[Rwp] Reaper and EzDrummer

Hadi Rezaee hadirezaei at gmx.com
Mon Mar 9 15:43:28 EDT 2015 

Hi Alex!
I installed my MIDI keyboard and i can play reaSynth with it! hee hee!
My one last question before i get superior drummer and possibly metal 
machine
Do i have to learn midi editing and that kind of stuff, to be able to 
quantize drums? you know how crazy metal tracks can  get.

On 3/9/2015 9:32 PM, Alex H. via RWP wrote:
> 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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