[Rwp] Reaper and EzDrummer

Alex H. linuxx64.bashsh at gmail.com
Mon Mar 9 11:27:54 EDT 2015 

Hi Hadi, all,

Thanks for the kind words on the podcast. Glad to know it was informative. :)

On guitar editing, I'm thinking of doing that very thing. I thought
doing a music-based demo cast would be more difficult than it is.
Guitar general tips/tricks is on my list, and perhaps a discussion on
how to give drum tracks realism and humanity, etc.

Hadi, Superior Drummer is a VST instrument and uses MIDI notes to
trigger the samples. You can buy a simple MIDI controller for under a
hundred bucks and start diving in. Before you know it, it'll be second
nature to hammer out a fill or what-have-you. Of course, MIDI
instruments aren't just limited to drums. I often relax with various
softsynths and unwind that way. Not recording anything, just jamming.

Alex

On 3/9/15, Hadi Rezaee via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
> That Potcast is freaking awesome. The most fact that I like about is
> that Alex goes through stuff fast enough for me to not lose interest and
> actually follow up with things.
> I have a question guys. I want to get this drum VST, but how do you
> actually play it? do i have to write notes? or you do it with some sort
> of controller? I want to play some drums alongside of my electric guitar.
> Alex, I hope some day you spare some of your time and put up a potcast
> about general tips and tricks for guitar editting in reaper. I  mostly
> use reaper to practice live; but it wouldn't hurt to do some recordings
> for fun too.
> You know, all that trimming, cutting extra noise out,
> nudgin/looping/awesome stuff you do for editting electric guitar tracks.
>
>
>
> On 3/9/2015 5:25 AM, Alex H. via RWP wrote:
>> Thanks man. Yeah I kept chuckling listening back to it and while
>> recording. It's just like, bam! LOL
>>
>> Alex
>>
>> On 3/8/15, Scott Chesworth via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
>>> Verbiest, snare, ever!
>>>
>>> Thanks for sharing. Very valuable insight.
>>>
>>> Scott
>>>
>>> On 3/8/15, Alex H. via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
>>>> All righty, Part2 is here.
>>>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4425568/SD_P2.mp3?dl
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Alex
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 3/6/15, Matej Golian via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
>>>>> Wow just wow... I didn't think that you'd get at it so quickly. Great
>>>>> work so far. I can't wait for all the killer stuf in part 2. :D
>>>>>
>>>>> 2015-03-06 1:36 GMT+01:00, Alex H. via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com>:
>>>>>> Hi guys,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's here! Part 1 covers the pretty basic stuff. Part 2 should be
>>>>>> done
>>>>>> by early next week at the latest, I expect.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Here's a link.
>>>>>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4425568/SD_P1.mp3?dl
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Enjoy, and feel free to ping me if you got a question on something or
>>>>>> if anything is unclear.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Peace,
>>>>>> Alex
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 3/5/15, Matej Golian via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> That sounds absolutely fantastic. Thanks for taking the time to
>>>>>>> share
>>>>>>> your valuable know-how with us. This mailing list is totally
>>>>>>> awesome.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2015-03-05 19:04 GMT+01:00, Alex H. via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com>:
>>>>>>>> Hi Matej,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I've started work on the podcast, and it looks like it'll be a nice
>>>>>>>> and tidy two part series. I'll talk about multitrack mixing and
>>>>>>>> getting tracks to do what you want.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Also, I forgot to mention I'll be covering how to add paths to new
>>>>>>>> libraries without sight using the registry. It's not as complicated
>>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>>> it sounds :D
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>> Alex
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 3/5/15, Matej Golian via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Chris, thumbs up. :D
>>>>>>>>> Alex, that's exactly how I'd like to use it. I have tried to do
>>>>>>>>> some
>>>>>>>>> routing within reaper, but I must have missed something, because I
>>>>>>>>> get
>>>>>>>>> no sound when playing back MIDI. I guess setting up the track
>>>>>>>>> routing
>>>>>>>>> within the plugin is the missing link in my case. When I use the
>>>>>>>>> 'insert virtual instrument on new track' option the sounds are
>>>>>>>>> played
>>>>>>>>> back correctly, but than again, that's not the kind of setup I'm
>>>>>>>>> after, because it inserts too many tracks and I'm unable to tell
>>>>>>>>> (at
>>>>>>>>> least currently) which drum each of those tracks corresponds to.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 2015-03-05 9:56 GMT+01:00, Chris Belle via RWP
>>>>>>>>> <rwp at bluegrasspals.com>:
>>>>>>>>>> Best way to encourage a man is to cash him up.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 3/4/2015 2:55 PM, Matej Golian via RWP wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks, Alex. A podcast on this subject would be definitely
>>>>>>>>>>> cool,
>>>>>>>>>>> I'd
>>>>>>>>>>> surely listen to it. Patrik, glad to know that there is someone
>>>>>>>>>>> else
>>>>>>>>>>> beside me interested in this. Perhaps this will encourage Alex
>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>> do
>>>>>>>>>>> the podcast. :)
>>>>>>>>>>> BTW, Alex, I don't know, I'm very new to Reaper and DAWs in
>>>>>>>>>>> general
>>>>>>>>>>> and let alone EZDrummer or SD, but I can imagine how immense
>>>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>>> topic is - especially from the screen reader user point of view
>>>>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>> so, if you decide to do it, couldn't it be in the form of a
>>>>>>>>>>> podcast
>>>>>>>>>>> series? Maybe that would make things more simple for you as
>>>>>>>>>>> well,
>>>>>>>>>>> because you wouldn't have to explain everything in one go.
>>>>>>>>>>> I have installed both EZDrummer and SD (don't ask how I got them
>>>>>>>>>>> :)
>>>>>>>>>>> )
>>>>>>>>>>> and from what I have tested so far I must say that SD is the
