For fast, repeated sounds, workarounds can be used.
Don't know why the devs would release a cinematic drum lib without the requisite round robins tho. Kinda defying logic for me.
@Audio Ollie?
Hey Guys,
The concept behind LA Modern Percussion has always been to bring you a sound that is as close to what we hear in modern film score as possible. In many cases this involves a lot of layering and production to get to that end point, and keeping that in mind, we had to be very strategic about how to build the library and it's individual components.
The Dynamic Hits are extremely efficient when it comes to CPU usage. We wanted to be able to stack as many drums as desired, all with custom mic mixes and FX processing without blowing up our machines. If we were to create some of those multis using only traditional RR type patches, you'd run into problems pretty quickly.
The Dyn Hits are also advantageous in that they allow users to be extremely specific about sample selection. We've found that, especially in context, having a groove play back consistently every time ultimately yields better results than having a computer randomize that groove each time you play it back. When listening to a single drum in solo, yeah the brain likes to hear the variation you get from RR's, but in the context of a full arrangement, that starts to matter a lot less. Even by the time you layer two drum drums together from the dyn hits and mess with the randomization controls, you've already got more than enough variation.
Of course there will be particular cases where the Traditional Hits & Rolls will work better, which is why we still decided to capture a bunch of RR and Dynamics for the major ensemble groups, but in the big scheme of things, the Dyn Hits serve as better building blocks for this particular library.
I'd encourage folks to try and use all the patch types together. They were each designed to do a specific task particularly well, and when combined you can achieve extremely realistic, energetic and lively results.
Let me know if you have any questions or video requests. I'm all geared up to put out more content over the next 10 days so just let me know.
Ollie