…And with fast SSD performance, you can even do without preloading all kits into RAM: Link 🙂

Do you have a video example of this somewheres you can share?

Jack
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