[Rich Johnson]

Thanks Scott. Yeah, heard about the Zendrum. Can’t really afford that though. Thanks for the input.

[Rich Johnson]

@Scott said:

Ezdrummer 2 only supports Acid 7.0 and higher.

Thanks Scott! That completes the equation.
If I want to be able to enable the MIDI Out on EZD2 I need a more up to date host.
Thanks again all!

[Rich Johnson]

No worries – was just trying to let you know that I knew better than to try and record actual MIDI data.
Thought I made that clear, when I said the MIDI data went to the JL Cooper PPS2 and then the converted audio from that was recorded.
The converted audio is the synch tone.
Either way, I thoroughly enjoy working with the 2480 and am just experimenting with different ways to use EZD with it.
Sorry if you thought it was, but I don’t look at any of this as a waste of time
Cheers

[Rich Johnson]

Love the 2480 so that’s not an option
As I stated in the post, the midi out goes to the PPS2 where it is coded into a synch tone i.e converted audio signal

Olaf – thanks for your reply. I do have Acid Pro 4.0 at the moment. How do I set up EZDrummer 2 in it as a host?

Thanks for the help

[Rich Johnson]

Hi John,
I hadn’t heard back from you, but as an update, I saw on my account that there were Updates to the libraries and EXDrummer2. I installed them, and now the sounds in the library play! But….they didn’t quite sound right. I saw there was also an update on My Products for the Pop/Rock EZX. I downloaded it, and when I attempted to install it I got an error message saying “Your library seems damaged. You will need to re-install the full product before applying this update”.
Could a problem with the library have been the issue all along? Can I uninstall EZDrummer2 on my PC and then re-install it without losing another authorizations?
Thanks!
Richard

[Rich Johnson]

@John said:

Hi,

can you show me a screen shot of your EZdrummer 2 interface?
Please also include your system specifications: OS, host, hardware, etc.

Hi
Here is a shot of the speaker properties Advanced tab.
I am running Windows 8 on a new Lenovo PC
Keep in mind that the EZDrummer2 10 day Demo I downloaded a few weeks ago worked fine on this computer
Thanks for your help

[Rich Johnson]

Hi again Rogue!
Thanks again for the reply.
Don’t worry about being patronizing…ya never know when you can just plain forget something!
In this case though, I did have the OUT connector of the Uno connected to the OUT port of my DR-5, so that was OK.
Here’s where my ignorance does come into play though…
I opened EZ Drummer and thought I could get my DR-5’s midi signal to kick off EZ Drummer on it’s own.
I guess that it doesn’t work that way and you need to have some kind of DAW program open on the laptop.
I downloaded Reaper, and got it all to connect and it works!
The only problem I have now is latency! Ya see, I have a synch tone recorded on my Roland VS-2480, along with my recorded guitar and vocal tracks. On playback, the tone goes to a JL Cooper PPS2 then to my DR-5, which kicks off the drums. Now, to get the better sounds of EZ Drummer, I have EZ open in Reaper, and the DR-5 now kicks off EZ….but it’s just about a 1/2 beat behind!!! Damn!
Is there any way around that?
Thanks again!

[Rich Johnson]

Hi Rogue, and thanks for the reply.
I had already done as you suggested, and in Solo, Options/Midi Devices shows “USB Uno MIDI Interface”.
My intent here is to write the drum tracks for a song on my Boss DR-5, then have the DR-5 play and kick off EZ Drummer on my laptop. Audio out from my laptop will then go to my Roland VS-2480 so I can record the stereo drum tracks.
I hope that makes sense.
Thanks for your help and I look forward to your reply.
Boots

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