Drum Masters & OWD Community Support Thread

[Breeze]

I think it would be helpful if a webpage or locked thread could be a log where all the changes, versions, and corrections of these drums since initial delivery would be kept. That would be a quick referral for anyone owning these drums and would probably reduce the volume of repetitive inquiries on these boards.

[dblock]

Can anybody tell me where the thread is that explains the gui issue on the drums? Mine are all white in kontakt 4. No gold no nothing.

[Squids]

Can anybody tell me where the thread is that explains the gui issue on the drums? Mine are all white in kontakt 4. No gold no nothing.

All you have to do is go into your Infinite Player folder and remove these two files:

Studio ProFiles Infinite Player_info.nkx

and

Studio ProFiles Infinite Player_info.nkc


Then install one of the OWD kits again and it will be solved.

[Squids]

I think it would be helpful if a webpage or locked thread could be a log where all the changes, versions, and corrections of these drums since initial delivery would be kept. That would be a quick referral for anyone owning these drums and would probably reduce the volume of repetitive inquiries on these boards.

http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic ... 25&start=0

[dblock]

Can anybody tell me where the thread is that explains the gui issue on the drums? Mine are all white in kontakt 4. No gold no nothing.

All you have to do is go into your Infinite Player folder and remove these two files:

Studio ProFiles Infinite Player_info.nkx

and

Studio ProFiles Infinite Player_info.nkc


Then install one of the OWD kits again and it will be solved.

Great! Thanks a million Squids!

[Squids]

Great! Thanks! a million Squids!

A million squids to you too sir!

[D.Wako]

These kits below never appeared in my download area, is this normal?

Drum Masters 2 Collins Kit X
Drum Masters 2 Duke Kit X
Drum Masters 2 Doctor Nirvana Kit X
Drum Masters 2 JB Sensitone™ Kit X
Drum Masters 2 JB Danger Ogletree Kit X
Drum Masters 2 JB Supraphonic™ Kit X
Drum Masters 2 JB Brady Deep X

Also, most kits on esoundz are slightly bigger than the ones i downloaded, does that mean i should download these kits again? Or i assume there will be a patch to fix all that in the future?


Cheers.

[mmichalski59]

These kits below never appeared in my download area, is this normal?

Drum Masters 2 Collins Kit X
Drum Masters 2 Duke Kit X
Drum Masters 2 Doctor Nirvana Kit X
Drum Masters 2 JB Sensitone™ Kit X
Drum Masters 2 JB Danger Ogletree Kit X
Drum Masters 2 JB Supraphonic™ Kit X
Drum Masters 2 JB Brady Deep X

Also, most kits on esoundz are slightly bigger than the ones i downloaded, does that mean i should download these kits again? Or i assume there will be a patch to fix all that in the future?


Cheers.

The kits mentioned here were all part of one download named Drum Master 2 Misc Kits. If I am correct, they were made of primarily of instruments from other kits. Therefore, they would be smaller in size.

[paradidl]

Also, most kits on esoundz are slightly bigger than the ones i downloaded, does that mean i should download these kits again?

I've downloaded the following kits 3 times today with no errors and each time the size in Properties is the same, but differs from the website:

OWD Kit 1 Dry
666859051 (website)
666857340 (actual)

OWD Kit 4 Dry
606967277 (website)
606965566 (actual)

OWD Kit 4 Amb
682022863 (website)
682021152 (actual)

OWD Kit 6 Amb
646702080 (website)
646700369 (actual)

All the DM2 kits and OWD Kits 2,5,8-13 sizes match the website.

I posted this in the main thread and standalone noticed that the difference is 1711 bytes in each case.

Do we know which # is the correct #?

[fader8]

2. There should be a serial number/redeem code in the member's area of your esoundz account (under "my downloads"). If you click on that it will take you to http://www.downoadablesoundz.com/redeem.php where that code will be redeemed so you can select either the Infinite Player (which you NEED if you don't have it) or a Jazz Kit (for those that have the Infinite Player already, this is a nice alternative bonus).

OK, here's my first apparent tragedy. I went to my esoundz account page, merged with downloadablesoundz account, DL'd Kontakt Player. chose the Jazz kit as I already DL'd Kontakt Player and already own Kontakt 3.5 full anyway. I guess that was my first mistake. Contrary to all the info on the site about "Infinite Player" being just Kontakt Player, there is apparently an important distinction. Your statement here is actually the first I read that you absolutely NEED Infinite Player.

