WHOA!! I avoid the multitrack routing when I have an idea I want to get down quickly and I had NO IDEA that it isn’t a one-way door. I have always added a new instance of EZDrummer with the multitrack option then deleted the stereo track when I want to have the expanded options later. This is *another* game changer, Shawn! Haha. Yer a wizard.
Hey there! I'd recommend saving as a track template instead. After routing select all channels, right-click on any of them and click "Save tracks as track template", give it a name. To load it on another project right-click on an empty area of the track list then "Insert track from template", yours will be on the list.
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. Perfect! Many thanks. So it seems I should have a basic stereo routing for tracking but then consider multichannel for mixing.
Thanks! I did not know how to go back and make it multitrack after telling it NO on the initial popup. I also did not know about the auto multichannel routing, I had been routing things manually. Manual routing is nice, but there's definitely some times where the auto routing would be just fine and save some time. Also just want to say, after having watched a bunch of your videos that the way you teach/demonstrate is very easy to follow.
I use this method with Addictive drums 2, to play my e-drums thru my Soundcraft signature multi 24, it allows me to adjust the volume in real time of each individual kit piece, especially helpful to control each individual cymbals volume. Thanks for posting, I went ahead and subscribed, as I like your style.
This was great to get me started with reaper and ezd3! Do any of you fine folks know if I can use my TD17 kvx edrum kit to trigger midi into the ezd 3 grid editor for further editing? Instead of building a beat from scratch with the pencil in grid editor I want to play it on my edrums and have it assigned to the correct drum and velocity on grid editor, then be able to edit the midi. I remember being able to do something like this in Logic but can't find a ezd3 or reaper video telling me how to record edrums to then be able to fully edit the midi. I have been on a quest through hours of videos looking for this because I can't get a good beat via auditioning grooves or building from scratch but maybe that just needs practice. If anyone has info I love you in advance!
Very good. I do it differently. I mix and finalize the drums in EZDrummer 3 and then export this as an audio file to my Reaper project. Here is an album done this way. All streaming services - Afro Jazz Fusion album by Thomas Shea.
8:50 "One last trick..." Holy poop man! you fixed EZDrummer! How do you get the multichannel meters to display vertical? Mine are all horizontal. I have been trying to change it for an hour now. Thanks
Once you have the routing would you render the midi to audio files on each track before mixing? Saves CPU and would give a consistent playback, if you have finished editing your drums.
So after I’ve created all the routing and the bus etc, when I go to track the drums from EZ drummer3 do I arm all the drum tracks and the bus or no? Also, not sure if this matters but, my snare drum is always in the yellow no matter what and I can’t figure out why? All the rest of my other drum tracks stay in the green so I figured this may be an issue. Even when I have it turned down in the mix to where I can barely hear it, it’s still in the yellow. Makes no sense to me.Great channel by the way. Super helpful. Thanks!
Thank you! You don't have to arm anything. If you think you're peaking from the source you could turn the volume of a particular instrument down on the Drums Tab.
I do have 1 question, when I do the multi track option in Ez Drummer 3, I only hear the Kick. VU are showing signal on other channels, but only kick is playing. Any help you can suggest is appreciated.
Ran. Do me a favor and start a brand new session and watch the video one more time slowly step-by-step. I think you’ll get it. If not send me a message back.
Hello friend, How are you? Greetings from Argentina. I would like you to explain to me how to transfer a complete base or theme finished in ez druumer to my DAW REAPER.
Beautiful explanation! Just subscribed! Do you know if there is a way to do all this but also have the midi tracks from EZdrummer/Superior Drummer show up was waveforms on the tracks?
Any idea why my EZDrummer 2 would not show up in Reaper? I've added the path for 32bit and 64bit to the VST plugin paths. I've checks VST and Developer it just isn't there. I can run EZ Drummer 2 by itself, my Reaper has not issues either because i can see other VST's i've added. I've tried clicking the rescan button also.
The easiest way would be to do the routing only in EZDrummer the way you want to separate the tracks. Then use EZDrummer's Track menu to export audio stems. If there's no tempo changes in your song I think that's best. As for reaper, there is a stem option in the Render menu. I don't use it enough to instruct off the top of my head.
@@ShootieSchool ahh perfect 👍🏼 I’ll shall try this today. How I do it is that I drag the complete session track from the Ezdrummer 3 into reaper. Once I record guitars, vocals and keyboardist to my liking, I mix down. Thanks for the response, Prost !
