How to Use EZdrummer with Your Electronic Kit

[@tylerwmbass]

Love watching drummer John Lovitz having a blast

[@arbogast4950]

🤣

[@thegreatsambino659]

I thought I was the only one who saw it

[@drindy5166]

Right!!!

[@maddogtungate6740]

LMAO!

[@ryevick]

WOW... I never made that connection 😂 I love Nick, he is amazingly good and I LOVE Jon Lovitz. No shame in that comparison 7:06

[@ceeofficialcom]

I Usually Don't leave A Lot Of Comments On Here But I have To Say You're Not Only A Good Drummer But First And Foremost A Real Good Educator! Thanks, Brother Nick !

[@felipesazo9970]

I’m doing this with my band since 2018, in all our shows we are using the e-kit and ez drummer with phenomenal results

[@sealinski]

Do you get any haters for using an e-kit live? I just got one. The EZD samples are from the best producers and best recording studios around the world.

[@felipesazo9970]

Surprisingly very few, because as you said the EZD samples sounds so amazing that people think the e drum kit module produce the sounds, besides for small venues you got the sound pressure level so much controlled, for me is easy to mix with the rest of the band, acoustic drums are awesome but they need a complex mic technique, if you set the E-drum module in the right way the results are so natural when you play

[@misfit_94]

You need any additional piece of Hardware to output the sound of Ez drummer through the speakers? Does it get laggy at some point?

[@felipesazo9970]

@@misfit_94 The signal Pathway is Electronic Drum Module via USB to PC/Mac then Ez drummer, from another USB port plug a sound interface (Foscusrite, etc..), from the monitor outputs of the interface, via TRS to XLR male cable to the mixing console, and voila

[@mindomassey]

Do you send multi-channel outputs to FOH so the mix can be adjusted for the room? Any DAW in the signal chain for backing or cue tracks?

[@mypetdrgn]

Nick, your presentations are just as great as your drumming! Nice work on all of your vids! Thanks so much!

[@sealinski]

They really are. I first saw this guy when he was singing into like 8 different microphones for a Sweetwater video, ti help those looking for nice mic’s. Very thorough, educated, smiley. Didn’t even know he was an accomplished drummer.

[@Finite8614]

Possibly the best tutorial I've ever seen on KZbin

[@AlexFarleyMusic]

I'm astounded by the amount of drummers with electronic kits that haven't utilized their MIDI output into a DAW with a VST drum plug-in. This is exactly why I'm buying an electronic kit. I wanna record drums at home and not mess around with noise complaints while having access to top tier samples.

[@TTPDrums]

This is a proper lightbulb moment for me. I’ve put off buying an e-kit due to the awful samples, but with this software and the superior drummer software, I think I’m finally going to take the plunge. I already have a little home studio with Logic Pro x, so I’m all set! Any advice on the most cost effective kit with decent feeling pads would be appreciated! 😁👍🏻

[@482jpsquared]

@@TTPDrums Look at EFNOTE. They trigger amazingly well with VSTs and have the best hi hats available (excluding the costly Roland digital hats). Another great option is to go without a module and get an eDrumIn. The triggering control with the eDrumIn is top notch and you can cobble together a bunch of used stuff for short money to get started if budget is a concern.

[@TTPDrums]

@@482jpsquared thanks John. That’s great advice. Cheers 👍🏻😁

[@Spladoinkal]

Exactly! Most of those drum samples sound BETTER than what I could get with my acoustic kit. Don't get me wrong, I have a nice kit, but I don't have the amazing mics or the mastering experience that the ones that recorded these samples did.

[@Spladoinkal]

@@TTPDrums I've heard a lot of good things about the Millenium MPS-850. Sounds don't matter since you're using midi samples anyway and it has two snare triggers so you can do rimshots/ghost notes. I think it's less than $600.

[@johnnosawyer6423]

Very very informative, one of the best tutorials out there so far.

[@42itous]

Awesome video. I just got EZ Drummer 3 (my first time using a drum VST) and am seriously impressed with it so far. Looking forward to using it with my e-drum kit!

[@powwow6886]

When you install, where do you find the VST?

