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[John]

Hi,

if I understand you correctly, I suspect you are mixing up the two ‘map’ functions. The MIDI Mapping on the DRUMS page is the actual ‘hard-wired’ notes (where you are looking at the keyboard layout to the right. Altering the notes there breaks compatibility with Grooves (and Projects) and the only way to save what you have altered note-wise is to Save the entire Project.
The plug-in will try to keep compatibility with the Toontrack Extended MIDI layout as much as it can when you add/remove Instruments on the DRUMS page.

When you edit the mapping on the MIDI In/E-drums page, the underlying original layout is intact, keeping basic compatibility, while you can define a layout that suits your controller and playing style better. This Input Transforming is happening live on what is fed to the plug-in, i.e. when you play something on a keyboard/kit or from a DAW track.
You can still play back grooves internally.

If you have no use of Toontrack, 3rd party  or GM MIDI Grooves and only need a specialised kit setup, you can indeed alter the MIDI notes on the DRUMS page but the plug-in will always strive for MIDI note compatibility when you add instruments and articulations; User Instruments being an exception IIRC.
Also: Superior Drummer 3 includes a drum/articulation Substitution System, allowing it to play back MIDI sequences even if notes for the drums/articulations included in that MIDI sequence are not currently loaded in the Drums Tab. This intelligent system will automatically choose the next most appropriate loaded drum/articulation to play when it encounters a MIDI note that is mapped to an unloaded drum/articulation.

BR,
John

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[John]

Alek wrote:

I am completly dissapointed with Toontrack. I have spent so much money on Superior Drummer 2. I had a little break from music, and now after some time I returned and S2 does not work on silicone Mac. There are no updadates and I cant even upgrade to S3 – there is and cressgrade from EZ but not from S2. WTF!?

Hi,

Superior Drummer 2 was discontinued 8 years ago, so it is not strange there is no silicon native version. However, if you can run your host in Rosetta mode, it might still work.
The upgrade to Superior Drummer 3 was discontinued Dec 31st 2018 but I would recommend keeping an eye out for specials, BF deals, etc.

BR,
John

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[John]

Hi,

the Manual seems to be covering v2.0.1 and I guess you’re on 2.1.3?

I would simply switch to the Grid Editor and select the Notes in question and Alt/Option + Up/Down Arrow to Transpose, alternatively click the ‘Transpose’ button to expand the Transpose Controls.

BR,
John

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[John]

Hi,

click the ‘Add Instrument’  button in the upper left corner, then ‘Search for Instrument’.
Select the ‘Hansa – Vocal Booth’ library, then Toms as Instrument type. You should only have 4 entries to choose from now.
Select the Tom you wish to add a copy of and then click the blue ‘Add Instrument’ button down to the right.
This will add the Tom as a new Instrument and now you can Tune it to taste and it has also a separate Mixer Channel, named ‘X-Racktom’ by default placed last in the Mixer.
You can rename it to e.g. ‘Racktom 2’ and when selected, you can drag it next to the other Racktom channel.

I have attached a Project file where I did just this.HansaVocalBooth_X-Tom

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
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[John]

Hi,

thanks for the new example, I have forwarded this to my colleagues.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
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[John]

Hi,

when I listen to the Splash 3 crash soft articulations in the OH mic, I cannot spot any buzzing. Looking at your attached file, it doesn’t show anything spectrally either.

BTW, there is no Crash 4 position, did you mean Crash 3 or 5?

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
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[John]

The Toontrack EULA is very clear with what Toontrack allows and encourages you to do with Toontrack products.
Toontrack cannot be held responsible for other companies policies and rules nor give you answers to why someone asks those particular questions regarding how you have produced your music.
I suggest you contact the company in question, explain your situation and ask them for advice.

Personally, I think it seems pretty ludicrous – who doesn’t use Presets for example, even on hardware synths?
I’m a TV-series composer, would I need to record every single instrument in an orchestra myself and not be able to use orchestral libraries when I publish the Scores?

BR,
John

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[John]

Well, TBH I do not know how the grooves that showed up as ‘Missing’ in your first screen shot got there, they are not part of the EZD3 Core package.

Good that the Database restoration solved it.

BR,
John

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[John]

Yes,

The SD3 Core SDX, Custom & Vintage SDX, Music City SDX, The Metal Foundry SDX, The Jazz EZX, The Nashville EZX and The Singer-Songwriter EZX (this one has 3 different type of sticks) are examples of libraries with Sticks hits for count-ins.

BR,
John

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[John]

Sorry, forgot to post : Forwarded and being investigated.

BR,
John

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[John]

Hi,

this is already implemented with the exception of where VST is necessary for Standalone operation.

BR,
John

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[John]

Hi Jeremy,

then it’s nothing I can see as a Forum Technical Advisor. I would either contact Bestservice, who sold you the product, or Toontrack Support directly via the ‘Contact Support’ button found at the bottom of every FAQ page.

BR,
John

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