Great video and very informative. I’m running into an issue though. Followed all the steps. I’ve armed the channels to record and I get signal from EZD3 to all the channels in Reaper, but nothing is recording. I know I must be missing something simple but not sure what the issue is. Any thoughts?
Hey Shootie School, thanks for all the killer how to videos like this one! However, and I hope you answer this so it could also help anyone else, am I gonna have to do this routing process for EZ Drummer 3 on every session to get the drums separated, or since I just did this will EZ Drummer 3 always be routed to different tracks now? I have no one else I can ask that to now, so please let me know asap in the comments. Your videos are killer thanks a lot!
You do it every time generally since different EZdrummer presets have different channel counts and layout. If you always use the same EZDrummer preset, you could save a Reaper template.
Had to make a playlist on RUclips and called it "Essential Kick Ass Reaper" so I could separate your video from the noise on YT. Thank you for being so bad ass to record this.
@@ShootieSchool So apparently when i installed Reaper and Toontrack, something went wrong. I deleted both and re set up from scratch and now the mixer option works. Absolutely great video that is right to the point and great info. Thanks for showing us a better way Yoda!
love your channel and thank you for all you do, I am brand new at this and I have already screwed up my Reaper. I was experimenting with colors and hit something bad! I have lost all the channels going across the bottom. it is gone . I hope I am saying this right. It is the strip across the bottom (mixer?) I would appreciate any help. I am wanting to do drum covers and haven't even made it to adding the music yet or video..that should be fun!!!
Everything works perfectly until I move the tracks into the bus. Then it's all muted. I've started over several times and followed your steps. What am I doing wrong?
I’m not sure, because I do not create a bus when routing easy Drummer. When you select the routing option, the track that easy Drummer is on, turns into a bus.
@@ShootieSchool well that's what I mean. When I moved all the tracks into track 1 (the original ezdrummer3 track) it's muted. So at 6:30, imagine your playback was muted.
I believe you did miss a step and that would not be easy for me to predict which one. Feel free to come down to one of my groups so you can post some screenshots or even a video of what you're doing. I assume when troubleshooting you've started a completely new project, and have literally followed every step in this video.
I have 3 acoustics and will be receiving my Yamaha DTX10 this week. All i need is ezdrummer to custom my kit? Do I need reaper or anything like that? I jusr want a larger library for different sounds and kits. Thanks for your time.
Hi! I'm currently using MT Power Drums in Reaper and I want to switch to Superior Drummer 3 because love its sound. But I am afraid if it's going to work out... So I basically program the MIDI drums on my computer keyboard, then I just choose MT Power Drums and I don't even mix/change anything, I just want Reaper to play those drums. Will it work the same with SD3? I read that it's a "standalone software" and every tutorial shows possibilities of doing some really complex stuff, but I'd like to keep it very simple - just choose a cool "stock" preset in SD3 and then record other instruments... Is that possible? :)
It is not only a standalone program. It loads into your DAW and will read whatever midi you’ve programmed in your DAW. Just load it up on the track that has midi on it and it will play it. If you’re not an EDrummer or someone who wants to mix drums. EZDrummer might be a better fit and less expensive.
@@ShootieSchool Thanks! Sure, I considered lots of other cheaper plugins, but I saw a video of Superior Drummer 3 "ready" presets, that you don't need to mix etc and they just sound the best I've ever heard. But I know that EZ has for instance "Death EZX" plugin which sounds also very good and is cheap... so it's hard choice. And why you not recommend SD3, but EZ? You mean if I want to keep it simple and don't mix etc. then it's waste of money do buy SD? And EZ will be sufficient?
Routing excludes master fader effects in EZD. Using a preset that does not have master fader effects, especially the Original Mix preset, you should hear no difference. Otherwise, something else is wrong on your end.
I’ll have to make one. You make stereo auxiliary tracks and set their input from the plug-in drop down and select easy drummer and which track easy drummer is transmitting. Hop on one of my Support groups and I’ll send you a screen cap. The links are below in the description.
A great update would be to expand the multi channel out. Its the only frustrating part of using EZD3. Having to group tracks..... Let alone grouping exported audio tracks..... Really makes mixing a pain, takes the EZ right out of it
I don't know Studio One well enough. I am pursuing Reaper more so. But the Pro version of Studio One has that cool Clipboard (called something similar to that) feature and I like the look more.