>>>>>>>>>>> more
>>>>>>>>>>> accessible option of the two. Sadly, however, I still don't know
>>>>>>>>>>> what
>>>>>>>>>>> to do with it. I have 'discovered' the Load/Save menu, the menu
>>>>>>>>>>> where
>>>>>>>>>>> you can select between the installed expansion libraries and the
>>>>>>>>>>> menu
>>>>>>>>>>> where you can select the drum kit, but that's about it.
>>>>>>>>>>> I see things here like 'Kick 1', 'Kick 1 Right' or 'C1'. When I
>>>>>>>>>>> click
>>>>>>>>>>> on 'Kick 1' for example, I get a menu with some of the available
>>>>>>>>>>> drums, but hardly all of them. I see that 'C1' in this case
>>>>>>>>>>> shows
>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>> the kick drum sound corresponds to the C1 note. But what next? I
>>>>>>>>>>> still
>>>>>>>>>>> need to access the mixer, right? If for nothing else, at least
>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>> select multichannel output. Is that correct?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> 2015-03-04 21:31 GMT+01:00, joão victor <rwp at bluegrasspals.com>:
>>>>>>>>>>>> hey sorry
>>>>>>>>>>>> how do for exit tolist?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> -----Mensagem original-----
>>>>>>>>>>>> De: Patrick Perdue via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Para: Reapers Without Peepers <rwp at bluegrasspals.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Data: Quarta, 04 de Março de 2015 14:40
>>>>>>>>>>>> Assunto: Re: [Rwp] Reaper and EzDrummer
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I, for one, would be interested in how you do what you do, as I
>>>>>>>>>>>> am
>>>>>>>>>>>> thinking of trying Superior Drummer myself, and possibly in
>>>>>>>>>>>> combination
>>>>>>>>>>>> with a v-kit/pads/triggers of some sort.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 3/4/2015 2:32 PM, Alex H. via RWP wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I use NVDA full time. Using SD is possible with NVDA, it just
>>>>>>>>>>>>> takes
>>>>>>>>>>>>> more work, especially if you wish to make your own kits or
>>>>>>>>>>>>> customize
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the sound of them. I eventually want to do a podcast on it,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>>>>>>> it's
>>>>>>>>>>>>> quite a comprehensive thing to summarize without it becoming
>>>>>>>>>>>>> too
>>>>>>>>>>>>> long
>>>>>>>>>>>>> and boring to listen to. :)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> As an aside, There's an AHK script that works with Superior
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Drummer
>>>>>>>>>>>>> kind of, though I had little luck and so use my own methods to
>>>>>>>>>>>>> get
>>>>>>>>>>>>> what I need done in the plugin.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> HTH,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alex
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 3/1/15, Matej Golian via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the reply, Alex. And may ask you which screen
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reader
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> use when working with the plugin (NVDA or Jaws)? The reason I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ask
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> because I found some commercially available HSC hotspot sets
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jaws
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on one site, but honestly I'd only buy them if they are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> absolutely
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> neccesary. I'm tired of Jaws, I'm trying to convert to NVDA
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> why I'd like to leave Jaws out of it if possible.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2015-03-01 20:04 GMT+01:00, Alex H. via RWP
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <rwp at bluegrasspals.com>:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's a bear, but possible. I use it regularly, well more
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> specifically
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I use Superior Drummer with the EZDrummer extensions, no
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sight
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> required.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alex
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 3/1/15, Matej Golian via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi guys,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am after some good drum VSTs. I had a listen to a couple
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Youtube
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> videos yesterday and I like the way some of the expansions
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> EzDrummer sound. Soundwise I'd say that EzDrummer is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> exactly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> after. But I just don't know whether the plugin is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> accessible
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> us
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> screen reader users. In some of the videos they mention a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> graphical
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> interface, but that might not neccesarily mean anything, so
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'd
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to ask... Does someone here have any experiences with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> EzDrummer?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have read a couple of threads in the official Reaper
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> forum
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think I should be able to set up EzDrummer, at least on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Reaper
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> side, but I'm afraid that working with the plugin itself
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> prove
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to be a completely different issue.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Many thanks!
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