Dayne Nobody IV wrote:GuitarMikeB, if a guy wanted to do a song that was as complex as Carl Palmer's drum "sample" say "Karn Evil 9" using EZD2 could it be accomplished with out much headache? or is the EZD2 basically meant for a song that has no time meter changes or fancy rolls and crashes etc.? that just kinda meanders along?
Tempo changes are done in the DAW, not in the drum software - in Reaper, its a simple as changing the bpm rate on the time line and the change can be instant or gradual.
Time signature changes are done in the drum software. In EZD2, you can choose from pre-done sample loops, adjusting them for more/less hits, as well as fills. Or you can program all the hits from scratch in the MIDI editor - if you can play/write drum parts in sheet music, its basically the same thing . Go to the oontrack web site and watch the demo videos to get an idea.
I tell you that unless you ARE Carl Palmer, you're not going to get an ELP-sounding drum part done on a drum pad like the one you linked, or the cheaper ones like this Alesis:
http://www.zzounds.com/item--ALESAMPLEPADPROor this cheaper KAT one:
http://www.zzounds.com/item--KATKTMP1These pads don't play like drums - neither do e-drum kits.
Why the high prices - better velocity sensitivity and feel, more sampled sounds, better construction - you get what you pay for.
For EZD, I paid $29 on sale for the original version, bought several expansion packs (basically more drum sounds and more loop samples) at $29 each (all when on sale), then did the upgrade to EZD2 when it first came out for $90.