[@joelnaselow7825]

Another awesome video by Nick. However, I like to point out that there are differences between the standalone version and the plugin version in the setup instructions. I am using this with Ableton Live 11, but this should apply to all or most DAWs. When using the plugin version (which I think is really a call to the standalone version passing a parameter that places it into a "plugin mode") there is NO OPTION in the SETUP tab to select AUDIO/MIDI setup. Instead it only shows EDRUM/MIDI IN. Selecting this brings you to the PRESET selection screen. From there you do the same as in the video to select which kit you have and the section optimizing the HiHat instrument. At this point there is no option to select a buffer size in EZDRUMMER 3. Instead you can bring up a screen that shows buffer sizes, but this is from the ASIO driver, not EZDRM 3 and it won't allow you to change that buffer size because it's in use by the program. This may be an Ableton thing, but I have no way to verify that. So this may only apply to Ableton, your mileage may vary. BUT, there is no need to change any buffer size as it all seems to work just fine with absolutely no latency or delay of any kind (at least on my PC which is a mid level unit, not a gaming machine and I am using a Roland TD27 kit). Everything else follows the video exactly. One more problem I ran into. I am using the internal interface of the TD27 module, so the resulting audio goes back to the TD27 and I use the headphone output from there to monitor the sound. When I strike a drum or any trigger on the kit, I hear not only the EZDRMR 3 sound, but the sound coming from the TD27 kit. So there are two sounds coming into the headphones. There is no way to use the triggers on the TD27 without having a drum kit selected. This really had me stopped for a while. I fixed this by noticing that there is a special button on the TD27 called "kit volume". By selecting that on the TD27, was able to set the volume to "-INF" which is essentially 0 AUDIO output, the trigger output still comes out to the PC. Problem fixed. You can pick any drum kit in the TD27 and do this as you are not going to use the synthesized drums in the KIT anyway. So I hope this extra bit of info helps anyone having trouble integrating their electronic drums in a DAW using the PLUGIN version. And thanks, Nick, for a great video. Joel

[@dennisagresti9367]

You need to turn the ‘local control’ inside your td27 (under midi) to ‘off’. That turns your internal sounds off while using a VST

[@482jpsquared]

The simplest thing is to turn off LOCAL CTRL as noted below.

[@Celinepitem24]

is it possible to add a tambourine sound when the snare is hit on the ez drummer 3 ?

[@FutureNewsDaily]

This is like a drum machine app for my computer that I can play/record into with my TD-50? WAY COOL!! thanks for another great video Nick!

[@KevStevens-Music-Drums-Art]

Great, easy to understand presentation, Nick. I've been using this to record our album in Logic pro. It's also great to as well as record using MIDI from my Roland kit to trigger the kits in EZ Drummer, to also take stereo lines out from the brain and record the audio at the same time. Before using DAW, I spent so long editing my Roland to build my perfect kit to the music we are creating, it's interesting to hear them both in comparison.

[@soulSaysHi]

No offense but I’d put those audio tracks from the Roland module straight to the trash

[@CarlosRG-593]

Thank you for sharing this video! It’s exactly what I needed to understand how to use an electronic drum kit with EZdrummer. I have been recording only with the options inside this plugin and creating my drum tracks with the mouse. However, after watching this video, I feel that I definitely need a real electronic drum kit to start playing in a more realistic way!

[@glennrees8163]

Fantastic thanks. Was using EZdrummer 2 with my new Roland VAD-307S and now see how much better version 3 is for v-drum integration, time to upgrade!

[@JamesWarrenWatts]

Thanks Nick. I've been frustrated with getting my kit to integrate with EZdrummer3. This helped me tremendously, and it's by far the best video on EZdrummer3 that I've seen. God bless ya.

[@OYMInternetRadio]

Nick, It would be great to see a video on the issues that left handed players face and using tech that is generally designed for right handed players. As you can guess, I'm left handed and had to deal with a number of issues during my gigging days (I do studio jamming now with my band).

[@ericiidx]

Great video! I'm entirely new to electronic instruments, despite tinkering with computers all my life. Very humbling to not know at all what I'm doing! At first, I was just interested in plugging into the computer for the good, full speakers. It's nice to see I've got a ton more options after that.

