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Toontrack Music has released version 1.0.5 of EZplayer Pro, a software tool that lets you organize and preview all the MIDI on your hard drive with the sampler of your choice.

Changes in EZplayer Pro v1.0.5

New Features:

• Electronic EZX kit pieces support.
• Map wraps for Steven Slate Drums 3.5.
• Map wraps (update) for Addictive Drums 1.5.
• Map wraps for Ocean Way Drums.
• Platinum Samples ‘Evil Drums’ convenience map wraps.
• The “User MIDI folder” is now included under the help menu.

Fixed in version 1.0.5:

• Arranger tracks are no longer silent on recalling a saved project.
• Accents should play back as expected when loading a saved file.
• Drag and drop from the Browser to the Arranger should now work in Logic 9.
• MIDI dragged from Sonar 8.5 into the Arranger could not be dragged out of it subsequently.
• Headers are now skipped when clicking the arrows to step through MIDI in the Browser.
• Shorthands are now generated when dragging from the Arranger.
• Setting velocity in the Browser to -127 no longer leads to silence.
• The tempo can no longer exceed 320 when clicking the up arrow next to the BPM field.
• Dragging a groove to the Arranger with the “metronome” ON now respects the track’s tempo.
• Note 0 from a MIDI input is no longer assigned to “MIDI Learn Play” on start up.
• Shift clicking a clip in the Arranger now correctly restricts playback to the kit piece selection.
• Dragging files other than MIDI material into the plugin no longer leads to crashes.
• A number of other random crashes after dragging MIDI inside the plugin have been fixed.
• Crashes due to dropping a groove on top of another and then selecting “copy all” fixed.
• Using the stretching tool on a clip set it as the “dragging groove” and caused crashes.
• Other suspicious behaviours when dropping other clips on same track following above actions.
• Removed creation of the MidiPath written to registry on launch as it was no longer in use.
• IMAP map wraps transforms are no longer offset by 12 steps.
• Drumcore/Kitcore wrapper name changed to reflect new company details.

EZplayer Pro for Windows and Mac is available for purchase for $49 USD/€30 EUR/£25 GBP.

More information: Toontrack Music

Toontrack Music has released version 2.2.1 of Superior Drummer, a virtual drum instrument for PC and Mac.

This new version includes the latest EZX and SDX kit pieces definitions support, including the upcoming Electronic EZX.

Changes in Superior Drummer v2.2.1

• iMap MIDI preset offset fixed.
• The Memory Limit pop-up warning should no longer appear when the memory limit is off.
• The solo state of articulations is now fully restored when loading a project.
• Soft Vel and Pitching are now restored properly when loading a project.
• Setting a Time Correction value should no longer affect playback detrimentally.
• Changed the MidiNode broken link to all caps ‘MISSING TARGET’.
• Drag and drop of MIDI grooves should now work even when UAC is on.
• Grooves with length different than a multiple of quarter notes should now loop appropriately.
• The tempo of the selected MIDI file is now remembered when the Sound Library is changed.
• Rare CPU overloads in ProTools occurring when changing drums should no longer occur.
• Playing an Instrument with SemiSeq active but not Random should no longer cause crashes.
• Removed some rare crashes that occurred when changing kit or drums while playing.
• Spurious noise at beginning of bounce should no longer occur.
• Fixed a bug to do with bouncing, transmutes and bleed of non-close mics without room-time.
• A number of memory leaks have been removed.
• The ‘MY MIDIFILES’ Browser entry should no longer fail to be written by the installer on PC.
• Mac installer will attempt to repair EZdrummer symbolic link if probed as non functional.

More information: Toontrack Music / Superior Drummer

Toontrack Music has released version 1.2 of EZdrummer, a virtual drum instrument for PC and Mac.

This update is recommended for all EZdrummer users. It adds essential support for the latest generation of EZX-s.

