- #SUPERIOR DRUMMER 2 ADD MIDI GROOVES INSTALL#
- #SUPERIOR DRUMMER 2 ADD MIDI GROOVES UPGRADE#
- #SUPERIOR DRUMMER 2 ADD MIDI GROOVES PRO#
They kind of do but there's always some wierd mismatch that has to be dealt with. what I discovered is using the onboard conversion maps in these programs (like the ones that will supposedly take a MIDI part created in one program and translate them to the MIDI map in another program) don't work all that great. but I may have wanted to use BFD Eco which I also own).
I've actually put a lot of thought into this stuff and even had to do a conversion recently from an EZD program to AD2 (because I don't own EZD and I wanted to use my AD2 Metal Kit. it works fine for simple playback and edits). I have an Andy John's kit that's locked to SD3 I intend to use actually even though SD3 is of course inferior to BFD and AD2 (but still not a total dog. Thing is sometimes a specific kit or sound in one sampler is just better for the material. I actually don't see it as all that odd that someone might want to use grooves from BFD (or any other drum sampler) and apply them to AD2 (or any other sampler.
#SUPERIOR DRUMMER 2 ADD MIDI GROOVES UPGRADE#
If I upgrade to BFD3 - is there a way, if I don't want to stop and go into the deep and arduous process of drum eq'ing / mixing - to use BFD's amazing resources to get to where I need to be - faster - with the drum tracks? Will BFD3 use the expansion kits I purchased for BFD2? With drums - when writing songs - does BFD2 or BFD3 for that matter - give me the option to get drums "out of the way" of the creative process - when it's not a song or genre that calls for hyper-realism? After all the money I've invested into BFD2 and all the alternative kits - I'd really love to be able to use them, instead of opting for the Sonar Platinum included Addictive Drums. But often - as a songwriter - I just want to write songs (singer/songwriter, indie, some pop - but not rock or heavy metal) - and keep that creative flow going from start to finish - without having this massive stop to take care of drums - and because I play keys and guitar and bass etc, those tracks are easy for me to just write and record.
In other words - sometimes I WILL dig in - and really mix each kit piece to taste. I love having the OPTION to mix from raw - but what about when I just want a sound that's more "ready" - so that it doesn't interrupt the song creation process. Sometimes - like if I'm looking to do something that has a jazz kit sound - I DO want this flexibility and ultra realism - but other times I just want it to be easy to find a groove with fills that I like (and can tweak) - and drive the drums that way - without having to go into the long and arduous mixing process to take the raw sound of each mic of each kit - to a polished radio ready sound. But often, I'm not so concerned about it sounding like I recorded authentic drums at abby road. Most of the time - I'd really like to have the ability to put drums into my songs - driven by midi grooves - sometimes that's even where I start. I'm a songwriter first, who happens to like to record and mix my songs.
#SUPERIOR DRUMMER 2 ADD MIDI GROOVES PRO#
I'm not a pro drummer, and while I AM a capable mixing engineer - my situation often dictates not wanting to get too deep into that. Truthfully, I've never had the time to dig in and really learn it like I should. I would recommend askaudio's BFD3 demystified or groove3's BFD3 explained, well worth the money. I don't really agree that BFD3 is any harder to use than AD2, obviously it has far more flexibility and features but you're not obliged to use them if you don't need them but you may find some of them make all the difference once you familiarise yourself with them.
Sound complicated? Alternatively you could follow the above advice and get to learn what is considered by most (myself included) to be a far better product. Once you've got your midi file into sonar you'll just need to assign the midi track to AD2. Before dragging them into sonar you will probably need to load the Addictive Drums keymap, go to the keymap page, then from the file menu you can load the keymap, the one in BFD3 just says Addictive drums so if AD2 has a different key layout you may have to do it all by hand.
#SUPERIOR DRUMMER 2 ADD MIDI GROOVES INSTALL#
I don't think any of the grooves are in midi format so in order to use them you would have to install BFD3, load up some grooves in BFD3 that you like and then drag them either in to sonar or your desktop where they are converted to midi.You can either drag each groove out individually from the palette on the right side and then arrange them in sonar or you can drag them from the palette into the BFD3 track and then from there you can drag the whole song as one single midi file. In answer to your question, yes you can use the individual grooves but not the palette/songs as they are a proprietary format.
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