[@Maramsp]

Man! youre a live safer! I didnt had that much money to buy a roland kit, but i bought the milennium mps 1000 which i absolutely adore! But i was still struggling with EZdrummer, or in general how to apply a VST :) Now tomorrow my drum module, tom toms, and cymbals get delivered, so im gonna subscribe to your channel, and use this video tomorrow to set everything up! I really didnt knew how to do it, but with your video it sounds easy enough! So thank you again!

[@magusking9215]

Awesome - Thank you for showing how to change the default setup of the kit. I've been trying to use the Timpani from EZDrummer 3 Expansion Classic Rock ( the John Bonham kit ) for a Classical orchestral type part. And now the possibilities are endless to create new custom kits.

[@droneswasabi]

it really sounds FANTASTIC!!!...great playing too!

[@Lumpis1979]

Amazing tutorial, informative and fun. Classy, tasty playing too! Thank you

[@svenbohlin6017]

Excellent demonstration, Nick - awesome!

[@ChechoGuitarCovers]

This one has to be the best video ive seen about this e-kits to midi thanks

[@Rikster_79]

First, great playing! This instructional video is amazing, learned loads from it. Tyvm!

[@TacoCrisma]

I remember first seeing nick on the cover of modern drummer magazine as a kid in the early 00s Dudes a monster player and apparently a great teacher too.

[@soffreshent]

Great video I absolutely learned a lot. I really wish you would show the connection part of things because I’m kinda new to all of this and I do have an Apollo XP as well as analysis striped pro I wanted to see how do you route the connection is it best to go through the midi in and out or should I go With the individual outputs in the module into the inputs of the Apollo or should I just go through the Maine out from the module to the input into the Apollo for all the questions but I really wish you showed the connection part between the hardware cause that’s where I’m stuck at

[@DavidOakesMusic]

They only reason I bought an e-kit as I had EZD already. The sound in my headphones is WAY better.

[@davidc1530]

This is great! Thank you for making this video to help us. I would of been lost and confused. Very easy to follow, and explained very well. Thanks!!

[@mikechapman1992]

This demonstration was infinitely helpful... thank you

[@RajeshSamson]

Thank you Sweetwater for the video. I also want some information on how you connect Your E-Drums with the mac.

[@gregglen-hoodedratmedia]

Thanks for always making informative videos Nick, You guys rock. Pity we don't have a sweetwater branch in my country

[@bernovanderwal]

Great video! This was what I was looking for thanks 🙏

[@jean-francoisgauthier5093]

Super video thank you! Quick question? What is a good latency time? Is 1.0ms is a good? What is the ideal range. Thx

[@L333_MSO]

Sweet vid! Just ordered a vad507, new to all this but looking forward to tinkering with sounds! What's everyone's experience rigging up inputs/outputs between drum module and laptop? A single headphone and single speaker option that's easy to switch between kit and vst would be a dream. Or is it possible to just get the VST to 'push' to the kit?

[@docstomp5524]

So my old Roland TD kit is from 2006 and only has midi , do I need a direct in box to use convert to usb? Or a usb to midi adapter cable be enough

[@PrimalBlue-l6o]

Thank you Nick as always great info. I have a TD50x and record my drums over drumless tracks from an SD inside the module. If using the EZ sounds via a laptop, will these sounds still be recordable through the TD50 module recording system, or will all recordring need to be done through the laptop? Many thanks

[@sweetwater]

Hey, Jean Claude. Thanks so much for your interest. If using EZ drummer, you would need to record within your computer. I hope this helps. Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1391, [e-mail]

[@PrimalBlue-l6o]

@@sweetwater Thank you kindly Jason. Appreciate the great channel you folks have.

[@drummerboy100jh]

Hey Nick what cable are you using to connect your module to your computer and what laptop would be a good option get that will work well with the td50x. Thanks for any help

[@DerekDRobertson]

This was awesome! Is it possible to multichannel out of the interface to a live console ! So electronic drums +superior drums + interface + audio console ? Hope this makes sense!

