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Out of stock | | | | | | Toontrack dfh EZdrummer is a multi-microphone drum sampler designed for musicians and producers in need of a compact, affordable, easy to handle plug-in without compromising sound quality or control.
The visualized drums in the interface combines auditioning of sounds and drumkit construction. The extensive drag and drop midi-library (featuring 8000+ midifiles) enables users to create a great drumtrack in just a few clicks.
EZdrummer contains the following drumkits
Kickdrum
18"x22" GMS Bassdrum with felt and plastic beater, 14"x22" GMS Bassdrum doublehead, 14"x22" GMS Bassdrum with felt and plastic beater
Snaredrum
Rogers Wood 4,5"x14", Slingerland 70´s 6,5"x14" and GMS Picollo 13"
Tom 1
12" GMS, 14" GMS
Tom 2
14" GMS, 16" GMS
Tom 3
16" GMS, 18" GMS
Hats
14" Zildjian HHX Manhattan, 16" Zildjian Crash Hats
Cymbal 1st position
19" Sabian AA Medium Thin, 16" Sabian HHX Evolution, 18" Sabian Jack DeJonette Encore, 13" Sabian Jack DeJonette Encore
Cymbal 2nd position
18" Sabian HHX Evolution, 16" Sabian HHX Evolution Ozone, 18" Sabian Jack DeJonette Encore, 17" Sabian HHX Evolution
Ride
21" Sabian Handhammered Vintage, 22" Sabian Handhammered Raw Dry
System Requirements
PC
Windows XP, PIII / Athlon
1,8 GHz with 512 Mb RAM
1,5Gb free hard disc space
DVD drive
Mac
Mac OS X 10.2.8 or higher
G4 1 GHz with 512 Mb RAM; additionally Mac Intel (Universal Binary) compatible with update 1.0.4.
1,5Gb free hard disc space
DVD drive
1.0.4 Update Details
Mac Intel support added (Universal Binary) for VST, AU and RTAS.
VST2.4 compliance implemented
AU not compatible with Digital Performer under Panther
looping issues with some user/3rd party grooves
better conf files case sensitivity immunity in relevant environments
cosmetic drum menu header bug fixed | | | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 0.01 inches | | Product Width: | 0.01 inches | | Product Height: | 0.01 inches | | Package Length: | 5.1 inches | | Package Width: | 1.4 inches | | Package Height: | 1.3 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.01 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 32 reviews |
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| | System Requirements | | Platform: | Windows / Mac OS X | | Media: | CD-ROM | | Item Quantity: | 1 |
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| | Features | 7000 sound files at 16-bit / 44.1kHz equivalent to 5Gb of uncompressed wav filesInstant access to more than 8000 drum patterns with prelistening, quick browsing and drag'n'drop functionality.Same extensive layer depth on all drums and cymbals as in EZdrummers big brother - dfh SUPERIOR.dfh EZD ranges from entry level usability to pro handlingFeatures multiple microphone control
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| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review: ( 32 customer reviews )
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30 of 32 found the following review helpful:
 why the bad rap? Jun 01, 2008
By GameMaker
I'm a bit baffled by some of the reviews here. I got EZDrummer recently and I'm very happy with it so far. Let me clear up a few things:
1) It's a virtual instrument (says so right on the name). Apparently some people don't understand what that means. What that means is that you plug it into your favorite "main" sequencer program (FL Studio, Cubase, Mixcraft, whatever) and use it from there. Actually, EZ Drummer *does* come with a stand-alone program as well, but it's mainly a virtual instrument. Complaining that you need to buy a sequencer to use it is like complaining that you need to have a computer or an operating system, or a disk drive, or a power outlet. Duh! That's it's nature, and it's well understood.
2) The licensing is not *that* bad. Here's what it is: you install the program from the disk, you login to their website and fill in some info including the "license key" that comes with your disk, Toontrack generates an automated email containing an authcode that is specific to your computer and your serial number, you type that in on your computer, and you are done. The bottom line is that you can set two machines up to run with a single copy of EZDrummer. Then if you want to install it on a 3rd machine you have to de-activate one of the licenses that you had previously activated.
I'm not real thrilled about the licensing. It is certainly a bit confusing, and I wish it were either a little more flexible or let you license it via a dongle but I've seen much much worse, and I had things running 15-20min after inserting the disk into my machine. It's actually pretty similar to how Adobe does licensing for example.
Ok, so how is it at helping you create drum beats? Seems pretty darn good to me. The "default" drum beats are great. Just select what you want and drag it right onto your favorite sequencer. That is one way to use it. And even using it on that simple level it gives you a lot of power. You can make modifications like how hard the drum strikes are, and you can control the mixer right on EZdrummer itself to tailor the individual drums and symbols. The other way to use it is to create completely custom beats. I have not played with that much yet, but that is the feature that distinguishes it from places that just offer you drum loops that you pretty much have to take "as is" for example. And to me the fact that it offers so many different "upgrades" is a nice plus. It means that you can start small and expand, and also that the company is alive and well and motivated to keep making their product better.
I haven't used it enough yet to give a real in-depth review, but I felt like a few of the things that were said about it were pretty far off-base, and I wanted to chime in on that. I think the real telling thing about EZDrummer is what the real experienced hard-core musicians think of it. Go and do some searches and I think you'll see that this program has a real nice, well-earned reputation in the musician community.
