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Hi jojo34,

I'm using just the module with normal wired headphones and I'm making sure I'm in the basic kit view when playing.

We've been trying to figure this thing out with Lustar but so far it's still a bit of a mystery. I have no problems playing kits consisting of 2Box samples, but this kit exported from Superior Drummer 2 is causing latency even though it's not any bigger than the 2Box kits. Setting decay to less than infinite does not help. Lustar's best guess so far has been that it's the SD card, but we have also been wondering if this might be somehow related to hi-hat settings because Lustar's test kit where the hi-hat bow sound was removed seemed to perform better. The investigation continues.

Well, I got the 64 GB SanDisk Extreme that I mentioned earlier and got it working on my DrumIt 3 with the steps described by jojo34, but unfortunately the latency issue is still there. Might be a bit off topic at this point, so I think I'll continue elsewhere.

Are there any new discoveries about other card specifications besides the size? At some point the consensus seemed to be that the read speed should be no more than 80-90 MB/s, but obviously that information is dated now because at least Anders is successfully using a faster card.

I'm experiencing some minor latency with a SD2 kit using a 32 GB SanDisk Ultra 90 MB/s SDHC card (see this thread). I'm planning to try a 64 GB SanDisk Extreme 150 MB/s SDXC that I spotted at a local supermarket to see if it works better.

Well, I tried shortening sample lengths, but it didn't help - in fact, it feels like with the new versions the latency got even worse. The situation improved when I replaced the hi-hat, the ride and the snare with 2Box samples.

This doesn't seem to be directly related to file sizes because even the original exported kit is smaller in size than some 2Box kits that have no issues.

Is it possible to run DrumIt Manager or SDSE exports on Linux/WINE? The search finds some mentions of someone running DrumIt Manager on Linux in 2010, but since then the code must have changed quite a bit. Elsewhere on the internet there are signs that people have successfully run e.g. Superior Drummer and Reaper on Linux, but how about SDSE?

If you still get latency once you have reduced the file sizes the next thing to check would be the SD card. If you have the older DrumIt 5 or DrumIt 3 and don't have the external SD card modification yet I would recommend to install it, it's very convenient. Some SD cards can seem perfectly fine until you start playing slightly bigger kits and a small performance/compatibility improvement can make all the difference.

I already did the card mod earlier because I was experiencing latency with the original SD card just using the stock samples. The current card is a 32GB SanDisk Ultra 90 MB/s SDHC that was recommended by Anders some time ago. The module is a DrumIt 3 that I bought last year.

You can also check the Unit settings, some forum members found that the newer X-talk related settings from the newer OS versions could increase latency.

This is problematic in my case because the original OS version without the X-talk setting produced quite significant cross-talk between the head and the rim of my Roland PD-85 pads. The OS upgrade fixed that problem but may have introduced the latency issue with big kits.

I noticed these same latency issues with a kit exported from Superior Drummer 2. I tried setting all decay values less than infinite and modifying the max tune to 4 with DSound Manager and it improved the performance to a decent level, but I'm still hearing a little bit of stuttering occasionally when playing very fast patterns around the set. The 2Box samples do not have any latency that I can hear. I guess I'll try to reduce the sample file size even further and see if it helps.

I was exporting a kit from Superior Drummer 2 and it went well otherwise, but for some reason, SDSE was unable to create a dsnd file of the hi-hat. When it gets to the dsnd construction part, it shows a message "Couldn't save: 3" and then fails. What's wrong here? I'm using the latest SDSE and Reaper versions.

Also, this the first time I'm using any of these programs, so I have no idea what I'm doing.

EDIT: I got a reply from Lustar directly, a possible explanation is insufficient memory or disk space. I will try again with some suggestions.

I was able to export the hi-hat with Lustar's help. Apparently the latest release of SDSE (2.9.5) had some issue which has been fixed in a beta version that I tested.

I was exporting a kit from Superior Drummer 2 and it went well otherwise, but for some reason, SDSE was unable to create a dsnd file of the hi-hat. When it gets to the dsnd construction part, it shows a message "Couldn't save: 3" and then fails. What's wrong here? I'm using the latest SDSE and Reaper versions.

Also, this the first time I'm using any of these programs, so I have no idea what I'm doing.

EDIT: I got a reply from Lustar directly, a possible explanation is insufficient memory or disk space. I will try again with some suggestions.

I have been trying to export an easy drummer kit to save on to my 2box card using the sdse software that I purchased. I keep getting an "error opening C:/"file path"

I just installed SDSE and initially ran into this same error when trying to export. The reason was that I had changed the default output location. It's a bit odd because the custom location was under Documents which should be writable, and I even tried running SDSE and Reaper as administrator, but it did not help. The export started to work when I changed the location back under Desktop.