[@sweetwater]

Hey, Derek. Thanks so much for your interest. Yes you can. As long as your interface has enough outputs to send out to a live console. I hope this helps. Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1391, [e-mail]

[@tkelly830]

Does it have the Roland TD-07 as a preset in software now to link?

[@UtwoBed]

When monitoring with this setup are you listening with your headphones plugged into the TD-50 or the audio output of the laptop??

[@sweetwater]

Hey UtwoBed, I hope you’re well. You can set it up both ways. The best way to do it is through the TD50 because the headphone amp and DAC will be better than what most computers have. I hope this helps. Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1391, [e-mail]

[@baseboardmatt]

I Lovitz your playing

[@TongApollo]

Big Thanks for this amazing tutorial !

[@voederbietels]

thank you sir for the tutorial. i didnt know about the record option. Thank you verry much

[@MarkDuffyPhotography]

Nick!!! You're convincing me to change from acoustic to electronic kit. It's been on my mind for the last while. Only problem is I freelance for wedding bands so I'm always playing with different bands, so not sure how that would work for them as loads don't have great monitoring on stage. Would ya setup the kit with a wedge so guitarists and singers can hear what you're playing if they don't have in ears? Or would this just be too much hassle?

[@sweetwater]

Hello, Mark! The way you described is commonly how this is done when drummers gig with e-kits. Best case scenario is always going to be in ear monitors, that way each member of the band can more precisely control how much of it they are hearing. Even in those situations though, it is nice to have some sort of a drum amp or stage wedge on the stage to provide some degree of stage volume, which is lost without an acoustic kit. If you ask me, bringing a small monitor is not too much of a hassle considering all of the benefits you gain with an e-kit - no need for mic’ing, access to different tones on the fly, volume control, etc… Thanks for the interest! Cody Kraus, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1766, [e-mail]

[@MarkDuffyPhotography]

@@sweetwater nice one thanks

[@robertbarnett2132]

What version are you using in this video? Does this version come with all the kits you went over, or is this set up with other expansion packs? Great sound man!

[@wendelllima768]

Hey Nick i hope you have time to reply this, could you mention about the Requirements to run this program? Sorry for my broken english, It isn't my native language 😢

[@toxicttv1112]

There's something you don't talk about in the video... how do I plug my eletronic drumkit on my computer ? I need that to make EZdrummer work with my drumkit right ? So which cable do I need ? And where to plug it ?

[@sweetwater]

Hello, Toxic’ TTV! All e-drum kits are different, but most nowadays have a USB port that transmits MIDI to your computer over the USB connection. If your drum module does not have that, it likely still has 5-pin MIDI ports which could be connected to your computer via one of these: www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/UMOneMk2--roland-um-one-mk2-usb-midi-interface Thanks for the interest! Cody Kraus, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1766, [e-mail]

[@toxicttv1112]

@@sweetwater wasn't expecting to get an answers but that's a welcomed surprise, thanks for the help!

[@riccidaligdig6878]

hi, how come the sound that comes out on my amp/speaker is the sound from my drum module but when i click the drums on the laptop, its the ez drummer sound?

[@michaelnaughton592]

Excellent overview Nick... You actually sold me on the Alesis Striike Multipad. The problem I am having is I am unable to hear playback recorded from my Alesis Strike Multipad MIDI drums in my DAW (Protools Version 12.7.1) . I am using a USB (not 5 pin) connection connecting the Multipad to my computer. I do see the recorded MIDI in Protools, but I can only hear what I recorded in my DAW using headphones plugged into the Multipad, but when I listen to the recorded track in my DAW it is silent. What settings should I check in in the menu on the Alesis? Very frustrated. Instructions don't cover details. Thanks.

[@thesoundtraprecordingstudi9562]

Great video !!Very helpful !!!!

[@CerealSpilller]

Are you able to create a kit and save it to your ekit? Or do you have to open the program everytime? Hopefully this question makes sense.

[@sweetwater]

Hey, CerealSpiller. Thanks so much for the interest. Unfortunately, no. You will have to have the program open to use these sounds. I hope this helps. Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1391, [e-mail]

[@CerealSpilller]

@@sweetwater great. Thank you for the information.

