Anyone know? Does SD let you customize drum kits?

[kevinmathie]

Quick question:

I have EZDrummer, and I'm doing a project that requires a bunch of different drum sounds in each cue. In addition to regular drums, I need woodblocks, cowbells, triangles, shakers, etc. But, of course, not all of these in every cue. As it stands right now, I need to load in a standard kit, say Jazz or Nashville, and then load in the Latin Percussion kit on a different track, but often just for one sound, like the woodblocks.

So, what I'd love to do -- and I heard a rumor that Superior Drummer might let me do this -- is create my own custom kit. Some of these cues I'm working on just need a basic kit, so I'd love to jettison the drums samples I don't need, and replace them with the woodblock, or cabasa, or whatever, that I do need in that cue. It'll save track space, and more importantly, RAM.

Does anyone here who has Superior Drummer know if this is possible?

Thanks!
Kevin

[bigbluebarry]

Yep, you can do that.

Check out this video, starting around the 13:00 minute mark

http://www.toontrack.com/tv.asp?channel ... &item=92#2

EDIT: Here are some links to Superior Drummer 2 tutorials from the guys at ToonTrack:

1) Getting Started - http://www.toontrack.com/tv.asp?channel ... &item=94#2

2) Sound Good Quick - http://www.toontrack.com/tv.asp?channel ... &item=93#2

3) The Construction Window - http://www.toontrack.com/tv.asp?channel ... &item=92#2

4) The Mixer - http://www.toontrack.com/tv.asp?channel ... &item=91#2

5) Multichannel to Host - http://www.toontrack.com/tv.asp?channel ... &item=90#2

6) Combined Presets - http://www.toontrack.com/tv.asp?channel ... &item=89#2

7) Bounce/Render to Audio - http://www.toontrack.com/tv.asp?channel ... &item=88#2

hth,
- Big Blue

[kevinmathie]

Nice! Thanks for all the info!

For some reason, I wasn't aware that Superior Drummer was that much more advanced that EZDrummer. I guess I really didn't know what the upgrade would give me exactly. I suppose I was thinking that it was just more extensive drum sounds or something. I didn't realize how much editing capability Superior Drummer allowed. Wow. I'm going to have to go back through your links and absorb more info.

Thanks!

[bigbluebarry]

Superior Drummer is more like EZ Drummer on steroids It's amazing the flexibility and power that it gives you. I love it, absolutely love it. You can use it to be as complicated or as simple as you want. It's great.

- Big Blue