WHOA!! I avoid the multitrack routing when I have an idea I want to get down quickly and I had NO IDEA that it isn’t a one-way door. I have always added a new instance of EZDrummer with the multitrack option then deleted the stereo track when I want to have the expanded options later. This is *another* game changer, Shawn! Haha. Yer a wizard.
Awesome!
Me too. not anymore! Wooo!
Your advices are always brilliant my friend, many thanks for the shared knowledge !
My pleasure!
Hey there!
I'd recommend saving as a track template instead. After routing select all channels, right-click on any of them and click "Save tracks as track template", give it a name.
To load it on another project right-click on an empty area of the track list then "Insert track from template", yours will be on the list.
Sure can. Keep in mind, when you change an EZDrummer preset, you have to reconfigure the routing and track count.
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. Perfect! Many thanks. So it seems I should have a basic stereo routing for tracking but then consider multichannel for mixing.
Thanks! Yeah, that's a sensible workflow!
Thanks! I did not know how to go back and make it multitrack after telling it NO on the initial popup. I also did not know about the auto multichannel routing, I had been routing things manually. Manual routing is nice, but there's definitely some times where the auto routing would be just fine and save some time. Also just want to say, after having watched a bunch of your videos that the way you teach/demonstrate is very easy to follow.
Thanks for taking the time to say!
As a frequent Reaper user myself, this is great info. Thanks as always, Shawn.
Thank you, Rocky!
I use this method with Addictive drums 2, to play my e-drums thru my Soundcraft signature multi 24, it allows me to adjust the volume in real time of each individual kit piece, especially helpful to control each individual cymbals volume. Thanks for posting, I went ahead and subscribed, as I like your style.
Great to hear, welcome!
Well done Shootie! I'll be getting the plug-in this weekend.
Awesome. Welcome to EZD3!
Thanks for this bro!
You got it!
Thanks a lot for this clear video! exactly what I was looking for 🙂
You got it!
Amazing help as always! Thanks!
You got it!!
This was great to get me started with reaper and ezd3! Do any of you fine folks know if I can use my TD17 kvx edrum kit to trigger midi into the ezd 3 grid editor for further editing? Instead of building a beat from scratch with the pencil in grid editor I want to play it on my edrums and have it assigned to the correct drum and velocity on grid editor, then be able to edit the midi. I remember being able to do something like this in Logic but can't find a ezd3 or reaper video telling me how to record edrums to then be able to fully edit the midi. I have been on a quest through hours of videos looking for this because I can't get a good beat via auditioning grooves or building from scratch but maybe that just needs practice.
If anyone has info I love you in advance!
Very good. I do it differently. I mix and finalize the drums in EZDrummer 3 and then export this as an audio file to my Reaper project. Here is an album done this way. All streaming services - Afro Jazz Fusion album by Thomas Shea.
Just what I needed! Thanks!
Awesome!
Will there be a similar lesson for Studio one?
Yes. Pretty soon actually.
8:50 "One last trick..." Holy poop man! you fixed EZDrummer!
How do you get the multichannel meters to display vertical? Mine are all horizontal. I have been trying to change it for an hour now. Thanks
Thanks! I actually don't know. I've never seen it laid out like that before.
Once you have the routing would you render the midi to audio files on each track before mixing? Saves CPU and would give a consistent playback, if you have finished editing your drums.
I do sometimes. I would think most people do if they're mixing.
How do I get a Maschine mk3 to control EZ drummer in reaper?? I cannot figure this out.
Do ask a native instruments community.
@ShootieSchool actually your video got me there! Thanks a ton dude. You're videos are amazing.
Thanks!
Hello, Can you tell me? On my computer is small so I can't see all information about EZbass full. Can you tell me how to change screen size of EZbass?
In EZBass go to the View Menu > Scale.
@@ShootieSchool Thank you so much I will try again.
So after I’ve created all the routing and the bus etc, when I go to track the drums from EZ drummer3 do I arm all the drum tracks and the bus or no? Also, not sure if this matters but, my snare drum is always in the yellow no matter what and I can’t figure out why? All the rest of my other drum tracks stay in the green so I figured this may be an issue. Even when I have it turned down in the mix to where I can barely hear it, it’s still in the yellow. Makes no sense to me.Great channel by the way. Super helpful. Thanks!
Thank you! You don't have to arm anything. If you think you're peaking from the source you could turn the volume of a particular instrument down on the Drums Tab.
