"This video is for beginners" as you said , but also SLOW LEARNERS like myself ! Thank you for your work , and keep on rocking in a free world in 2023 !
This is a great tool, not only for songwriting, but also to quickly make backing tracks, which you can use to practice your instrument to (instead of just practicing with a metronome). For instance : i want to practice that Stevie Ray Vaughan series of riff but i don't have a legit backing track or i don't wanna practice to the metronome only... Now with this i can quickly make a makeshift drum track to play along to. You can even go further and also use different sounds, mixes (with the mixer), and stuff, to get used to play alongside different type of sounds. By that i mean : in a live environment it is very likely you will just hear cymbals very high, and a distant live kick drum. So to practice being comfortable playing in those conditions, just tweak a mix that sounds like this, using the Toontrack mixer : mute the shell close mics, open the ambiance mid mic with all bleed on but reduce the bleed of the shells, and maybe add an ambiance mic that has only the kick for bleed, and lowpass it to make it sound round and a bit undefined... On the other hand, you might wanna get used to having a IEM mix, which is likely gonna have no ambiance, and mostly close mics, with slight eq/gate/comp on them. Or maybe you can practice listening to the HH mic only, or OH only, or just the kick in and the snare top mic. Etc
This is a fun one, Shawn! I tend to over analyze so I build up backing tracks slower than I should most of the time. I’m going to sit down right now and knock out 5 to 10 tracks like this. Creatively Free in ‘23!
Fantastic video, as per the always! Your stuff is always what I recommend to people starting out and I can say, confidently, that there's no better teacher out there. Rock onward, my friend!
That's actually such a great suggestion, to just play around with the program and see how things work. Like somebody else said, I tend to overthink some of this stuff.. I need to think less and play more....... Thanks as always Shawn.
Great videos, you gotta a new sub, I have EzBass, EzDrummer and Superior I'm about to get Ez Keys 2, waiting for a code discount, any tip how to get? Thank you!
Toontrack pay attention! If Shootie decides he likes a competitors product better than yours, I'm gonna switch along with him because I want to be able to stay in step with his videos.
Your videos are great. What I cannot find an answer to is this. I work on a bass line in EZBass, and have all of the chords in the groove track. Now I want that same chord structure for EZKeys. How do I simply import that chord structure from EZBass into EZKeys. Can anyone help? This should be very simple, but I can't figure it out.
Thanks. Check the last EZBass option under the Track menu. Otherwise... Open both plugins in your daw at the same time. Drag from EZBass's Song Track to EZKeys2's Song Track. You might see a few hiccups. Works pretty good though.
Are these packs worth the price? For the bundle with Mix, Bass, ez drummer and ez keys it’s around $700 aud. The price is really good but I’m not sure if it’s worth getting
That's a good question. I couldn't encourage such a leap unless you have a history of learning software well. It's a steep learning curve to take all of there products on at once. You may want to start with the one product that seems the most inspiring before you go all in. At the end of the day, each product does have some EZX features, perfecting each product is a serious time investment. Hope that helps.
Thanks for the great vid BUT my problems start where this finishes. I have trouble building chords in the for piano and bass on top of the drum track. .i could use lotsa help here. Do you have a vid like this showing the other steps?
@@ShootieSchool ok. Thanks. I hope you will soon. Perhaps you think others have already done that and some have. But your style of teaching would be beneficial. Thanks for all you do..
I'm having trouble with getting the way the drums sound when I play it through ez drummer, and then when its recorded onto my DAW, and play it back, the quality isn't the same. I don't know if I'm missing a step in between. It took a while to even know how to get what I did on ez drummer recorded into my DAW, as every tutorial seems go skip that step. Like, the cymbals sound like they are sizzling. Any ideas?
If you're sure you're hearing that, there is a flaw somewhere in the workflow. When you say you're recording, that means you're an edrummer or you're literally performing on a midi controller? Also you should clarify, what does "onto my daw" mean? You can use EZ in standalone mode. You can use EZ in your DAW but keep the midi in EZ. Or you can use EZ in your DAW but also have the midi in your DAW.
I got a question how do built song from a guitar part lets say you got a riff, and verse , you recorded on your DAW and use a sample from ez drums as a reference but then you start adding more guitar parts and building the song from more guitar input instead of building blocks with ez drums more like the same approach that a band would use back n forth to write a full song....
