EZ Drummer 3 - Discovering Bandmate
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- Опубліковано 6 тра 2022
- In this video I am trying out bandmate and seeing what I can figure out. It is definitely a great new addition to the program! I can bandmate making writing a lot easier in the future, especially for odd time signatures. I hope you enjoy the video and get something out of it.
Thank you! Helped me with my decision. Gonna buy EZdrummer 3 when I have money. Hope I find some student discounz
It’s a great program, pretty easy to jump into. Good luck and let me know if you have any other questions or want to see any other content. Thanks for commenting and checking out the video!
Great job Bill, so far the most insightful video on Bandmate that I have seen.
Thank you so much. Just trying to help.
Thanks for these videos. You have a knack for making tutorials simple and easy to understand.
Thank you for that! That means a lot.
Tip: you can drag the audio from Logic to your desktop, which will create an audio file. You can then drag that audio file from the desktop straight to the Bandmate in EZdrummer 3 (which can be an insert in Logic) :-)
Thank you! Great tip!
you can skip the first part. just drag the audio file into bandmate. at least it works with ableton.
@@qxHAGENxp Yes, my tip was specific for Logic 🙂 Ableton Live and Cakewalk are example of DAWs where you can drag audio files straight into EZdrummer 3 👍
This feature sold me on the program. The drums sound great and definitely a great tools to get your ideas going, but I am pleasantly surprised with the way AI is integrating into music software. Keep up the good work and I look forward to see more of your content.
Subscriber number 100! :)
Thank you!! That made my day! I’m glad you enjoy the videos, I’m having fun making them. Thank you for the comment and for the sub!
Thanks for the demo, nice riff too!
Thank you! That Gojira app is great!
I also love the Gojira plugin! You would have a hard time convincing me I didn't buy 3 new amplifiers! Love it! Cool Riff! Keep 'em coming!
Thank you. I have been enjoying the Neural DSP plug ins.
You probably already know this now, but if you use your DI as the imported audio you will get much better results, especially for more complicated riffs.
Thank you for the tip! That’s a good one!
What is “DI”?
@@CharleyHale the raw instrument signal. Direct Input with no effects.
@@mrunconventional Do you know how to do that with a Kemper?
Exactly. Clear sounding audio source will always have a good output.
Nice work, Bandmate is a great feature.
Thank you!
Lol it's safe to say, EZD3 comes up with more fitting grooves than anyone I've hired on Fiverr
Haha, that's a fair point! Thank you for the comment.
Fun riff at the top!
Thank you so much! That was my Rage Against the Machine!
@@BillLau Out of context it could have doubled as 90's COC or some southern metal.
Thank you! I’m just a 90’s rock guy at heart. That was when I started playing.
Thanks for the video, Bill. I enjoyed it. Actually you can fix the snare part you wanted to adjust while you were in Bandmate Mode, but you have to drag it down to the Song Track first to get it to show up in the Grid Editor.
Ah. Thank you for that! Very helpful. Thanks for checking out the video and for the comment! I’m going to give that a shot when I use it next time. Much appreciated!
Great video..
Thank you! Much appreciated!
Ngl that riff is fire my man
Thank you!!!
GREAT!!!
Thank you for checking it out, and thank you for the comment!
Great video. I use Studio One Professional 5 w/ EZD3- Workflow is exactly like yours. Get a riff I like and bring it into EZD3-once I have a full song I will drag the guitar audio in and then select the song structure-ABAB for example. I'm either in 4/4 or 3/4 time. 99% of the time, after I import the guitar audio in-it spits out what I want to hear.
Do I have to tweak the chorus or bridge parts-Yes, but the most important part is the song structure. Once you get a song structure you are off to the races!!
Best regards on a great informative video!
Thank you! I appreciate the kind words. EZ Drummer has made writing a little bit easier in terms of matching drum parts. Definite time saver on that end. Thanks for the comment as well.
Really good review and I wanted to know if you bought a pack if it would consider it when you drop a riff in. Thanks!
Thank you for the question. I felt like it went through all the pack options you have when considering a beat or an appropriate beat. It was just something I noticed when I tried it.
you can drag your guitar track in to Bandmate in studio one
I did see that in another video, thanks for the tip, and thank you for the comment.