Changes in EZdrummer v1.2

New features

• New Drumkit presets pull down menu including user preset saving facility.
• New Mixer channel LEDs indicates the presence of signal pre-fader.
• Drag and drop install of Toontrack MIDI packs supported.
• Various adjustments to support the upcoming Electronic EZX.
• Knob circular modes are now always relative.
• EZX library version info is now available from the Help menu.

Fixed in 1.2.0

• Changing drums while the sounds are loading improved.
• The Groove browser now skips headers when browsing with the Up/Down arrows.
• Fixed a memory leak related to MIDI file loading.
• Some preferences handling changes on Mac to better support multi-users workstations.
• If sounds cannot be found, the default location is probed (PC).
• Improvements to transmuting.

EZdrummer is available to purchase for PC and Mac (VST/AU/RTAS) for $179 USD / 119 EUR / £109 GBP.

More information: Toontrack Music / EZdrummer

Time+Space has announced a special offer on the forthcoming Toontrack Electronic EZX.

Over the past decade, the team at Toontrack Music has generated over 1,000,000 sound files from recordings of hundreds of the finest drums and cymbals. Until now, it’s been 100% acoustic…

Due for release later this month, the eagerly awaited Electronic EZX delivers a distinctive collection of classic, circuit bent and resampled electronic drum sounds.

Pristine classics, otherworldly one of a kind bends, and gritty essentials make this the hottest collection of electronic drums imaginable.

The Electronic EZX is simply a must-have for EZdrummer and Superior Drummer 2.0 users and anyone who orders it between 1st – 30th November 2009 can claim any other EZX expansion pack completely free!

Simply purchase Electronic EZX as normal either through Time+Space or a participating dealer and then send proof of purchase with the rebate form (downloadable from timespace.com/toontrack) to Time+Space and they’ll send the free EZX direct to you at no extra charge.

The free EZX can be any of the following titles:

• EZX – Claustrophobic
• EZX – Drumkit From Hell
• EZX – Latin Percussion
• EZX – Nashville
• EZX – Twisted Kit
• EZX – Vintage Rock
• EZX – Funkmasters
• EZX – Jazz

More information: Time+Space

Time+Space has announced a 30% discount on EZdrummer upgrades for EZdrummer Lite users.

EZdrummer has become the first choice of drum sampler for thousands of musicians of every level – from computer music-making novices at home to top class record producers based in the world’s best studios.

EZdrummer Lite is bundled free with various hardware packages including products from Korg, Presonus and ESI. If you’ve been using your free copy of EZdrummer Lite and have yet to upgrade to the full version of EZdrummer, now’s the time to do it…

Until 31st October, you can purchase the EZdrummer Upgrade for just £49 – that’s a 30% saving off the normal RRP of £65!

The full version of EZdrummer adds the following features and functions to your product:

• 8.000+ drag and drop MIDI patterns with prelistening, quick browsing and dragndrop functionality included.
• Full sound-set with multiple instrument selections on every position.
• Reading of EZdrummer expansion packs, EZXs.
• Full multi-track routing from the internal mixer.
• Ability to add user MIDI files into the drum pattern browser with drag and drop functionality.

This special upgrade offer is only available until 31st October, 2009.

More information: Time+Space / EZdrummer

Time+Space has announced a £1,000 Toontrack competition.

As Toontrack fans eagerly await the release of the Custom & Vintage SDX – the third expansion pack for Toontrack’s award winning drum sampler Superior Drummer 2.0 due for release this month, not forgetting the forthcoming Electronic EZX expansion pack for EZdrummer due in November, Time+Space are giving you the opportunity to win a whole stack of Toontrack products worth over £1,000!

The top prize includes

• Superior Drummer 2.0
• SDX The Lost New York Studios
• SDX The Metal Foundry
• SDX Custom & Vintage
• PLUS all nine EZX expansion packs including the new Electronic EZX as soon as it’s released!

Tho runners up will be getting a copy of Superior Drummer 2.0, worth £215 each.

To enter, all you need to do is send Time+Space the answer to a very simple question: Which Toontrack product did Dirk Verbeuren demonstrate at this year’s London International Music Show?

More information: Time+Space / Toontrack competition