[Rwp] Reaper and EzDrummer

[Alex H.]

Yes that should work.

On 3/9/15, Hadi Rezaee via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
> Hi Alex
> I have not seen a MIDI controller in my life!; I think i saw once a
> keyboard-like thing and they did  call that a MIDI controller.
> I Have a Korg keyboard here, that according to its website you can
> install a midi driver for it, and It will act as a MIDI controller.
> Would that be good for drumming? or I need something that is not a
> keyboard.
>
> Thanks for your awesome tips!
> Cheers
> Hadi
> On 3/9/2015 6:57 PM, Alex H. via RWP wrote:
>> 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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