How To Choose Which Drum Vsti, EZ Drummer vs SD2.0 vs Steve Slate 4 vs Addictive Drums |
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How To Choose Which Drum Vsti, EZ Drummer vs SD2.0 vs Steve Slate 4 vs Addictive Drums |
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Jun 18 2012, 04:05 PM |
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I've only used Ez drummer in the past. Can anyone give a run down on the pros and cons of all the available ones?
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Jun 19 2012, 07:19 AM |
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I like the look of the new Steven Slate Drums 4 it does look good for the rock side of things but maybe not the Americana type stuff I'll possibly do as well (although the Jazz kit with the brushes may work)
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Jul 4 2012, 04:48 AM |
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Here is a link to a post where I went in to some detail on the various Drum software options. I don't know if there is a wiki section for this but there should be
![]() ![]() https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...st&p=540869 Here is a vid about BFD ECO (Less than $100 Euro) Studio Drummer from Native Instruments (little more than $100 euro) And of course the AWESOME unbeatable studio sampled goodness of STEVEN SLATE DRUMS (starter version EX a bit more than $100 Euro) As you know by now hopefully, there is no such thing really as a "Best" anything. It's really what's "Best" for you. If you get a piece of software that's way over your head, even though it's awesome, that really won't help. EZ Drummer is great for years 1-3 (very, very, very rough guideline and generalizing like crazy here, your mileage may vary) of your time as a "Recordist". There are killer expansion packs like Metalheadz and such and TONS of great midi packs. The number of avaialble MIDI packs is astounding. Full songs, parts of songs, grooves. And they are cheap. It's really eazy to put drum bits together in to a song and get a decent drum sound with EZ and a couple of expansion packs. Having said that, SSD has some of the most AWESOME drum samples you'll ever hear and you can stack several on top of each other which is pretty spiff. You can stack three snare drums for example to get one huge snare. It's also more complicated that EZ, has a wads more buttons/sliders because it's got more control, more effects, etc. BFD ECO is complex too. (Though some folks I'm sure will chime in to say it's as simple as crayons ![]() I've got EZ Drummer, BFD ECO, SSD EX, and NI Studio Drummer. And for guitarists in their first year or few of recording, honestly EZ and some expansion packs, and midi packs is a good call. Easy, cheap, sounds good, BINGO! Once you are ready to dig deeper and upgrade to something a tad more Pro, you might try the starter Steven Slate. I often create drum parts in EZ Drummer, then switch to SLATE just cause it sounds better. Hope this helps: ) This really should be a wiki thread. I've only used Ez drummer in the past. Can anyone give a run down on the pros and cons of all the available ones?
This post has been edited by Todd Simpson: Jul 4 2012, 04:50 AM |
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Jul 10 2012, 05:09 PM |
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Jul 12 2012, 02:19 AM |
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Surprised nobody's mentioned it, so I will: I use Superior Drummer. Yes, it's more complex than EZDrummer, but it has streaming. I got tired of waiting for large kits to load in EZDrummer, so I upgraded to Superior to avoid that problem. And if you do use the advanced features, it's amazing. And, there's a lot of add-on kits available from Toontracks.
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