3. You'll first download the Infinite Player Installer and unzip it. Inside will be a Quick Start Guide which talks about how to load the sounds so make sure you follow that - particularly with regard to installing the sounds by keeping the zips of the kits still in zip format and dragging and dropping them onto the library installer.

OK, maybe I missed something again, (I thought I was paying attention). But I'm looking at my esoundz member download page but I still don't see anything about needing Infinite Player, or that I need to be sure not to have Safari unzip the files. So, I'm sitting here with all the content folders unzipped by Safari, which seems to nicely toss the zip files away. Can I do anything at all with these, or should I just toss them and re-download the zips?

Furthermore, if I download the zips intact, how do I now authorize the encrypted Kontakt files without having access to the "Infinite" version of Kontakt Player? Or maybe my question should be , where do I download just the Infinite Kontakt Player?

I tried to find if anyone else had this problem as it's obviously an easy mistake to make, but in the many pages of issues regarding this group buy, it's tough to find anything specific. Thanks for any help here.

[DString]

Can anyone in the know confirm if ezplayer pro is 64-bit?

I really like the looks of it but my DAW is Sonar 8.5 Producer 64-bit.

Thanks

Dee

[paveloso]

Can anyone in the know confirm if ezplayer pro is 64-bit?

I really like the looks of it but my DAW is Sonar 8.5 Producer 64-bit.

Thanks

Dee

No, it's not. You'd need Sonar's bit converter.

[Squids]

Also, most kits on esoundz are slightly bigger than the ones i downloaded, does that mean i should download these kits again?

I've downloaded the following kits 3 times today with no errors and each time the size in Properties is the same, but differs from the website:

OWD Kit 1 Dry
666859051 (website)
666857340 (actual)

OWD Kit 4 Dry
606967277 (website)
606965566 (actual)

OWD Kit 4 Amb
682022863 (website)
682021152 (actual)

OWD Kit 6 Amb
646702080 (website)
646700369 (actual)

All the DM2 kits and OWD Kits 2,5,8-13 sizes match the website.

I posted this in the main thread and standalone noticed that the difference is 1711 bytes in each case.

Do we know which # is the correct #?

Sorry, that difference was just from an update that happened today in our files. Nothing different for you. But if you were to download them again (unnecessary as those are fine) the sizes WOULD match. If you'd like, download one of those and see. But, really, you're fine with those sizes.

If we do an update after you've already downloaded that's the only time the size should be different. In this case the update doesn't actually affect anything so there's no need to redownload them. But that is why that happened. It doesn't usually. Just a fluke.

[paradidl]

Sorry, that difference was just from an update that happened today in our files ... the update doesn't actually affect anything so there's no need to redownload them.

Thanks for the clarification.

[Analyst69]

With a number of people having problems keeping track of the different versions of files and the set up, I thought I should share my hassle-free experience and how I did it:

How I got it all going without hassles

1. I downloaded all the files over a number of days, but also constantly followed the forums so I was aware of the files that were updated.

2. I selected and copied the entire table of downloads in the download page and pasted it in word. I added an extra column titled Status where I tracked the status of my downloads. This meant I didn't rely on the little ticks, but could also make a note of anything I needed to download again. After everything was downloaded, I went through every file in this table and checked the file sizes. I had three differences which were the bonham kit, and OWD 1 and 2 (which I knew would be different because I had followed the forums). While I knew I could patch the OWD kits, I chose to re-download so all my files are right from scratch. I had also already noted the update to the bonham kit, so expected this.

3. Now I was happy that I had all the bits I needed, I installed Kontakt 4. I then read the instructions in the Infinte player zip file and followed them carefully. I did set up the IP library in a different location than recommended (on Win 7) and it all worked fine.

4. After installing IP, I ran the library installer and started dragging and dropping the library files. All worked perfectly.

5. Fired up reaper, created a new track and loaded Kontakt with the IP library and it all worked perfectly.

What helped me the most was the table in the word document. I could continue to be sure of where I was at with the download process and make notes of any updates I need to deal with. As a result, I have had a smooth install, All graphics work fine and I have my library where I want it.

I should maybe point out, I am almost totally new to the whole concept of the sampler. I have always been a traditional musician (guitarist, who played some drums, miced into old cassette four track recorders and digital recorders in more recent years). I entered the world of e-drums about 18 months ago, but had not really got my computer seriously involved before now. I am however, an IT kind-of-guy, so managing computer files was not new to me (this might have helped).

Awesome work by Squids and co., and great support from many on the forums have made this relatively painless, given the complexity it involves.

All who have helped deserve a pat on the back (or probably a few cold beers).

I am one very happy customer.

Cheers
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