By the way, I've been using it with FL Studio and Mixcraft and it seems to work very well with both those programs.
9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Worth it's weight in gold Jun 16, 2008
By K. Summerville
"Skot"
Hands down the best drummer I've worked with. Shows up on time, has no ego, and has no psycho girlfriend to deal with. Oh and did I mention that it sounds amazing?
I love this software. I've had it for two weeks and fell so in love with how easy it is to use that I just ordered all the expansion packs.
I was trying to use Session Drummer2 that came bundled with Sonar 7. It was awful. Took me two recording sessions to figure out that it would be forever useless. I now use EZdrummer exclusivley.
There is no end to what you can do with this software. Drag and drop and then edit the clip if needed. Just go to toontracks website and check out the video. If your not sold then get a real drummer.
But if your like me and you live in an apartment and you are tired of using drum machines that sound, well machine like. Then this is for you.
As for the whole registering it thing,it ain't that bad. In fact it was no harder then when I loaded up Sonar and had to go thru registering that.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Decent for the price but installation issues are absurd Nov 18, 2011
By NH gadget guy
I have several drum programs (Session Drummer Three, Studio Drummer, and Stylus RMX among others) and EZDrummer is pretty decent. It is not great because you get nowhere near the control you get with something like Stylus. The base package has a reasonable but not very robust number of kits and midi patterns. I think it is more an entry point to get you to buy expansion packs. That is fine as far as it goes. It is at least easy to get things going once you install and start to use the package, especially if you have used this type of software before. Now....the intallation issues. If you follow the instructions I am going to give you you will not have any problems. Otherwise, your mileage may vary! For the record, I am on Windows 7 64 bit Professional. Here goes....
1) Get onto ToonTrack.com and immediately create an account for yourself. Use your account to register your copy of the software. Note that I said to do this FIRST, BEFORE you even try to install anything. Stay on this web site because you have to be on it to activate the software. Registration and activation are two separate things. Activation is a PER COMPUTER thing.
2) Now that you have an account and have registered your product, you can go to the download section for support and get the latest patches for EZDrummer, the Cocktail Lounge kits package, and the standalone application. It is very important to get BOTH the 32 bit AND 64 bit update patches for EZDrummer. You do NOT have to get the downloadable copy of the EZDrummer software. It won't help you. It is actually at least as out of date as the 2 year old software on the DVD it ships with. Yes....this is a complete disgrace and should not be this way! It will want to put this program in the Program Files (x86) directory. Don't worry about this for now because eventually when you get around to the 64 bit patch you have the option to move the application and VST to a better location. Hang tight and follow the steps!
3) Install all the software on the DVD but DO NOT try to launch it standalone or use it in your DAW at this point.
4) Use the zipped patch files you downloaded to update the drum kit and the standalone application. There is just one patch for each so nothing to worry about there.
5) Now....this is important. You have to FIRST use the 32 bit patch to update EZDrummer to the current version of the 32 bit application. Do this and afterwards....once again...DO NOT try to launch the application standalone or in your DAW.
6) Finally, use the 64 bit patch installer to update the application to a 64 bit app and VST. This patch installer gives you the option to put the VST in a more intelligent place so you can see it in your DAW's default VST folder if you want.
7) After this you can launch the standalone version of the program or try to load it into your DAW. It will ask you to enter the activation code and will provide you with the computer code. The computer code is what you enter on the ToonTrack web site. It then uses this to generate your activation code. Once you get it you paste it into the window in the VST and the it is now ready to rock and roll (or jazz or samba....)
Hopefully this set of steps helps people avoid a lot of grief. ToonTrack really have to get their act together to put a coherent installer together and update the software.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Good drum VSTi - LOUSY installation issues May 19, 2011
By Dave from Tacoma
I'm giving EZ Drummer 4 stars for the CONTENT. But not for
the "ease of installation".... what a pain in the neck.
The files on the DVD are dated 2009 - and are NOT compatible
with any current Windows 7 installations out of the box! After
many attempts to install, on a brand new fresh install of Win7
64-bit, it just kept bombing out in the installation. So I
went to the Toontrack web site - they don't have an email anywhere,
only a forum (which is pretty sparse) and a "support" wizard.
After filling in the wizard (which you can only do after you
register at their site), I did find the error I'm getting - Windows
error 1308. The FAQ here states basically "the files on the DVD are
really outdated so you need to download the current version from
your Toontrack account".... it's a 700MB DOWNLOAD! It's not a huge
issue or deal breaker, but I just wanted to warn others to not even
bother with the DVD. Chuck it in the bin.
I just don't understand why they are shipping 2.5 year old software
that isn't compatible with current operating systems. Pretty low class.
The drums? Awesome! Once you get past the bizarre installation ritual,
the plug-in is excellent. Works very well with REAPER DAW software.
6 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Insta-Drummer Aug 10, 2008
By Bruce Horn
If you are using a computer-based recording system you can't make drums easier than this. And they sound awesome. You can use the large library of midi samples, or you can make your own. The thing that is so awesome about EZDrummer is that the loops are midi loops. as opposed to audio loops. So you can edit them in any way you want and it wont effect the sound. They now have Superior Drummer 2, but this program works great and it is much much cheaper. If you end up wanting Superior Drummer 2 you can upgrade from this.
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