@@ShootieSchool what’s your approach when it comes to write a song not building it from a full drum track but staring from a guitar part and gradually write guitar parts and then adding drums n bass based on what you keep writing on the guitar ? .. this the approach I’m used to coming a rock n roll band when in comes to write a song , the input to get creative switches from a guitar riff to the a bass line to a drum pattern until we got something more cohesive .. I hope I explained myself well .. thank you for all your hard work and knowledge brother !! 👊🏻🔥✨🎸🎁🎵
@@ShootieSchool thanks for response yeah I meant the song track how do I move the track I create in that to the host midi or even audio track, again thanks for response I'm using mixcraft 9 .
@@kengagnon6192 I might play with it and let you know when I get some time. There are a few mixcraft users in my facebook community, if you're interested in getting their feedback. The link is below in the description of this vid.
Good stuff here. As someone who is already substantially invested in EZD3, and uses it pretty much exclusively as a songwriting tool, I can't seem to find a reason to even look at "upgrading" to Superior Drummer. Am I missing something?
Not if you're content, no way. I would only recommend for three main reasons. If EZ does not meet your mixing requirements, more raw and less treated sounds, and pro edrummers. When SD4 comes out, it might be a much longer list. We'll see.
My Next Level Members saw this video 2 week before release. More info here: bit.ly/3WhMclt
EZ-ly the best videos on how to use Toontrack products on RUclips! The videos are so well written and presented.
Thank you for always commenting, Shining. It's a big help!
"This video is for beginners" as you said , but also SLOW LEARNERS like myself ! Thank you for your work , and keep on rocking in a free world in 2023 !
Thank you for the feedback, JFK. Similar videos coming soon!
I just noticed you just became a member. Thank you so much for the support JFK!!!!!
100% JUST AWESOME!!
This is a great tool, not only for songwriting, but also to quickly make backing tracks, which you can use to practice your instrument to (instead of just practicing with a metronome).
For instance : i want to practice that Stevie Ray Vaughan series of riff but i don't have a legit backing track or i don't wanna practice to the metronome only... Now with this i can quickly make a makeshift drum track to play along to.
You can even go further and also use different sounds, mixes (with the mixer), and stuff, to get used to play alongside different type of sounds.
By that i mean : in a live environment it is very likely you will just hear cymbals very high, and a distant live kick drum. So to practice being comfortable playing in those conditions, just tweak a mix that sounds like this, using the Toontrack mixer : mute the shell close mics, open the ambiance mid mic with all bleed on but reduce the bleed of the shells, and maybe add an ambiance mic that has only the kick for bleed, and lowpass it to make it sound round and a bit undefined...
On the other hand, you might wanna get used to having a IEM mix, which is likely gonna have no ambiance, and mostly close mics, with slight eq/gate/comp on them.
Or maybe you can practice listening to the HH mic only, or OH only, or just the kick in and the snare top mic. Etc
This is a fun one, Shawn! I tend to over analyze so I build up backing tracks slower than I should most of the time. I’m going to sit down right now and knock out 5 to 10 tracks like this.
Creatively Free in ‘23!
Thank you! If you have time, let me know your experience with it.
Thanks mate , that was a great video , simple to understand and straightforward .
You got it!
Love this! Thank you Shawn.
Awesome, thank you Jack!
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I liked this video PURELY for all those open tabs 4:30
(This is also a crazy in depth tutorial, thanks mate)
Thank you, R2R!
haha good catch
Fantastic video, as per the always! Your stuff is always what I recommend to people starting out and I can say, confidently, that there's no better teacher out there. Rock onward, my friend!
You are the best!
Always learn something from these videos, Thanks man!
Thank you, Michael!
Thank You!!!
You got it!
That's actually such a great suggestion, to just play around with the program and see how things work. Like somebody else said, I tend to overthink some of this stuff.. I need to think less and play more....... Thanks as always Shawn.
I wish I said that in the video, "think less and play more". Thank you for your support, Rocky!!
Thanks. Helpful to see, as I learn.
Awesome!
Very helpful. Thank you.
You got it!
this is a great video, well done and informative
Great to hear. Thank you so much for saying!
Thanks! Good content! Do you have a single video where you build a song using EZKeys, EZDrummer, and EZBass together?
Great videos, you gotta a new sub, I have EzBass, EzDrummer and Superior I'm about to get Ez Keys 2, waiting for a code discount, any tip how to get? Thank you!
Great, welcome! I don’t think you’ll find a discount for a few more years. Try Thomannmusic, might save just a few dollars.