@@ShootieSchool oh okay, I thought I’d have to arm the drum tracks in order to record my EZdrummer track. Alright.
I do have 1 question, when I do the multi track option in Ez Drummer 3, I only hear the Kick. VU are showing signal on other channels, but only kick is playing. Any help you can suggest is appreciated.
Ran. Do me a favor and start a brand new session and watch the video one more time slowly step-by-step. I think you’ll get it. If not send me a message back.
@ShootieSchool Ended up re-installing Reaper and EZD3 and now it all works. Computers huh lol!!!!! Thanks gor the great content and my dumb question.
Sounds like that needed to happen then. Now you can rock n roll!
Hello friend, How are you? Greetings from Argentina. I would like you to explain to me how to transfer a complete base or theme finished in ez druumer to my DAW REAPER.
I use EZDrummer just like you see it in this video. If you instead want audio files. In EZDrummer use the Track Menu, "Export Song As Audio Files".
@@ShootieSchool thank you genius ta I downloaded several of your videos that are very instructive a hug from Argentina
@claudioaragon4538 great to hear!
This is very useful! Thanks!
Thank you for saying!
Beautiful explanation! Just subscribed! Do you know if there is a way to do all this but also have the midi tracks from EZdrummer/Superior Drummer show up was waveforms on the tracks?
In EZDrummer use the menu Track>Export audio. It’s the easiest way if you have no tempo changes.
simply awesome!!
Thanks!
Any idea why my EZDrummer 2 would not show up in Reaper? I've added the path for 32bit and 64bit to the VST plugin paths. I've checks VST and Developer it just isn't there. I can run EZ Drummer 2 by itself, my Reaper has not issues either because i can see other VST's i've added. I've tried clicking the rescan button also.
Did you check to see if the .dll file is in the 32 bit plugin system folder? Maybe just reinstall easy drummer two to make sure it is there.
Awesome video ! Question is there a video on how to export the season tracks into reaper once you separate individual in reaper ?
The easiest way would be to do the routing only in EZDrummer the way you want to separate the tracks. Then use EZDrummer's Track menu to export audio stems. If there's no tempo changes in your song I think that's best.
As for reaper, there is a stem option in the Render menu. I don't use it enough to instruct off the top of my head.
@@ShootieSchool ahh perfect 👍🏼 I’ll shall try this today. How I do it is that I drag the complete session track from the Ezdrummer 3 into reaper. Once I record guitars, vocals and keyboardist to my liking, I mix down. Thanks for the response, Prost !
Hi just wanna ask how you put backing track on this if i want to make some cover song
EZDrummer has many tools. It depends on what your experience is to decide which way is best.
how do you change the drum tempoo in reaper
EZDrummer follows reaper’s tempo.
Great video and very informative. I’m running into an issue though. Followed all the steps. I’ve armed the channels to record and I get signal from EZD3 to all the channels in Reaper, but nothing is recording. I know I must be missing something simple but not sure what the issue is. Any thoughts?
Use the track menu in ez and export audio there if you want audio tracks.
Hey Shootie School, thanks for all the killer how to videos like this one! However, and I hope you answer this so it could also help anyone else, am I gonna have to do this routing process for EZ Drummer 3 on every session to get the drums separated, or since I just did this will EZ Drummer 3 always be routed to different tracks now? I have no one else I can ask that to now, so please let me know asap in the comments. Your videos are killer thanks a lot!
You do it every time generally since different EZdrummer presets have different channel counts and layout. If you always use the same EZDrummer preset, you could save a Reaper template.
Had to make a playlist on RUclips and called it "Essential Kick Ass Reaper" so I could separate your video from the noise on YT. Thank you for being so bad ass to record this.
I appreciate you Saying!
@@ShootieSchool So apparently when i installed Reaper and Toontrack, something went wrong. I deleted both and re set up from scratch and now the mixer option works. Absolutely great video that is right to the point and great info. Thanks for showing us a better way Yoda!
Thank you!
You got it!
Ive got a Scarlet 4i4. Is it possible to rout kick, snare, toms and cymbals to four outputs so I can send them FOH?
With a DAW I would think yes. 2 main outputs and two auxiliary.
Thanks for the response. I don't suppose there's a guide or anything for this? 🤔
It would be a workflow for your
Specific daw. “How to route to extra hardware outputs in Pro Tools”, for example.
love your channel and thank you for all you do, I am brand new at this and I have already screwed up my Reaper. I was experimenting with colors and hit something bad! I have lost all the channels going across the bottom. it is gone . I hope I am saying this right. It is the strip across the bottom (mixer?) I would appreciate any help. I am wanting to do drum covers and haven't even made it to adding the music yet or video..that should be fun!!!
