The percussion sounds, meanwhile, comprise tambourines, shakers, maracas, cowbell and handclaps. You can freely mix and match kit pieces from all five, as well as any installed EZXs. There are five source kits: three bright and punchy modern ones (DW, Gretsch USA Custom and Yamaha 9000) and two retro ones (1960s Ludwig and Ludwig Vistalite), plus some extra snares, and cymbals from Paiste (including the classic 2002 20' ride) and Sabian. The new kits and pattern library are arranged into Vintage and Modern drum kit categories, and a Percussion category. Of course, you can completely ignore the built-in groove system altogether if you prefer to program MIDI parts from scratch in your DAW, triggering the instrument just like any other.

The search results are helpfully rated with a Matching percentage 'score'. Quite brilliantly, EZdrummer 2's new Search page enables you to search for grooves based on their similarity to one dragged in from the Song Track or library.Īlternatively, you can use the Tap2Find feature to fuel the search engine with a quick performance of the sort of rhythm you're after, tapped in via your MIDI controller or mouse - this is perfectly effective for regular beats but less fruitful for anything more left- field. 'The Search page enables you to search for grooves based on their similarity to one dragged in from the Song Track or library' Double-clicking a Song Track block launches the rather awesome Edit Play Style window - see Edit Play Style. Of course, all or part of the Song Track can be dragged directly into the host DAW as a MIDI clip, and there's the option to render the Song Track as an audio file. It also combines these grooves into complete Song Structures (12-Bar Basic, AABA Short, AABA Long, etc, selected from a menu to which you can add your own layouts) that can then be loaded into the Song Track. The sequencer expands upwards to reveal the Song Creator, which intelligently generates a whole song's worth of sections (Intro, Pre Chorus, Chorus, Bridge, Fill and Ending) from a single selected groove. Then, while the pattern Browser, Mixer and Drums views will all be familiar to existing users, they're now accessed via tabs, as is the new pattern search engine, which we'll come back to shortly.Īlso new is the integrated Song Track sequencer, used to compile library grooves, add to them by overdubbing, or simply start your own grooves from scratch, which can then be added to the User section of the library. So, what's new? First, the software's 'engine' has been completely remodelled to improve articulation and pattern flexibility.

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