[Rex Strother]

Lucas – I just sent you an email with the two Serial Numbers for the two MIDI Expansion Packs. Have fun.

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[Rex Strother]

Lucas – you win. I’ll need to email Toontrack first that I have an interested party and get their “approval”

Then I’ll need your toontrack account name and email address, I think. Maybe shoot that to me over at rex@lowlights-now.com.

Once they approve, I think they notify you within 24-72 hours that it’s moved to your account, and you can download the packs.

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[Rex Strother]

Yeah – very editable, tweakable. I use Pro Tools and have had no trouble editing velocity or removing a kick or a crash I didn’t want or looping the MIDI provided. Nice stuff.

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[Rex Strother]

Sorry – they all sold but the FUNKMASTERS (I don’t think there’s a way to delete the post, or I’d take it down?)

FUNKMASTERS is still available though.

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[Rex Strother]

This answered a question I had also (how the preset expansions “worked”)

One thought – in making up your demo samples of the presets as heard on your website, would be
(1) not necessarily use it in a song, so it can be clearly heard and
(2) include a sample of the kit “dry” (default kit), so the presets can be heard against it.

You know – default NY2 or C&V SDX kit v. Allen Morgan preset X, Y and Z using the same groove? Help us hear what they’re doing and whether those presets work for us?

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[Rex Strother]

I do agree with Jerjabs that some of the material supplied was very “familiar” in a bit “too familiar” way – something more unique (or the ability to slice and dice / vary more) would be preferable for original songwriting.

I’d almost like a “my chords” – your MIDI performance – kind of feature. Dm for 2 bars, G for 2 bars, etc. From there, the chord wheel could be used to throw in variation?

That said – I’m buying the Pop/Rock MIDI to see what I can come up with this weekend. I’ll risk the $29.00.

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[Rex Strother]

Sounds like the new Pop/Rock EZ KEYS MIDI that was released recently (today?) – for $29 – might be right up your alley re: more options than the limited MIDI it originally comes with. I know having to pay for additional MIDI at this stage – isn’t the best solution (it would have been nice if this library had been included in the original release), but … still … it offers more content.

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[Rex Strother]

Fizbin – glad we made contact.

Everyone, two EZX remain available. FUNKMASTERS and THE CLASSIC are both still there.

$25.00 each or $45.00 for both? Bueller? Bueller?

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[Rex Strother]

Totally true – I have loved listening to the kits – I just wasn’t using them. I found I had “too” many options and had my go-tos.

I may end up keeping them all – as I’ve had no takers, but I thought I could find them a real home where they’d get more use.

Maybe I just need to get freakier with my recordings in 2012!.

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[Rex Strother]

I did not know the Roots SDX was the same kit as the Jazz EZX. Man – I need a nice conversation table. Looks like I’ll have to cough up for the Roots.

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[Rex Strother]

Thanks Jim – I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks Toontrack could make an awesome EZX (or okay, maybe SDX) with a fantastic starter kit of orchestral drums – or oriental drums – for people who already love Toontrack products. With EZ Keys (concert grand) coming, maybe some timpani is not so far-fetched.

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[Rex Strother]

My first thought was “Should I wait for Superior Keys”? And how long before the EZK expansion packs (bar room upright, please? The world has enough grand pianos!)

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[Rex Strother]

I too would love to see a nice plate reverb in Superior Drummer.

Also – and I know it’s crazy – but I love my Twisted Kit EZX and the Jazz EZX – would love to see comparable in the SDX libraries. and hell, why not an Electronic SDX too – that could be seriously fun. Lo-fi in 24-bit.

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[Rex Strother]

I had wondered about this myself. I wondered if the volume on my TD-4KX2 brain would affect the outgoing MIDI.

I know sensitivity will increase the MIDI velocity some – but does increasing the volume in the TD-4 brain’s “mixer” affect an overall outgoing MIDI velocity?

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