EZdrummer 3 reinvents the role a piece of drum production software can play in a songwriting context. It gives you the creative reins to a comprehensive set of easy-to-use features that allow you to create full-fledged drum tracks without ever leaving the software.
Ready to write some songs? Meet your new drummer.
Main Features:
- Fully resizable and scalable interface
- Onboard grid editor, step sequencer and more
- Find grooves using the Bandmate or Tap2Find
- Seven (7) kits as well as additional snares, kicks and cymbals
- Approx. 15 GB of drums, cymbals and percussion
- Mix-ready presets for a wide range of styles and sounds
- Comprehensive MIDI library of grooves and fills
IT ALL STARTS WITH AN IDEA.
A solid groove is the heartbeat of any great song. EZdrummer 3 has a wide range of features designed to help you effortlessly get just the right groove going – for your track.
BANDMATE
GOT A RIFF?
Just drag and drop your audio or MIDI and the Bandmate will come up with a suggestion on the fly.
TAP2FIND
TAP IT IN.
Hear that perfect rhythm in your head? Use the Tap2Find feature and let EZdrummer 3 list its best matches.
GRID EDITOR
WRITE IT IN.
Pen your idea in from scratch in the onboard Grid Editor. Then, add more soul and personality to it using the many features for style, feel and timing.
GROOVES
BROWSE FOR IT.
Browse and audition grooves in the included MIDI library. When you find what you’re looking for, star it or drag parts directly to the Song Track.
EDIT PLAY STYLE
TALK TO YOUR DRUMMER.
When you have your basic groove down, the Edit Play Style feature lets you perform real-time changes that make perfect musical sense.
PERCUSSION
THE POWER OF PERCUSSION.
EZdrummer 3 includes the optimal staple set of percussion. Add it to your groove at the click of a button.
SONG CREATOR
TURN IT INTO A SONG.
A groove is just a groove until it’s a song. Let the Song Creator turn your idea into a full-fledged song.
GROOVE PARTS
REFINE IT.
Slice, dice, re-arrange, copy, paste and create – the power of mixing groove parts and working on the Song Track is endless.
THE MIDI LIBRARY – AT A GLANCE.
More than 2,500 individually played grooves/fills
Pop, rock, singer-songwriter, soul, Latin, funk, metal, hip-hop, Afrobeat, EDM, contemporary, R&B and more!
Different time signatures and feels
3/4, 4/4, 6/8, 12/8, 7/8 material in different feels (straight, swing, shuffle and/or halftime etc.)
Pick-ups and endings
Been struggling to come up with an intro drum fill or epic ending? Not anymore.
Patterns
Dedicated patterns for tambourines, shakers and one-shot instruments like claps, snaps and cowbells.
THE SOUNDS.
Seven (7) full drum kits captured by Grammy Award-winning producer/engineer/mixer Michael Ilbert (Coldplay, Adele, The Weeknd) at the world-famous Hansa Studios in Berlin.
THE SOUND LIBRARY – AT A GLANCE.
Seven (7) different kits in three(3) rooms.
Covering anything from mellow and acoustic to bright, loud hard and heavy.
- 14 kicks
- 24 snares
- 30 toms
- 6 hi-hats
- 6 rides
- 16 crashes
- 3 splashes
- 2 chinas
- 1 clap stack
The timeless percussion staples for songwriters.
Tambourines, shakers, cowbells, woodblocks and more.
- 4 tambourines
- 4 shakers
- 2 maracas
- 2 mounted tambourines
- 2 cowbells
- 2 woodblocks
- Claps, snaps, foot-stomps (recorded single, double and group)
- Drumstick count-ins
MAIN ROOM.
Spacious but not overpowering, perfect for anything from singer-songwriter to modern pop. In this room, two kits were recorded.
BRIGHT ROOM.
Reflective marble walls contrasted by hardwood flooring gives this room the perfect ambience for anything from classic to modern rock drums. In this room, two kits were recorded.