Thanks! Menu>View>Mixer.
THANK YOU!!! That worked @@ShootieSchool
Everything works perfectly until I move the tracks into the bus. Then it's all muted. I've started over several times and followed your steps. What am I doing wrong?
I’m not sure, because I do not create a bus when routing easy Drummer. When you select the routing option, the track that easy Drummer is on, turns into a bus.
@@ShootieSchool well that's what I mean. When I moved all the tracks into track 1 (the original ezdrummer3 track) it's muted. So at 6:30, imagine your playback was muted.
I believe you did miss a step and that would not be easy for me to predict which one. Feel free to come down to one of my groups so you can post some screenshots or even a video of what you're doing.
I assume when troubleshooting you've started a completely new project, and have literally followed every step in this video.
Thank You!!
You're welcome!
I have 3 acoustics and will be receiving my Yamaha DTX10 this week. All i need is ezdrummer to custom my kit? Do I need reaper or anything like that? I jusr want a larger library for different sounds and kits. Thanks for your time.
I don’t know the Yamaha model. But in general you just need to plug your ekit straight into EZDrummer. Daw is not essential.
Daw being reaper.
Thanks, rocking dude.
You got it!
Hi! I'm currently using MT Power Drums in Reaper and I want to switch to Superior Drummer 3 because love its sound. But I am afraid if it's going to work out...
So I basically program the MIDI drums on my computer keyboard, then I just choose MT Power Drums and I don't even mix/change anything, I just want Reaper to play those drums. Will it work the same with SD3? I read that it's a "standalone software" and every tutorial shows possibilities of doing some really complex stuff, but I'd like to keep it very simple - just choose a cool "stock" preset in SD3 and then record other instruments...
Is that possible? :)
It is not only a standalone program. It loads into your DAW and will read whatever midi you’ve programmed in your DAW. Just load it up on the track that has midi on it and it will play it.
If you’re not an EDrummer or someone who wants to mix drums. EZDrummer might be a better fit and less expensive.
@@ShootieSchool Thanks! Sure, I considered lots of other cheaper plugins, but I saw a video of Superior Drummer 3 "ready" presets, that you don't need to mix etc and they just sound the best I've ever heard. But I know that EZ has for instance "Death EZX" plugin which sounds also very good and is cheap... so it's hard choice.
And why you not recommend SD3, but EZ? You mean if I want to keep it simple and don't mix etc. then it's waste of money do buy SD? And EZ will be sufficient?
@Strielok1988 I use both. My recommendation came from what you’ve written. Either is fine.
@@ShootieSchool Sure, thanks for help! I'll think about EZ then
could you please share this template?
Why do my drums sound quiet?
Routing excludes master fader effects in EZD. Using a preset that does not have master fader effects, especially the Original Mix preset, you should hear no difference. Otherwise, something else is wrong on your end.
What if, there is no "Toontrack" in "Developers" branch?
cant find a video on routing in pro tools? maybe im overlooking it
I’ll have to make one. You make stereo auxiliary tracks and set their input from the plug-in drop down and select easy drummer and which track easy drummer is transmitting. Hop on one of my Support groups and I’ll send you a screen cap. The links are below in the description.
A great update would be to expand the multi channel out. Its the only frustrating part of using EZD3. Having to group tracks..... Let alone grouping exported audio tracks..... Really makes mixing a pain, takes the EZ right out of it
I don't think they'll let EZ give Superior that much competition, IMO. If original mix presets work for you, use those instead.
thank you bro!!!!
No problem!!
A littke off topic but what is your opinion of Reaper compared to Studio One Pro? Thank you, brother; I appreciate your videos.
I don't know Studio One well enough. I am pursuing Reaper more so. But the Pro version of Studio One has that cool Clipboard (called something similar to that) feature and I like the look more.
orget it workinng in a daw as a vst...3 daw it never showed up did everthing i could nice stand alone for live but for get it ever working in a daw
If you’re in reaper you must add the vst3 pluggin path in preferences.
I cant even find vst ezdrummer in the reaper
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ez drummer didnt even show up in reaper unlike all my other vst
EZ is a vst3. So you must add the vst3 folder path in reaper.