Hold up.. NICE....💯💯💯💯💯
Thank you!
Thanks.
You’re very welcome!
Nice riff
Thank you!
All the packs? mmmm Magesy
I honestly own about 3 of the packs. Not all the packs. The metal one is great, I bought the progressive drums one and I didn’t care for it and I think I have the Rock pack. That’s it. Thanks for checking out the video and commenting. Much appreciated.
I use Reaper and have no problem getting a guitar part into Bandmate. But I have not idea how to get a second guitar part in there (-say, the chorus after the first part, which is an intro / verse section.) How is that done?????
I haven’t been able to do it like that either. I basically use it to find pieces and drop them into my DAW. I do my writing primarily in the DAW. I haven’t had a lot of luck using band mate for that stuff.
Will EZ Drummer 3 Bandmate work in GarageBand?
Great question. It shouldn’t be a problem. EZ Drummer also opens as its own application without logic or GarageBand and you can access it there as well. I don’t see why it wouldn’t open in GarageBand. Thanks for checking out the video, and for the comment. You rock!
@@BillLau Thanks for the response and the video. I'm really interested in this Bandmate feature for writing songs because it would take me forever to learn how to use the Drum software adding in parts one by one etc... Cheers 🍻
I was close to buy the upgrade. But shortly before I was wondering if it could do old school metal as well? If not it would be money burnt for me. So how would the drums to a Slayer/Dark Angel/Possessed-etc Riffing sound via bandmate?
They sell different drum packs that have various drum sounds. I think the metal kit sounds pretty good. Honestly, you would be able to adjust the MIDI if you wanted more bass drum or cymbals etc. it’s very customizable. If you can think of a drum beat, it is programmable and possible. Might take a little practice. As far as sticking a speed metal riff into band mate…might be a cool thing to try out.
@@BillLau Yes I know that, thanks for the more detailed information! I have both the death metal and black metal pack and was able to use that for good for songwriting! Know I understood that the bandmate would search all installed packs for fitting sequences for that particular riffs etc. Thanks a lot mate!
@@blaspheriongoatcommander54 Sorry for info I figured you had already, just in case I wanted to share. I love the way EZ Drummer 3 is set up but I still find myself going to the grooves tab to find beats. I'll do a video trying out some slayer riffs into bandmate, my hopes are not too high though. Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised.
@@BillLau no need to be sorry man! Thanks a lot! Yes you never know haha
@@BillLau did you already tried it? Greetings from Germany.
Does anyone know how you create your guitar file using Reaper to use with Ez Drummer 3 band mate? I can’t find any videos of anyone using Reaper with EZD3 any links would help a lot and be much appreciated thanks
Good question, the way it works for me is I create a guitar track in logic and dump it to mp3. Seems like a lot because it kind of is. I’m not sure if reaper would allow you to drag the guitar file into band mate without first making it an mp3. Kind of strange but that’s kind of how it worked for me. Some people using other DAWs were able to drag their tracks in from the DAW. I can’t with logic and I’m not 100% on reaper but I doubt it. If anyone else knows please feel free to let us know. Thank you.
It works in Reaper, but - at least on Mac OS - not per default. You need to configure your mouse behaviours so that one modifier combination for left drag on a media item is set to „open source file in editor“. That must sound like gibberish to non-Reaper users, but basically you customise what happens when you click and drag (with or without some key modifier like shift/option/command) stuff in Reaper (similar to how you can customise key commands in Logic, but for the mouse) and one of the available options is this. Not all plugins support it, but EzDrummer3 does. Weird thing is, it doesn‘t seem to work with MIDI directly from Reaper‘s arrange view.
can u use mac lap top as a multitrack recorder ?
A Mac laptop can most certainly be used for multi track recording. Especially the new M1 Macs that are out there. They can handle a lot of stuff that you throw at them.
@@BillLau Thankyou!!!
How did you bring the bounce window up at 2:12?
I had EZ drummer 3 open in the background. If you look closely I don’t have my DAW in full screen so I clicked on EZD3 at the top window. And I go back and forth. I was able to drag the MIDI file from one program to the other. I just wasn’t able to drag the wav file from logic into band mate.
