[David Linz]

+1 (+1000?) to this request.

I’m guessing that A) applying this search to 3rd party MIDI is harder than it seems on the surface and/or B) Toontrack is worried about undercutting sales of their own MIDI content, which right now have the distinct advantage of being searchable.

I hope it’s not the latter, because I think that would be very short-sighted on Toontrack’s part. Because while making 3rd party MIDI content searchable might slightly depress Toontrack’s pure MIDI library sales, it would also make EZD2 an absolute must-buy and essential tool for *anyone* who owns 3rd party MIDI drum content, since it would instantly transform how accessible and useful those libraries are. (I have a ton of 3rd party MIDI drum content, but it’s kind of a PITA to wade through since it’s a *manual* process to review the different beats).

I’m kind of shocked actually that this kind of MIDI search function isn’t somehow built into DAWs already (or at the very least, that some 3rd party manufacturer hasn’t coded it). I’m guessing that we’ll start seeing this feature in DAWs and drum plugins going forward — Toontrack as *really* created a useful function here!

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