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Operation Manual
Operation Manual
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Inc. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.VST is a trademark of Steinberg
Media Technology AG. All other trademarks held by their respective owners.
2006. This manual is copyrighted Toontrack Music AB.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 - INTRODUCTION
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2 - INSTALLATION
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4 - ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONALITY
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CREDITS
Toontrack Development Team:
Andreas Sundgren (name & concept)
Erik Phersson (project management)
Mattias Eklund (audio recordings and editing)
Henrik Kjellberg (audio recordings)
Olof Westman (programming)
Rogue Marechal (support & testing)
Fredrik rletun (graphic artist)
Produced and engineered by:
Neil Dorfsman, Pat Thrall, Mattias Eklund & Henrik Kjellberg.
Played by Nir Z
External consultants:
Keith More (MIDI programming and velocity sweep concept)
Philippe Decuyper (general expertise)
Fredrik Hgglund - www.diod.nu (ash tutorial)
Manual written by:
Rogue Marechal & Andreas Sundgren.
Proofreading by Chuck Butler.
Betatesters (to whom our undying gratitude goes):
Kevin Afack, Marcello Azevedo, Tony Artimisi, Damian Blunt,
Chuck Butler, John Christensen, Eric Colvin, Philippe Decuyper,
Martin Fido, Lewis Gilbert, Chaim Goldman, Mark King, Kenny
Lee, Emmanuel Lorant, Motoyoshi Matsumoto, Murray McDowall,
Jeffrey Naness, Kirk Pennak, John Rammelt, Robert Rainey, Chris
Ryan, Fred Schendel, James Thompson.
Additional Thanks:
All our hard working distributors and supporting families.
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1 - INTRODUCTION
1.1 What is dfh EZdrummer?
Somebody once suggested that we make a light version of dfh SUPERIOR. A great
suggestion! dfh SUPERIOR was and still is a monster of a box, designed with the mad
scientist music producer in mind. When the time came around to actually realize the
idea of a smaller drum sampler we decided to take the concept one step further.
So, EZdrummer is a SUPERIOR LE and at the same time it isnt. The experience
gained from developing dfh SUPERIOR is all there: sounds recorded and produced in
partnership with the best in the business, microphone control, humanizing features, and
TPC (Toontrack Percussive Compression) keeps RAM and disc space requirements to
a minimum.
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2 - INSTALLATION
2.1 dfh EZdrummer at a glance
dfh EZdrummer is a state-of-the-art sample player powering a collection of stunning
drum sounds played by a top notch session drummer and world class producers at
Avatar Studios, New York:
7500 sound les at 16-bit / 44.1kHz equivalent to 5Gb of uncompressed wav les
Instant access to a large MIDI library with dragndrop functionality
Possibility for the user to add their own MIDI les to the library
Internal mixer with stereo and multitrack routing into the host
Preset mix modes for quick sound changes
Interface visualizes the drums and allows quick audition of the kit
Automatically combines drum hit randomizing and non-cycling
Controls for instant changes to MIDI data, extending groove context relevance
Operates in General MIDI and extend beyond the limits imposed by the standard
Direct manual, tutorial and internet help desk access from the program interface
First EZX expansion pack included with EZdrummer
2.2 System Requirements
1,5Gb free hard disc space, DVD drive
Windows XP, PIII/Athlon 1,8GHz with 512 Mb of Ram
Mac OS X 10.2.8, G4 1GHz with 512 Mb of Ram
Display capable of 800x600
A software sequencer or virtual instrument host
(recommended) sound card with ASIO or CoreAudio driver
2.3 Installing dfh EZdrummer for Windows
Run the EZdrummer Installer and optional EZX Cocktail Installer
located in the \Install\ folder of the DVD and follow instructions.
The plugin will be installed by default in the appropriate location for the currently
installed host program.You should however verify that this is the case and perform
a custom install to change the destination target if this is not adequate for your host
program (see your host manual for details).