TIGHT ROOM.
Dry, tight and transparent. The three kits that were recorded in this room are perfect for anything from tight and punchy down to muffled and contemporary.
ACOUSTIC ACCURACY.
Michael Ilbert’s library of presets were designed to give you a “director’s cut” mix of each kit.
Featuring a wide range of microphone setups and different sonic approaches, it will give you an enormously wide palette of options for anything from big and boomy to small and tight.
PRESET PRECISION.
Serving as a perfect contrast, the Toontrack library was engineered to provide go-to genre-style presets or specific sound ideals.
Expect a variety of mixes that range from minimalistic and classic all the way down to edgy and modern.
MIXER
GOT THE NEED TO TWEAK?
Don’t worry, the intuitive mixer in EZdrummer 3 allows you to adjust levels, effects and more.
STEP IN TO THE STUDIO
Since its inception in 1913, the magnificent building on Köthener Straße No. 38 that houses the Hansa Studios – just a stone’s throw away from Potsdamer Platz in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district – has served as a ballroom, a concert hall and a theatre.
However, what forever ingrained the spirit of this place in the fabric of our culture was neither of those things – it was the music immortalized between its four walls decades later.
In the mid-’70s, when the Meisel brothers Thomas and Peter bought the building and restored it to fully meet the standards of a recording studio, its true golden years under the Hansa monicker began.
Since then, countless classic albums have been recorded and mixed here.
ABOUT THE PRODUCER.
Michael Ilbert has been recording and mixing records non-stop since the mid-’80s. His career began on the west coast of Sweden, working for rock, punk and up-and-coming pop bands of the time.
The quality of his work, however, quickly transitioned into gigs in the mainstream realm on a more international level.
Since 2007, Michael works out of his own room at Hansa, delivering mixes back to back for the absolute top tier of the industry.
Some of his recent work includes records for Coldplay, Adele and The Weeknd, to name but a few.
BECOME YOUR E-KIT.
Your electronic kit never sounded or felt more acoustic.
EZdrummer 3 presents a host of features that ensure your e-kit feels and sounds as natural as humanly possible. Start laying down drum tracks on your e-kit and transform the comfort of your home into a world-class drum room.
PRESETS.
Map EZdrummer 3 to your e-kit at the click of a button.
MAKE IT SOUND LIKE YOU.
Dial in a velocity response that glues with your own playing style.
RECORD STRAIGHT IN.
Record your takes straight into EZdrummer 3.
FLEXIBLE HI-HAT CONTROL.
A broad set of features for personalized hi-hat response.
EZDRUMMER 3 Q&A.
Q: I own an earlier version of EZdrummer. Will I automatically get a free upgrade?
A: EZdrummer 3 is not a free update, it’s a completely new program including a host of new features as well as a new core sound and MIDI library. As an existing customer, you will however qualify for the generously priced upgrade.
Q: Which version of EZdrummer do I need to qualify for the EZdrummer 3 upgrade pricing?
A: If you have any of the below product variants registered to your Toontrack user account, you qualify:
• EZdrummer – DVD Edition
• EZdrummer – Lite Upgrade
• EZdrummer – Multi License
• EZdrummer – Regular
• EZdrummer 2 – Lite Upgrade
• EZdrummer 2 – Regular
• EZdrummer 2 – Upgrade
Q: Is EZdrummer 3 compatible with my system?
A: Toontrack’s software has been updated to work on the latest macOS Monterey as well as Windows 11. It works on both Intel and Apple silicon systems as well as with all major music software/DAW applications, such as Pro Tools, Cubase, GarageBand, Logic Pro, Reaper, etc. EZdrummer 3 can also be run standalone. If you have questions about compatibility with your DAW and/or your system, feel free to contact support here.
Q: The EZdrummer 3 core library is recorded at Hansa Studios by Michael Ilbert, same as The Rooms of Hansa SDX for Superior Drummer 3. Are the drums the same? Is it the same recording?
