The first column shows the general groove category according to which EZdrummer kit you are using. Start by making one selection in each column ( Figure 6). This can help you get your groove up and running very quickly.Ĭlick on EZdrummer’s Open Grooves button to open the groove library. However, I think one of its most powerful features is the built in groove library. Auditioning the EZdrummer groove libraryĮZdrummer can be used in some very advanced ways including scratch building a drum track, playing it live with drum triggers, or just about any other drum machine application you can think of. It is best to wait to start playing around until the drum kit is fully loaded. When the numbers go blue ( Figure 5) the drum kit is fully loaded. While the numbers are orange ( Figure 4) the drum samples for the current drum kit are still loading into your computers memory. Be on the lookout! When you add the plugin, the EZdrummer interface will come up and you’ll see some numbers counting up. This confused me the first time I tried to find it and though REAPER wasn’t reading my plugin correctly. I’m not sure how EZdrummer shows up in other DAW software, but in REAPER it is listed as VSTi: dfh Sampler (Toontrack) rather than EZdrummer. Add the EZdrummer plugin to the track by clicking on the fx button of the track. Now we are ready to add the EZdrummer plugin to our project. Turn on the grid and snap features of REAPER by clicking the corresponding buttons on the toolbar ( Figure 3). I like using the setting with M:S secondary so I can always keep an eye on how long my song is (M:S stands for Minutes:Seconds). Right click the timeline and choose either Measures. The next thing to do is configure the timeline to show us where our measures are. The Timebase for events… setting will keep your groove in time even if you later come back to this dialog to adjust the Project BPM. In this EZdrummer tutorial I am going to be setting up a mid-tempo, funky, danceable rock beat at 124 beats per minute in straight 4/4 time ( Figure 1). With your new REAPER project created and open, click the project settings button to set up the basics for your song. You can check out my home recording basic tutorials 1, 2 and 3 if you need a primer on REAPER. I’m going to be using REAPER as a DAW for this tutorial but the principles will work in most all modern DAW software supporting VST plugins. This tutorial gives an overview of how to use the build in groove library to get a drum track up and running very quickly. Anyone needing to create drum tracks in their home recording studio owe it to themselves to check it out. Toontrack’s EZdrummer is a VST plugin that functions as a drum machine.
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