[@ou4290]

Awesome!! Thanks John Lovitz!

[@davidordonez8964]

Nice vid! I want to use it live, how do I route it to the PA?

[@sweetwater]

Hey David, fantastic question! You will need a solid, low latency Audio Interface. I recommend the Motu M2, as it has incredibly low latency and sounds great: www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/M2--motu-m2-2x2-usb-c-audio-interface If you have further questions, give me a shout! Drake Sobehrad, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 3271, [e-mail]

[@ZethKeeper]

7:57 I love how he grabs the cymbals to mute them even though they're not sounding. Force of habit!

[@defaultHandle1110]

Hey where’s the Roland TD-07? Just ordered one!

[@bilhamcobbly2957]

Toon track is top notch stuff.I love it

[@DanielGarcia-uy7gj]

Good day sir! Are you using interface here? Or you can just connect it thru midi bluetooth?

[@Celinepitem24]

Hi iam from indonesia, thank for your sharing video are very usefull, i want to ask How to adding tambourine to snare hit in ez drummer?

[@StevenAndrewGroce]

We have a alexis command kit. We see it pop up where your supposed to check it using a usb midi connection. But it will not let us check it? Does anyone know why?? Also when we run the regular midi into the back of the audio I two interface it let's us check it but we never see the drum set and no sound or anything happens.. any ideas? We spent 2 hours trying to figure this out today.

[@Mark-ql5ni]

Does anyone know what Roland Kit Nick is playing here? Also Nick is the best, I miss him

[@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it]

bright room is fantastic. there is a drum preset similar to IN UTERO

[@HyruleDude]

How does EZ drummer compare to Superior drummer?

[@MM-ig1iv]

I want it!.. the TD 50 and EZdrummer 3. or Superior drummer 3. I'm still on the old Td25 and Td 11 linked together with 8 mesh pads, 8 roland cymbals. double bass pedal. bk125 snare. all I worry about is latency with these programs. It has to be as minimal as drum module for me.

[@quitefranklybb]

So where do we get the sheet music for that intro solo?

[@Evexio]

12:02 reminded me of el scorcho by Weezer, sick video I’m considering buying an e kit and ezdrummer!

[@Sarge19K]

I recently bought Aeroband Pocket drums 2 to mess around with my limited space. Can I use EZ drummer with Areoband drums and can you make a video trying it?

[@wendelllima768]

When you've done this video you weren't as Mr.Big Drummer. I love Mr.Big😂😂😂 and now you too

[@DrunkDuckXD]

Looks like a great program, but you can't edit which virtual drums/cymbals are displaying? I want the drums to be in the same position as where I set up in my e-kit

[@richmann5004]

Yeah, poor design on that. Just let me set the default! Takes way too much time when you go in to edit sounds. Surprised they messed that up. Otherwise, a top product

[@raywalters4063]

What specifications would you recommend for buying a laptop to use with this program.? Thanks

[@sweetwater]

Hi, Ray! Our team would be glad to look into those specifics with you. When you have a moment, please give us a call at [phone] or email us at [e-mail]. You may also visit www.sweetwater.com/about/contact Thanks for the message!

[@aljames7345]

Lovely. what is the snare drum you have and where can I buy it? Seems bigger than the standard TD30 kit one?

[@sweetwater]

Hi Al! To better assist you with technical questions, please give us a call at [phone] or email us at [e-mail]. Thank you!

[@aljames7345]

@@sweetwater I’ll find out on Google. Thanks.

[@getabhicted8311]

helped me a lot. my carlsbro drum kit giving me a lag between the hit and the sound, plz help

[@ifitmakesnoise1659]

Can you record your edrum performance into ez drummer and can intuitively fix your tempo and clean up sloppy drumming? If not...is it possible to go in and clean up or edit specific beats, remove a snare hit, or crash etc? Can it do both correct your drumming and let you edit in detail?

[@sweetwater]

Hey, if it makes noise. Thanks for your interest. You can if you import it into your DAW and edit it that way. I hope this helps. Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1391, [e-mail]

[@BUDDINGBIKER]

can you connect the computer straight through the module or do i need something else to make it work 😅

[@knightbiker1383]

Do you use your headphones connected to the module or the computer for this? If you use headphones from the module does the software override the sounds from the module or do they overlap?

