Is there any drummer in the house who uses MODO DRUM? What's your opinion?
In my opinion, that's a good summary of MODO DRUM. There's nothing about the sound of the drums that makes MODO any better than a good sample library. Its strength is in how the customization of that sound benefits a producer's workflow and adds a touch more dimension to the performance.Not a drummer but to me it just didn't sound as realistic as something like SD3 or BFD3. But I loved the customization for shaping the snares, kicks and toms to my liking.
Yet it still manages to sound more machine gunny compared to Superior Drummer 3 when doing snare rolls in my experience. The tech is cool and I love how it doesn't take a hundred gigabytes on my disk but the sound just isn't quite there yet imoinfinite round robins
I don't own SD3, but MODO can sound a bit machine-gunny if a few basic things aren't done.Yet it still manages to sound more machine gunny compared to Superior Drummer 3 when doing snare rolls in my experience.
Oh yeah, I always used to maximize the size of both zones and put them into different spots, it helps it quite a bitI don't own SD3, but MODO can sound a bit machine-gunny if a few basic things aren't done.
Some sample libraries automatically alternate between left and right hand strikes, and/or sample left and right strikes in slightly different strike zones, which makes the library sound good out of the box. With MODO, it is not only absolutely critical that you alternate hands when rolling, but I believe both strike zones are defaulted to the very center of the drum. Give them a little separation, for example put the left stick in the center and the right slightly off-center.
I'm a big fan of physical modeling, and I'm a huge fan of Modo Bass that I own.
It is therefore logical that I lean on the case of Modo Drums, but I am strangely less a fan.
Yes it has some big advantages like customizing in detail the parameters of each item, but sometimes it seems like it's barely audible from some tests I've seen.
In addition, and as said above, the cymbals part is not modeled and has not received the same care.
Also maybe I'm hesitant to take Modo Drum because I have Reason Intro that includes Kong, which is also have modeled drum kits (except cymbals too).
Not the only one. It's very good for everything else *except* repeating the same note which introduces an unholy amount of what sounds like fret buzz or something. So, that really limits the styles that I can use it for. When I need something for rock or metal I'll go with scarbee rickenbacker, ample sound basses, Eurobass 2, Shreddage Bass 2 etc.I’m also probably the only person not totally in love with Modo Bass
I love Scarbee Rick for Jamaican dub and hip hop stuff. There is a Fender bass (P-Bass?) in Swing by Project Sam that I like as well.When I need something for rock or metal I'll go with scarbee rickenbacker, ample sound basses, Eurobass 2, Shreddage Bass 2 etc.