A: No, the EZdrummer 3 library is an all-new recording featuring its unique kits, tailored to cover as much width as possible from a songwriting perspective. The Rooms of Hansa SDX focused on capturing a very specific selection of rare boutique drums.
Q: Is the upgrade the exact same as the regular version in terms of content?
A: Yes, 100% the same.
Q: I can’t log in because I forgot my password or which email I used. Can you help?
A: If you forgot your password, please enter your email address on this page and you will receive a link to create a new password via email. If you don’t remember which email address you used, please contact our support team!
Q: What happens to my already installed Toontrack EZXs and MIDI packs when I switch to EZdrummer 3?
A: All your already installed EZXs or Toontrack MIDI packs will be accessible through EZdrummer 3. You will need to download and install updates, though. Any and all updates can be found in your Toontrack user account and/or the Product Manager (recommended).
Q: What happens to my previous version of EZdrummer?
A: EZdrummer 3 does not overwrite any earlier version you may have installed.
Q: What happens to the projects in which I have used an earlier version of EZdrummer?
A: EZdrummer 3 does not overwrite any earlier version. As long as you don’t uninstall your previous version, your old projects remain intact.
Q: Will I be able to access the core sound library from EZdrummer 1 and/or EZdrummer 2 in EZdrummer 3?
A: Yes! Upon product registration, an EZX-formatted version of the core library you own from an earlier version of EZdrummer will be available for download from your Toontrack user account and/or the Product Manager (recommended).
Q: Can the EZdrummer 3 EZX libraries (and future libraries) be used in Superior Drummer 3?
A: Yes, upon installing adequate updates, Superior Drummer 3 can read all already released as well as upcoming EZX libraries.
Q: Can EZdrummer 3 read Superior Drummer SDX sound libraries?
A: No, EZdrummer 3 can only read EZX libraries.
Q: What will happen with EZdrummer 2 now that EZdrummer 3 has been released?
A: On May 3, 2022, EZdrummer 2 will be permanently discontinued and removed from both our online store and from retail outlets currently carrying it. You may still see retailers sell remaining stock beyond May 3, though. If you purchase EZdrummer 2 from a reseller after discontinuation or have a yet-to-be-registered license purchased online, you will still be able to register your product.
Q: Will you still update EZdrummer 2?
A: To further the development of EZdrummer 3, EZdrummer 2 will not be updated beyond May 3, 2022.
Q: Will you continue to produce EZX content for EZdrummer 2?
A: No, upon release of EZdrummer 3, we will only be able to produce EZX content for the new standard.
Q: Is there a trial or demo version available?
A: No, there is currently no trial or demo version available of EZdrummer 3.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.
- 18 GB free disk space (plus 18 GB for download).
- 64-bit Windows 7 or newer, 4 GB RAM (8 GB RAM or more recommended).
- macOS 10.10 or higher, Intel or Apple silicon processor, 4 GB RAM (8 GB RAM or more recommended).
- A 64-bit host (with support for VST 3, AU or AAX). Standalone is included.
Supported Hosts *
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Ableton Live |
(version 10 or above) |
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Cakewalk |
(version 2018 or above) |
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Cubase |
(version 6 or above) |
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Digital Performer |
(version 9 or above) |
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GarageBand |
(version 10 or above) |
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Logic Pro |
(version 9 or above) |
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Pro Tools |
(version 12 or above) |
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REAPER |
(version 6 or above) |
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Studio One Artist |
(version 5 or above) |
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Studio One Professional |
(version 2 or above) |
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Waveform |
(version 10 or above) |
* The list consists of hosts where the main features of our software work. There might be cases where features like drag & drop of MIDI, multi-channel-out, MIDI channel filtering or other non-critical features do not work. If unsure, we recommend that you investigate with the respective manufacturer what limitations may exist in their environment. If your host is not listed it means that we have not tested it. It may still work but a prerequisite is that the host supports VST3, AU or AAX instruments.
