Weirdbag

Hey guys,

I have a problem:

After having "owned" a copy of EZDrummer, I'm look for a legal way to get the drum sound in my recordings. I'm talking about realistic acoustic drums.

I've narrowed down some possibilities:

1. Drum software
EZDrummer, Superior Drummer etc. Obvious downside: it costs money.

2. Free Drum-Multisamples
After experimenting a bit, I'm not really sure if that is what I want. Not many Drumsets to choose from and some are unusable for me in shortcircuit.

3. Drum-Machine
I'm not really sure about that one. I was thinking of a Boss DR-3 maybe. How does the acoustic drums sound on these? especially if you would use them on an recording.

4. E-Drum
Pricey. But on the otherhand it would be cool to actually play what I want to record.

Any opinions guys? I don't want to pay much money, I guess under 200€..
Thanks in advance

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fc89konkari

I recommend SD2.0. I have it and it has potential of producing some badass drum sounds. It does cost money, but you wont get anything uh-mazing for free. It would be quite close to your 200e budget.

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z4twenny

Check out Steven slates drum samples, you might like those enough to find the extra money it might cost

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Hit the R&R resources sticky and look for the "Creating Drum Tracks in Reaper". It'll get you up and running for free, and your drums'll sound only as good/bad as your samples & skill in programming them.

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Weirdbag

okay thanks guys

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tottsk1

Word! Best drum software out there, period.

ChemicalFire

SSD4 EX only costs around $70 and honestly... I prefer it to SD2 in terms of getting a great drum sound without having to install a SHITTONNE of samples and playing around a lot. They sound great right out of the box. Prior to doing his own software Slates samples were industry standard anyways so you know it's at least decent xD

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To piggy back on the whole Steven Slate Drums is the best, that really annoying overplayed Train song (Hey Soul Sister) uses one of the kicks from SSD virtually unprocessed. Not to say that its a good song, it just goes to show the quality of the samples.

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FenderStrat21

yeah. steven slate drums.

but make sure you learn how to route each piece of the drum set out into their own separate buses in w/e DAW youre using. bc then u can compress, eq, or do whatevz to each piece as desired.

I do this and they sound crazy real! i only have the $100 version... deff steven slate man.

PLUS, the steven slate forum is visited by steven slate himself, and he answers many questions about the program and what not. who else does that!?

damn, steven should pay me for all this!

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ChemicalFire

I just can't wait for them to update the player to allow window resizing... his samples are awesome but the player lacks some basic functionality.

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The problem with most drum programs is that they're stuck onto a pice of music with which they have no connection. The best drums parts must be treated to fit the song. Case in point -- this was played entirely on the M1 keyboard. It sounds real because it's what a drummer would do, not because of any particular program. http://soundcloud.com/nelson-montana/thank-you