[@sweetwater]

Hey, Knightbiker13. You would use the computer or interface output for your headphones. It also depends on the module itself and if it has interface capabilities. I hope this helps. Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1391, [e-mail]

[@Utoober-yp7mf]

Can you use this for live performance?

[@sweetwater]

Hey, Utoober-yp7mf. Thanks for your interest. You absolutely can with a suitable audio or midi interface, depending on the kit you are using. I hope this helps. Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1391, [e-mail]

[@sweetwater]

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[@ryevick]

Nick is really great. You might want to keep him. Great software too.

[@padistedor]

link doesn’t work

[@darnellhughes3845]

Now, I honestly don't know much of anything about e-kits, but can this be used on a ddrum hybrid acoustic kit? Does it depend on the module or interface you're using or what? Anyone with advice or answers are appreciated!!

[@kikodrums9239]

If you have a drum module that sends midi, then yes.

[@sweetwater]

Hey, Darnell. Thanks so much for your interest. As long as the module you’re using to trigger the sounds has USB or MIDI, you can definitely use EZ Drummer with your hybrid setup. I hope this helps. Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1391, [e-mail]

[@shahfacekillah]

So, I just bought Ezdrummer. Tried this just now. The lowest audio buffer size I'm getting is 144. There's a little latency here. It won't show any lower. Using a Roland TD15

[@UtwoBed]

A tutorial about how to set this up to record with a DAW like Cakewalk would be very helpful.

[@angelrivera-fx1yp]

What is the best driver to install 🤔 to used this

[@Mark-ql5ni]

So you need to have an audio interface? I was hoping I could just send the output from EZD3 to TD27v2 and hear it through headphone connected to TD27v2...No??

[@sweetwater]

Hey, Mark. Thanks for your interest. You don’t necessarily need an interface. You can connect via USB to your computer but your headphones have to be connected to your computer since that essentially becomes the brain and the output. I hope this helps. Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1391, [e-mail]

[@jcb4846]

Great demo Nick. Can you still record internally through the module if you are using the EZ3, or does the recording need to go though an external source?

[@sweetwater]

Hey, JC B. You can still record but it won’t be the EZ3 sounds you’d be hearing. In that case, you’d need a recording interface. I hope this helps. Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1391, [e-mail]

[@photographerjonathan]

Are there built in effects like reverb that you can use ? And after you create a drum track can you ad other instruments and vocals to make a song. Or would it have to be transferred over to another program like pro tools to create a song. And would transferring it be relatively easy ?

[@sweetwater]

Hey photographerjonathan, great question! EZ Drummer does have its own mixing engine built in so you can complete a drum track. It cannot record anything else though! My work flow with this program is to use it as a plugin within a DAW. There, after designing your drum groove, you can route each drum to its own track within the DAW and mix how you would normally! If you have further questions, let me know! Drake Sobehrad, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 3271, [e-mail]

[@clecss]

THIS IS SO COOL AND EASY

[@bjornnetten4879]

How well does EZ3 "interact" with the Roland PD-140DS? As it has different playing zones I am wondering how well EZ3 does work with these as it does with the different sounds at the Digital HiHat. Does it translate without any lack of sensitivity?

[@JG-nx3jg]

Is it subscription or one off cost?

[@kky4011]

Great video! Thank you!

[@victorbicudo1374]

how do i trigger articulations that use stick parts such as "bell tip" x "bell shank" or "tight tip" x "tight edge"?

[@richardmiller191]

Hey Justin great vid a usual! Its amazing how much you know. You're like the Thomas Edison of e-drums. I have a question I can't get an answer from anyone. Can you trigger Alesis SR-18 sounds from pads thru a Roland TD-27 module? I was thinking if I connect with midi it might work. Alesis and Roland have no no phone support. And also what is the best headphones for e-drums? I have Bose quiet comfort and have problems with distortion. Thanks!!

