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Hi Christoffer and Henrik,

Any word on this?

Josh

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Thanks for the response Christoffer. I’m computer stupid as shit, so I’m not sure how to access a “crash dump.” Can you tell me how to do this? All I can tell you is that SD3 crashes the second I click the ASIO tab under audio settings. It just says “Superior Drummer 3 has stopped working” or something like that.

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@Henrik said:
I have asked the coders to comment here on this matter. As soon as they can rest from the coding, they’ll reply. Hopefully in english, rather than in some programming language 😀  

Hi Henrik,

Have your coders had a chance to look into this?

Thanks!

Josh

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@Cagecurrent said:

Maybe it would simply be a light-version of SD3 then?!? Personally I’d really like some of the improvements in SD3 when it comes to handling of windows etc, but I don’t need all the advanced drum production and mixing… that’s why I got EZ2 in the first place. So I’m a bit hesitant in crossgrading.

Cheers,
Per  

I hear ya man. I will say though that SD3 is really not that hard to use. Too be honest, I wasn’t a big fan of SD2 and I rarely used it. Toontrack really improved the workflow in SD3. I’m no expert at mixing drums myself, but I’m getting awesome results so far.

Regarding EZD2, the main thing that always frustrated me was not being to add just a little more EQ to a snare or reverb if I wanted to. In SD3 you can load any EZX and do this with any instrument. Your getting the same sounds as EZD2, but you can tweak them just a little bit and make them sound much better without getting too deep into it. The stacking feature is amazing! You can beef up the sound of any drum just using that without even using the effects in the mixer if you don’t want to, but you will once you play with it a bit. I promise you that.

Bottom line is that if you like EZD2, you will love SD3. I too hate drum software that is confusing as hell and difficult to learn, but SD3 does not fall into that category. Hope this helps and I hope you’ll give it a shot. Good luck!

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Hi Toontrack,

I record my own drum tracks in SD3 standalone using my e drum kit. Can I still use the bounce feature in the Grooves tab to to this?

Thanks for the response Brad.

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I’m starting to doubt there will ever be a third release of EZ Drummer. I just don’t see how they could simplify it anymore than SD3. I hope I’m wrong though. Maybe they’ll come up with something!

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Hi Toontrack,

I’d like to hear your thoughts on this please. Is it possible that this is an issue within SD3?

Thanks!

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Hi zypher01,

I would definitely try that. I’m still experiencing the same issue unless I adjust the ASIO in EZ2 32-bit. Crashes immediately in SD3. It’s pretty annoying having to open another program to make adjustments. It seems that the ASIO drivers that come with our USB interfaces don’t function properly with 64-bit which is what SD3 is, but it works as long as I don’t adjust it within the software. Very strange. I thought about upgrading mine, but I’ve been checking this post hoping someone would find a way around this before spending the money. Perhaps Toontrack has some tips?

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Hi Matthew. Yes it is, but only drums I think. You can’t record guitars or anything like that (correct me if I’m wrong Toontrack). There is a record button at the bottom of the screen. I do not use a DAW and I record all of my drum tracks in SD3 standalone. Works great and you can edit tracks after using the MIDI editor. That being said, being able to record other instruments instead of using a DAW would make this the “holy shit!” software and I would love that! Don’t see it ever happening though and Toontrack will NOT tell you if they will add this feature or not, so I wouldn’t bother asking that question. You could request it though. Hope this helps!

Josh

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Hi Toontrack,

I would like your feedback on this as well please. Thanks!

Josh

[olliepudge]

Thanks guys! I’ll give it a shot. I haven’t used macros yet. Are you saying the macro control will take over as the primary fader then? Like if I turn it all the way down, will the snare be muted?

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@Michael said:
You don’t need to… but you might want to install them. If you like roomy drum sounds (from quite possibly the best room in the world) then yes you should install them. Even if you are working in Stereo you can simply utilize the extra surround channels as additional Room mics (i.e. you do not have to use them in an 11 channel project.  

Hi Michael,

I’ve installed everything but the surround sound mics (last two installs of the library). I do prefer roomy drum sounds and I’m getting pretty good results with what I have installed so far. In your opinion, do you think it’s worth it to install the surround sound mics? I mean do you really think they make a noticeable difference in the end? I’m considering installing them to fatten up the sound even more, but I’d like to know your thoughts or anyone else’s.

Also, if I do decide to install them, I will need to buy an external hard drive just to install surround sound mics themselves. Will this work even though everything else is installed on my laptop’s hard drive? Thanks!

Josh

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@andrushkiwt said:
I write hard rock songs, and I have to say I’m disappointed with the new kits, particularly the snares. To make it simple, it seems that the drummer did not hit the pieces nearly as hard as they did on, say, The Rock Warehouse expansion. I can’t convincingly place a new snare into a song of mine, and it’s for reasons other than that particular snare not being a right fit – it’s purely because the maxed hits are very tame. Therefore, I’ll have to stick to the Rock Warehouse expansion for snares and hats. The new snares have a great tone, but they were not hit with hard rock tunes in mind, apparently. There’s no hard crack/whip at even the maxed out velocities.  

I’m pretty picky about snares myself. One thing I’ve been experimenting with is starting with a snare with the wires off and then stacking other snares with the wires on under it at lower volumes until I get the sound I want. Then I add EQ, compression, etc. afterwards. I’ve been getting some interesting results doing this. It seems to give the snare a little more “umph” to it if that makes sense. Or more balls? Nothing drives me more crazy than a snare that sounds too bright where the sound of the snare wires stand out more than the hit of the head. I know you can adjust the volume of the snare bottom too, but I’m getting better results doing it this way. Just an idea to try out. Hope this helps.

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