Toontrack pay attention! If Shootie decides he likes a competitors product better than yours, I'm gonna switch along with him because I want to be able to stay in step with his videos.
Lol!!!
@@ShootieSchoolThanks , when you say open it up in your Daw , is that from exporting it ?
good morning Shootie
Billy!!
Your videos are great. What I cannot find an answer to is this. I work on a bass line in EZBass, and have all of the chords in the groove track. Now I want that same chord structure for EZKeys. How do I simply import that chord structure from EZBass into EZKeys. Can anyone help? This should be very simple, but I can't figure it out.
Thanks.
Check the last EZBass option under the Track menu. Otherwise...
Open both plugins in your daw at the same time. Drag from EZBass's Song Track to EZKeys2's Song Track. You might see a few hiccups. Works pretty good though.
Are these packs worth the price? For the bundle with Mix, Bass, ez drummer and ez keys it’s around $700 aud. The price is really good but I’m not sure if it’s worth getting
That's a good question. I couldn't encourage such a leap unless you have a history of learning software well. It's a steep learning curve to take all of there products on at once. You may want to start with the one product that seems the most inspiring before you go all in. At the end of the day, each product does have some EZX features, perfecting each product is a serious time investment. Hope that helps.
Thanks for the great vid BUT my problems start where this finishes. I have trouble building chords in the for piano and bass on top of the drum track. .i could use lotsa help here. Do you have a vid like this showing the other steps?
Not specifically for that, yet.
@@ShootieSchool ok. Thanks. I hope you will soon. Perhaps you think others have already done that and some have. But your style of teaching would be beneficial. Thanks for all you do..
I'm having trouble with getting the way the drums sound when I play it through ez drummer, and then when its recorded onto my DAW, and play it back, the quality isn't the same. I don't know if I'm missing a step in between. It took a while to even know how to get what I did on ez drummer recorded into my DAW, as every tutorial seems go skip that step.
Like, the cymbals sound like they are sizzling. Any ideas?
If you're sure you're hearing that, there is a flaw somewhere in the workflow. When you say you're recording, that means you're an edrummer or you're literally performing on a midi controller?
Also you should clarify, what does "onto my daw" mean? You can use EZ in standalone mode. You can use EZ in your DAW but keep the midi in EZ. Or you can use EZ in your DAW but also have the midi in your DAW.
I got a question how do built song from a guitar part lets say you got a riff, and verse , you recorded on your DAW and use a sample from ez drums as a reference but then you start adding more guitar parts and building the song from more guitar input instead of building blocks with ez drums more like the same approach that a band would use back n forth to write a full song....
Where is the question?
@@ShootieSchool what’s your approach when it comes to write a song not building it from a full drum track but staring from a guitar part and gradually write guitar parts and then adding drums n bass based on what you keep writing on the guitar ? .. this the approach I’m used to coming a rock n roll band when in comes to write a song , the input to get creative switches from a guitar riff to the a bass line to a drum pattern until we got something more cohesive .. I hope I explained myself well .. thank you for all your hard work and knowledge brother !! 👊🏻🔥✨🎸🎁🎵
The audition trick... studio.ruclips.net/user/video7qGE20_Q9BQ/edit
Thanks for saying!
Will there ever be an EZ Guitar plugin?
Impossible to answer. TT doesn't disclose this stuff. They've only revealed that new versions on EZB, SD, and EZmix are coming.
Hi not sure if my question appeared in the comments i don't know how to get the drum groove to show in the midi track after creating in the daw
By midi track, do you mean the Song Track in your Toontrack plugin? If so, you may have export it first. All DAWs behave differently.
@@ShootieSchool thanks for response yeah I meant the song track how do I move the track I create in that to the host midi or even audio track, again thanks for response I'm using mixcraft 9 .
@@kengagnon6192 I might play with it and let you know when I get some time. There are a few mixcraft users in my facebook community, if you're interested in getting their feedback. The link is below in the description of this vid.
Good stuff here. As someone who is already substantially invested in EZD3, and uses it pretty much exclusively as a songwriting tool, I can't seem to find a reason to even look at "upgrading" to Superior Drummer. Am I missing something?
Not if you're content, no way. I would only recommend for three main reasons. If EZ does not meet your mixing requirements, more raw and less treated sounds, and pro edrummers.
When SD4 comes out, it might be a much longer list. We'll see.
Thank you, Derek!