heanjurrera
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Hey all, first time poster, somewhat long time reader.
Curious about your thoughts and experience with drum libraries, especially if you’re M1 users.
Context: I’m a long time Toontrack user, and own a few of the SDXs for Superior Drummer 2. For reasons, I missed the upgrade path to SD3 and, well, you might have heard that upgrade paths had a very limited time window. Personally I am very happy with what I can get from SD2, and since I do all processing in my DAW and write all drum parts myself, the extras don’t really interest me. The sampling is deep enough for my needs. However, it’s “old” tech and it’s getting in the way of me upgrading to an Apple Silicon Macbook in the near future.
Naturally getting SD3 would be the most logical solution, but frankly the more I see of Toontrack the more I hate their anti consumer attitude. From removing this upgrade path, to flat out not allowing you to *read* their forum threads if you don’t own the products… I’d feel very gross giving them more money than I already have, despite their excellent products.
I’ve been eyeing Addictive Drums, as I like some of XLN’s other offerings. However, I worry that the samples aren’t as thorough as those of even Superior Drummer—and while the demo kit sounds pretty good, it’s still kind of limited to get a clear idea of what it is like to actually use them. Ultimately the thing that’s most important to me is versatility, flexibility and realism.
What are y’all using for your drums on M1? Any recommendations, especially regarding Addictive Drums?
Cheers.
Curious about your thoughts and experience with drum libraries, especially if you’re M1 users.
Context: I’m a long time Toontrack user, and own a few of the SDXs for Superior Drummer 2. For reasons, I missed the upgrade path to SD3 and, well, you might have heard that upgrade paths had a very limited time window. Personally I am very happy with what I can get from SD2, and since I do all processing in my DAW and write all drum parts myself, the extras don’t really interest me. The sampling is deep enough for my needs. However, it’s “old” tech and it’s getting in the way of me upgrading to an Apple Silicon Macbook in the near future.
Naturally getting SD3 would be the most logical solution, but frankly the more I see of Toontrack the more I hate their anti consumer attitude. From removing this upgrade path, to flat out not allowing you to *read* their forum threads if you don’t own the products… I’d feel very gross giving them more money than I already have, despite their excellent products.
I’ve been eyeing Addictive Drums, as I like some of XLN’s other offerings. However, I worry that the samples aren’t as thorough as those of even Superior Drummer—and while the demo kit sounds pretty good, it’s still kind of limited to get a clear idea of what it is like to actually use them. Ultimately the thing that’s most important to me is versatility, flexibility and realism.
What are y’all using for your drums on M1? Any recommendations, especially regarding Addictive Drums?
Cheers.
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