[@sweetwater]

Hey, Richard. Thanks for reaching out. You should be able to via mid since both units have midi ins and outs. The headphones I use are the Beyerdynamic DT770 pro. Super comfortable and no distortion. Hope this helps. Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1391, [e-mail]

[@sglynn]

Will this have better response then my drum module. My module lacks sensitivity and I have to hit the pads too hard to make a sound especially ride cymbals and hi hi hat. I’ve quit playing my e drums cause they just don’t jump. Will this help that?

[@sweetwater]

Hi, thanks for your interest! If your module has USB-MIDI connectivity, you can certainly use it as a controller for EZ Drummer. You can also customize the velocity curve within EZ Drummer, which will allow you to trigger “louder” drum hits with softer strikes. So, if the issue is simply that you’re not getting the punch and volume that you want out of the sounds in the module, it’s possible that EZ Drummer could help. However, if the pads on your electronic drum kit aren’t responding at all when you hit them, they also wouldn’t send MIDI info into the software to trigger the EZ Drummer sounds. One thing you might try before purchasing the software is to connect your module to your computer, and use a free DAW such as GarageBand or Cakewalk to test whether the pads are sending MIDI notes. If that works, EZ Drummer may be just what you need. Feel free to contact me directly with further questions, and thanks again! Caleb Lowrey, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1620, [e-mail]

[@drindy5166]

EZ DRUMMER alongside of the MPC X... this is going to be fire lol. ✌

[@brucejsg]

are you able to map a sound to a tom rim, and another sound to the tom itself ? so for ex: I could have a cowbell in the tom rim and the actual tom sound in the tom mesh ?

[@sweetwater]

Hey, Bruce. Thanks so much for your interest. You can. You just have to make sure the pads and triggers you are using are dual or triple zone. I hope this helps. Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1391, [e-mail]

[@brucejsg]

@@sweetwater thank You

[@TheMeatUnicycle]

If you create a custom kit in EzDrummer, how would it save so we could use it later?

[@sweetwater]

Hey, Potenza Designs. Thanks so much for your interest. You can save it with these following steps: 1. Set up EZdrummer 3 the way you want to have it, including the MIDI In e-drum preset. 2. Save an EZdrummer 3 project (Menu/Save as…) 3. Find the folder where the Default Project is saved. 4. Take the EZdrummer 3 project file you saved in step 2, rename it to DefaultProject and replace the file in step 3. I hope this helps. Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1391, [e-mail]

[@TheMathPipe]

I noticed that for certain parts in my e-kit like my snare and cymbals the volume is kinda low no matter how hard I hit it compared to how it should sound.

[@sealinski]

What kit?

[@NinetysixTele]

Can you do this with drum designer in Logic Pro?

[@wirenutz7869]

When using an electronic kit , should the settings default to the lowest tom instead of the highest ?

[@benedicttreseni7032]

It can be use also in roland Spd30 octapad?

[@sweetwater]

Hey, benedicttreseni7032. Thanks for the interest. Absolutely. You can trigger EZdrummer with the SPD30. Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1391, [e-mail]

[@ginger3d]

I have a question, i got a screen monitor 4K and the EZ drummer interface looks too small! what can i do? thanks!

[@Mikej1592]

I'm getting back into drumming after 30 years, just got a kit from Donner. One problem, the default sound the unit comes with is a bit disappointing, very flat with no range, all hits sound the same no matter how hard I hit. Do you think that is fixable with this software? You have range but you are also on a much more expensive kit by Roland.

[@samleaddrop3004]

Can you save the sounds form Ez drummer to your Roland TD-27 Module?

[@sweetwater]

Hey there! No, you can’t save them into your TD27 directly. You’ll want to setup those sounds in Ez Drummer and save different presets there. From there, you can easily access those sounds within the software while you’re using your kit to trigger. Feel free to reach out if you’d like to chat through that setup a bit further! Nick Pasquino, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 3230, [e-mail]

[@HolywaterProductions]

I have a Roland TD-11 KIT with a USB connection instead of Midi, will this work also or is MIDI required to use EZdrummer?

[@sweetwater]

Hey, HolywaterProductions. Thanks so much for your interest. Yes, you can connect via USB as well. I hope this helps. Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1391, [e-mail]