EZDrummer2 does not (I repeat: not) have a proper MIDI mapping feature. Here is the best summary I can do of the problem: It’s a sort of conundrum, like chicken and egg, since you basically stumble into limitations and quirks of both products. Sadly I discovered very soon that EZDrummer2 doesn’t play that well with my DM10 brain, or better said, with my extended DM10-based kit. Now it was time to link the two and going the VST way. Fortunately I bought EZDrummer2 last summer to recover MIDI tracks I recorded more than ten years ago, when I was still capable of decent performances. Average drum brain samples are not that great, not even in high-end Roland modules. DIY activities are currently slowed down by a period of economic scarcity (house renovation), so instead of adding pads or diving into more A2E conversion from an old kit, I turned to the software part to put my VST licenses to good use. Much to my wife’s dismay, my e-drum kit is constantly evolving, changing and expanding. To be clear, these are good news! Please, read on. To such extent I’m planning to create one…Ī good part of this article, even if possibly still interesting, became outdated after the release of CodeFN42 NoteMapper 1.10. Unless I missed something really obvious, modern MIDI DAW/VST market is desperately missing a real solution for MIDI management. There are people out there making fancy stuff, both hardware and software, that can make your life easier: I’ll explain how and will compare all different options for you, hopefully saving you 12 to 24 hours of reading and understanding. This require a non trivial effort so I’ll log my personal considerations for a first-time VST purchase that will hopefully save your time and help you choosing the right product. 
EZDrummer2 can be used for live gigs and recording sessions with a one-time setup, no more hassles, no more pain, no added-costs. It is possible to map Toontrack EZDrummer2 to full extent with a custom, extended Alesis setup (DM10 + Trigger I/O), multiple chockable cymbals, proper variable hi-hat control, multi-zone ride, etc. This post is long! Read through this blurb if something in this list grabs your attention: 
This is my (long) considerations on using custom e-drum kits with VST plugins, a record of my achievements and a wishlist for a fictional geeky Santa. The nice thing about standards is that you have so many to choose from. But that’s nothing compared to the real dread, the leviathan in the deep, the dark power lurking in the dark, awaiting your confrontation: vendor standards!
The average drummer’s setup life is almost opposite to his band mates: heavy work every time you move, but once the stuff is in place you can just sit down and bang the crap out of it, even during blackouts! Switching to e-drums makes all of this a sweat memory: you retain all the cons and somehow lose the pros: cables, clamps, knobs, faders and thousands of sounds to arrange in kits.
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