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[Scott Eshleman]

http://www.toontrack.com/faq/im-getting-error-1311-when-installing-on-pc/

[Scott Eshleman]

The recommended FAQ refers to triggering the percussion with a MIDI controller or step programming in a piano editor, etc.
which was the question posted originally.

With regards to your comment, one has to assume that you are referring to adding percussion
to MIDI in the EZD2 song track using only the tools within EZDrummer2.

Pages 27-28 of the EZDrummer2 Operation Manual states:
When your song needs that extra rhythmic touch, adding percussion can do just the trick.
In Edit Play Style, you have three percussion pads: One Shot (claps/snaps/cowbell), Shaker/Maracas and Tambourine,
each with an On/Off button, which activates or deactivates the percussion for the respective pad.

To add percussion, proceed as follows:
1. Activate the percussion pad you wish to use by clicking the On/Off button in the upper left corner of the pad.
This will also automatically select the pad.

2. Start playback to hear the results. Depending on the nature of the groove (time signature, style, etc.),
an appropriate percussion groove is already selected for the instrument.
The percussion part is also added to the Song Block and is highlighted.

3. By using the Amount knob, you can now switch between different percussion grooves
from the percussion library for the selected percussion instrument.

From the Drums tab, you can make changes regarding what percussion instrument
or variation each pad plays, by clicking the arrow to open the Instrument Properties
window.

[Scott Eshleman]

@rvs0002 said:

Hmmm…never heard of the webshop. I’ll have to look into that. Thanks for the heads up.

[Scott Eshleman]

I replied before your most recent images appeared in the post on my end.

I just read on another post ( http://www.toontrack.com/forum/ezdrummer-help/ezd2-download-keeps-failing/#p153004 ) that
“There was a big move and update of servers last week and I guess it *may* affect downloads until mirrors and stuff are updated across the globe.“

It seems to have affected many purchases, authorizations and downloads globally.
It seems that it may continue ’til some ISPs update their DNS records, etc.

PS. Seeing your list of EZD expansions, and other plugins, I have no business offering you any advise.
You’ve got much more experience than most people posting here.

[Scott Eshleman]

I am sorry that you are having problems. I am sorry if you feel that I have implied anything. I did not mean to imply anything.
I am only asking for more information.

My download experience was provided to illustrate my belief that whatever is causing download issues for some customers
may not entirely be a Toontrack server or network issue.

Looking back at your 1st image posted, I see Logic running in the background while attempting the SS installation.
Can you please close EZDrummer, Logic and any other apps that have any connection to an EZDrummer app or plugin
and then try updating EZDrummer2 and installing the SS expansion.

[Scott Eshleman]

@juicy said:

Over and above this problem the main problem is
why does the download take 5 hours ,Why don’t you say this upfront or now ?
– i adopt early , so pay full price to support you guys and this is the result.

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I think John (and I) would like to see a screenshot of your EZDrummer interface.

regarding the Southern Soul expansion, I just downloaded it. Took approx. 6 minutes. 2.9 GB
in south central Pennsylvania, Amish Country, near TMI, HersheyPark….

[Scott Eshleman]

@rvs0002 said:

Sounds like mom plus all the ones you mentioned fall short. I will definitely be asking about this before buying any new ezx’s.

Opinions vary. If you have EZDrummer2, you can preview every groove available in the Toontrack WebShop.
I happen to think they are quality grooves, very suited to their specific styles, and infinitely customizable.

[Scott Eshleman]

I’m running EZdrummer 2.1.1 with Southern Soul on my MBP with OS 10.8.5

[Scott Eshleman]

Truth be told, it may be 4 songs, but they contain a total of 101 unique, individual grooves.

To compare it to other recent Toontrack EZX releases:
EZX Reggae – 56
EZX Hip Hop! – 118
EZX Southern Soul – 166

[Scott Eshleman]

I also always suggest connecting to your router with an ethernet cable rather than a wi-fi connection;
wi-fi can be glitchy and produce a corrupted download.

[Scott Eshleman]

what hardware you are running?
what processor?
how much RAM?
how many audio tracks?
how many MIDI tracks?

[Scott Eshleman]

Have you defined keys for ALL of the articulations for each kit piece in your user-defined drum map?

with regards to “to be(ing) able to use my user-defined drum map AND have the MIDI from Toontrack’s drum packs be triggered properly by my map”,
I would think that one way to accomplish this is to add your custom drum mapping to the standard Toontrack drum mapping.
Obviously, any overlaps between the two mappings will be tricky.

[Scott Eshleman]

you must extract the contents of the ZIP file before attempting to run the installer.

please refer to this FAQ for details
http://www.toontrack.com/faq/im-getting-error-1311-when-installing-on-pc/
http://www.toontrack.com/faq/im-getting-error-1308-1309-when-installing-on-pc/

PS. as you have admitted to being computer illiterate,
please know that you should always try to UNINSTALL programs that you no longer wish to use,
either using the publisher’s provided uninstall program or Window’s Control Panel.
Never simply delete a program. It’s almost never that easy.

[Scott Eshleman]

did you DELETE or UNINSTALL EZDrummer Lite???

what OS & hardware are you using?
The more information you include, the more likely the answer you will receive will be pertinent and to the point.

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