@@BillLau I never seen that bounce window...I have to share music to iTunes....never seen that option before....I would love to send to my desktop.
My Bouncing for some reason only goes to logic...it goes somewhere else too but it takes awhile to show up...need all the shortcuts I can get.
How does Band mate compare to Apple drummer
Thanks for the question….apple drummer is a little more intuitive with creation of a beat but it’s similar with adding more bass drum or hi hat by moving a slider. I’m not sure which one works better, apple has the different drummer personalities with the individual drummers.
No matter what I say it’s still a matter of opinion. That was a great question. I love the ez Drummer sounds better but the drum beats feel similar to me.
Hold CTRL+ALT and drag it in
I am going to try that. Thank you, and thank you for the comment!
Last Year I discovered Band-Maid.
Way more fun.
(Just a joke. couldn't resist, sorry^^)
Lol. All good. Thanks for the comment!
@@BillLau Finally a youtuber with humor. Subscribed!
@@chillwalker Thank you, I like to think I have a pretty good sense of humor. That was a good one! I've seen Band-Maid, pretty damn good band! It's like progressive rock music and video game music. And they all dress like Maids! Amazing!
i really cant get over the fact that you need to create a audiofile first and drop it in. I dont feel like this is good workflow. Also, if you wanna change something, you have to do it all over again.
Specially if you trying to discover something and still changing up stuff to get a mood for it. it seems so overly complicated in my head.
Btw, will Bandmate detect odd time signatures like 7/8 4/7 6/8 or stuff like that?
Other people have told me that you can drag in audio in other DAWS. Logic does not allow you to drop in audio straight from Logic. At least not from anything I’ve been able to do.
Sadly, I don’t think it detects odd time signatures. I could be wrong but I usually set the time signatures in Logic beforehand.
Thanks for checking out the video and
thanks for the comment.
I think band mate is cool and a step forward but because it generates hits on your playing i dont feel it is really worth as much as it has been toted around as being.....let me give you an example....if you played the opening riff to war pigs the very simple...da..dun...D5 to E5....would band mate play those cool 8th note hi hat hits inbetween the spaces....to call it a band mate...bit to far....
No. Most likely not. However, it gives you a decent starting point. You still have to have some sense of musical skill and rhythm. I enjoy taking the piece it gives you and altering it to be your own. Thanks for the comment, not a bad point.
hi
Hello there!
Seems a bit of a buzzkill to have to import directly into ezd. Logic's Drummer will just follow a selected track. I really don't see how this works in a daw. At least, conveniently.
Thank you for the comment, to me it feels like it’s a matter of getting used to using that portion of the program. It definitely doesn’t feel convenient.
No offense but PLEASE check out the app BEFORE you make a video about it. I was screaming at the screen because EZD3 can do everything you tried to do (drag an audio file directly from your daw into bandmate and edit the drum pattern it came up with with the grid editor)
I’m sorry for your frustration. The purpose of my video was for me to play with band mate for the first time. I wanted to do a video of me going through things as I normally would the first time I launch a program. I was learning where stuff was and yes there are things from EZD2 that I was never familiar with. I never claimed to be an expert on EZD3. I just wanted to share my findings and occasionally my friendly subscribers and nice people such as yourself will point out things I didn’t know. We all learn from each other. This is a community. Thanks for the constructive criticism. Typically I plan out what I do before I film but as it said in the title “discovering” band mate. So it was my first time looking at it. That was the purpose of the video.
@@BillLau all good man! Really enjoy your vids besides that!
@@qxHAGENxp Thank you, I appreciate it, I wasn't offended, I understood your frustration. In logic it honestly will not let me move a recorded track into bandmate without dumping it down. I have tried it several different ways with no luck. I know it works from other DAWs but not logic.
I am still working on finding my video style, it is not an easy thing to do. Music I can do, video is a new creative outlet for me but I am having fun doing it.
Would you mind explaining how you can edit the drum pattern EZD3 came up with?
When you open the pattern you can go to the grid and shift things around. I tend to drag the midi into Logic Pro and edit it in there. Much easier for me to figure out.