As I didn't have any latency when playing from the keyboard, I assume the problem is material related, my trigger rack being kind of a vintage piece (an Akai ME35T).
I've encountered some latency, and couldn't really find out if it cames from the Pro Tools/EZDrummer couple or from my trgigger rack. I've tested EZDrummer with such a kit, and the result is. It's helpful to adjust to one's strenght, and it's also handy to precisely set EZDrummer response to an electronic drum kit or drum pad. There's also a convenient Velocity parameter, which fine tune sound's response to velocity. You'll then be grateful to the mapping chart. The Percussion kit is a bit hard to memorize, because almost all of the 128 MIDI notes are used. Beware, the included grooves use a more complex mapping, and will be hardly usable with another drum software. Mapping correspond to the standard MIDI mapping : kick on C, snare on D, closed, pedal and open hihat on F#, G# and A#, etc. Congrats to Toontrack.Ī Humanize function adds variations to the hits, avoiding the usual and unwanted "machine gun" effect. This help section is clear, didactic, and allows to perfectly comprehend the software. Too bad.Ĭlicking on the elements pictures shows their sound quality, but it's even obvious when playing them from a keyboard or a drum pad, thus you can hear the subtile velocity-dependent sound variations.Ī "question mark" button opens the manual, kit description, mapping charts, flash tutorials, online help, etc. But to my great regret, you can't mix elements from different EZXpansions and factory. This way you can totally customize your kit. You can click on drum elements to hear their sound, thus verify you've loaded the one you're looking for.Įach element offers a drop-down menu where you can choose between numerous references, beaters, hits with brushes or sticks, kit presets (Ambient, Tight, Basic, etc.). EZDrummer uses different backdrops, changing to match the current loaded kit. A progression bar shows loading state and kit size. You have to wait a little while loading a kit, up to 30 seconds for the bigger sets. Very complete, but needs a certain practise to be used.Ī kind of muffled kit, ideal for vintage grooves. Very powerful and versatile.Īnother sound palette, the percussions. This is, among others, the cymbal heaven : 11 cymbals slots, 22 references. Very sober, two drums, one tom-tom, a charley and a cymbal, perfect for jazz impros (brushes and sticks). You'll find more infos on their site, but TPC allows to drastically reduce the size of libraries : thus, the factory library size should be 5 GB if uncompressed (16 bit/44,1 kHz data).Ĭlassic sounds, suited for modern production. One word about the size : Toontrack uses a proprietary lossless compression, the Toontrack Percussive Compression.
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