The sounds themselves, as well as various resources, are installed by default in:
C:\Program Files\Toontrack\EZdrummer\Sounds\.You may choose to install in a
different location but samples cannot be relocated at a later stage.
To uninstall simply re-run the installer located on the media that came with this
product or use your operating systems removal facility.
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When the plugin is rst started the default drum kit will load right away. The RAM
counter emphasized in the above screenshot will inform you of how much memory the
kit uses.
A visual representation will occupy the greatest part of the
interface of EZdrummer. If you want to hear what the
drums sound like simply click on them in the interface.
If you would like to select a different drum at a certain
position (or the whole kit) simply click the construction
bar on each part of the kit and select from the menu that
comes up:
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Ever had a killer idea for a song and the urge to lay it down quickly before inspiration
dries out? Stay in this window! All the levels between the drums in the kit are preset and
the sounds are already mixed so you dont have to worry about that... just concentrate
on the music.
Click the Open Grooves button. The browser will open, allowing you to access the
MIDI les that come with dfh EZdrummer. Even without the optional expansion packs,
EZdrummer ships with thousands of MIDI les to choose from.
Finding the MIDI groove you want for your song could not be any easier: simply choose
the overall style... lets try the POP/ROCK library, and choose a POP/ROCK Straight
feel in 4/4 time. Finally, select one of the Playing Variations.
Now press the PLAY arrow in the MIDI
player section and listen to the loop.
You can change the tempo in your sequencer, and EZdrummer will play at the new
tempo! If you want to listen to other variations of the selected groove, simply browse
through the variations with the up/down navigation arrows. EZdrummer will seamlessly
play the patterns as you browse through them.
At this stage, if the feel isnt quite right for the mood of the track (for
example, if the playing is too aggressive for that laid back bridge you
had in mind), you can effortlessly rene the dynamics, from soft to
hard at the twist of a knob using the velocity sweep control.
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4 - Additional Functionality
4.1 Advanced Routing
EZdrummer routes into your host on one stereo track by default.
You can however route any instrument or microphone to
any of the 8 available stereo tracks mapped to EZdrummers
outputs. This will allow you to benet from the maximum
exibility that your sequencer has to offer.
To perform the above click one of the mixer tracks and
select multichannel. This will select the most appropriate
routing for the kit. Of course your host has to be set up
accordingly to capture these outputs (see your applications
manual for details).
You are not limited to this conguration however
and are free to assign drums to the track of your
choosing by selecting the appropriate entry in the
pull menu for each of the indivual channels.
An alternative is to start in stereo mode and
separate a single instrument from the mix.
As an exercise, go back to the stereo mode and
then try sending the kick to track 2:
The kick will appear on track 2, the rest of the kit
remaining on track 1, the default stereo pair.
4.2 Help Menu
The help menu [?] gives you quick access to additional resources:
- Tool Tips: turn the contextual tips ON or OFF
- Visual Hits: turn the drum animation ON or OFF
- PDF Manual: opens this manual in your PDF viewer application
- Flash Tutorial: a short walkthrough of EZdrummer
- Online Support: opens the support website in the default browser
- User MIDI folder: opens the MIDI folder reserved for your own MIDI
In addition specic resources, such as keyboard layout and recording notes will be
available in product specic subfolders.
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On a related subject, note that grooves included in dfh EZdrummer are not GM
compliant and will not play back properly on GM devices. The hi-hat programming in
particular make use of the full extent of dfh EZdrummer available articulations.
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E3
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C#3
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F#3B2
A#2
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G#2
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F#2
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D#2
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C#2
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F#2 B1
A#1
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F#1B0
A#0
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D#0
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B-1
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Why not check out dfh Superior, dfh EZdrummer bigger brother and widely acclaimed
professional line from Toontrack Music for even more control over your drum track
and endless sounds to be mixed to t any style and any song? Turn to the back of this
manual for a brief overview of what Pros around the world use!
More details at www.toontrack.com
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