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[LinkedMusicians]

I’d be interested in knowing the various acoustic drum sample plugins and libraries we all use. I think Steven Slate Drums sounds great for what it is, an out of the box, pre-mixed drum samples for hard rock and metal. I just don’t find it suits the tones I’m after, although some of the expansions appeal to me. And I know and really like Steven and will eventually invite him to LinkedMucians once we start having more conversations. He’s a really nice, regular guy — and he’s funny as heck. It’s just tough, once you’re deep in the SD3 and AD2 ecosystems and have so many kits and cymbals to switch to a new acoustic drum ecosystem. It’s kind of like making the choice to go with XBOX or Playstation. So, here are my top choices:

1. Superior Drummer 3
2. Addictive Drums 2
3. Abbey Road Drummer Series
4. Various Kontakt drum libraries.

How about you?

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[thesteven]

1. XO by XLN Audio is now my to go choice with Windows when I’m song crafting.
   Quick & easy.
2. AD2
3. Slate Platinum 2 (Kontakt version) – I have 5.5 or what ever the latest is, at some point I’ll set it up. But in the meantime this version still works great for R&R.

I have Superior Drummer 3 but never really got into it, more hassle than I have patience for. Probably wouldn’t be the case if invested the time to get past the learning curve but I’ve got too many learning curves in my life right now.

 

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On thesteven said

1. XO by XLN Audio is now my to go choice with Windows when I’m song crafting.
   Quick & easy.
2. AD2
3. Slate Platinum 2 (Kontakt version) – I have 5.5 or what ever the latest is, at some point I’ll set it up. But in the meantime this version still works great for R&R.

I have Superior Drummer 3 but never really got into it, more hassle than I have patience for. Probably wouldn’t be the case if invested the time to get past the learning curve but I’ve got too many learning curves in my life right now.

 

One of my friends — I’m not totally certain which one — told me really great things about XO back when it came out. I should look into it. It seems like everyone who has it has good things to say about it. I absolutely love SD3 — it’s perfect for me in every sense, except for the pricing. But AD2 is my second favorite drum plugin. I’m hoping that XLN comes out with a killer AD3 soon and creates some serious competition for Toontrack. Back when Steven was starting out, we had a call (consultation) and he gave me an NFR of the first version of SSD, but I actually didn’t even have a DAW PC at the time, and by the time I did, it didn’t seem to play very nice with the current version of Kontakt. But it seemed a lot more geared toward more high-energy rock than I do. I suppose, before I invite Steven over here, I should pick up the latest version of SSD. I’m just so hooked into the SD3 and AD2 ecosystem, it’s hard to switch to a new drum ecosystem. Between the learning curve and the fact that I now have hundreds of drums and cymbals fo SD3 and AD2, it’s compelling to want to stay the course.

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