Best Budget Drums - Steven Slate vs EZ vs KitCore

[partyofone]

Hey guys just got the SSD this week... have barely got to mess with it but install went smoothly and the sounds are really great. As Andreh mentioned above they are radio-ready which will work for probably 80% of what I do but I did have a concern regarding some of the web game music I do in other genres like jazz. For that I suspect I may need something else. FWIW Steven mentioned there are you room sounds you can tweak between. One is more processed with compression, EQ, etc and one is a raw unprocessed sound. The plug-in itself is not as slick or all-inclusive as EZ and AD but it has some nice features like switching between the NRG studio room and the SSD room and also turning overheads off/on. For me consideringA) I'm not a great drum mixer B) I write mostly pop/rock I decided the trade off of getting the radio-ready sound for somewhat less flexibility was worth it. However I'm starting to believe what Chuck said about not having too many drum options. I see another VSTi in my future but this seems like it will work wonders for my pop/rock demos. I'll report back once I've put it through the paces on some mixes.

[partyofone]

OK so getting down to some programming with SSD on new demos... one thing I'm not liking is the lack of built in file browser. Auditioning fills and such is cumbersome at best. I'm hoping the results in my mix will make it all worth it!

[jonathanm]

Got my addiction today . Haven't had a chance to install it yet, but lookin' forward to it, as I've been running the demo for a few months now.

[partyofone]

Elser,I'll 2nd mojo's opinion... I've bought and used the Rock ones and they have been a big boon to this guitarist-cum-drum programmer And a great value considering they supply alternate mappings for practically EVERY VSTi out there. I've been using them on my latest demo using SSD and I'll post on here soon (I hope).

[jonathanm]

Wow! Nice job, Patrick. I like the revisions in the tune also. The tempo (which, if I remember right, is a bit slower than before) is just right. I also like the way you're ending the chorus now as Matt has suggested, saving the double-tag ("you say...") until the last chorus. Excellent job.The drums sound pretty good, but, as mentioned by ib, could use a bit of brightening. The 1176 took a bit of the highs out (as does any compressor). Don't brightening it much, though. It's pretty close as is.

[partyofone]

hey ibanez, thanks! You echoed the sentiments of Kel also regarding the drums so I'll revisit those for sure.Jonathan yeah Matt was spot on with that idea (thanks Matt!) and you're right, I did slow it down. I used "Stop and Stare" as my loose production template on this one. I didn't think about the 1176 dulling the drums so good point!Blue ha ha nice play on my lyric! I certainly hope you're right but I think the reworking on this one has proven successful thus far and hoping I can take it that extra bit. Back to the lab!