stm113cw
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Anyone excited about Superior Drummer 3?
It comes out tomorrow, Sweetwater has it for 36 months interest free. I've been reading up on it and am really jonesing for it but I'm a little afraid I'm buying into the hype. I still have Slate I purchased back in the day and get good sounds, I've used SSD4 in 2 projects with a friend and it works well too but still not where I want it to be. I can't ever get sounds from AD2 that I can use for anything other than rough demo (especially in the snare dept). The tracker function looks really cool though, as does the midi grid editor. I know that we have drum replacer and piano roll/step senquincer but this is designed specifically for SD so I'm imagining it would be better matched. Plus the sounds are pretty incredible from the demos I have heard. What are your thoughts?
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Re: Anyone excited about Superior Drummer 3?
2017/09/11 16:01:02
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My thought? I already pre-ordered it.
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Re: Anyone excited about Superior Drummer 3?
2017/09/11 16:14:07
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All the hype (while annoying) is definitely well deserved. Superior Drummer 3 is a game changer. All the features, the samples, the microphones, the editing capabilities, all under one roof is simply incredible. I've got SD2 and EZDrummer 2, but SD3 is a big step forward, especially for professional producers, and those who need more from a drum software program than what's currently available. The hype says it will become the new gold standard, and I do believe they are right.
I also have about 10 other popular drum programs. Which I rarely ever use. I think I might just delete all of them to make room for SD3. And in a few months we will be seeing SDX and MIDI Pack add-ons to make it even greater.
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Re: Anyone excited about Superior Drummer 3?
2017/09/11 16:20:57
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I'm not excited. Superior Drummer 2 and Addictive Drums already cover my needs.
However, I recently bought the CreativeLive course on SD2. 1/2-way through it, I'm amazed at what SD can do. If I wasn't already set up with so many ways to get the drums I need, I'd probably be more interested in SD3...
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Re: Anyone excited about Superior Drummer 3?
2017/09/11 18:07:41
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Seems like many of the new features are already in BFD3 in some shape of form. The drum replacement is unique for this type of product, but I don't need that.
I will probably upgrade at some point, but I am in no rush, between SD2 and BFD3 I am well covered (and I have Addictive Drums that came with SPLAT sitting unused on my hard drive)
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Re: Anyone excited about Superior Drummer 3?
2017/09/11 18:09:20
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@Slugbaby, how do you get AD2 to work for you? I just can't get a usable snare sound. All of the drums sound to be all hit and no weight. As in no natural sustain.
A couple of other questions for anyone who may know...
1- How is the workflow going to be inside of SPLAT?
2-On the Toontrack FAQ it says that SD3 does all that EZD2 does and more, does this mean it will have the edit play style functionality and if so how would that work when using the midi grid to make your own drum parts?
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Re: Anyone excited about Superior Drummer 3?
2017/09/11 18:19:22
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☄ Helpfulby bapu 2017/09/11 20:38:23
Nah. It's hardly been talked about...
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Re: Anyone excited about Superior Drummer 3?
2017/09/11 18:32:55
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@Slugbaby, how do you get AD2 to work for you? I just can't get a usable snare sound. All of the drums sound to be all hit and no weight. As in no natural sustain.
Pretty much straight out of the box - sounds great. I'll usually send each kitpiece out to it's own Audio Track in Sonar, but that's more for mix flexibility. For most pop/rock/country/etc genres, it works pretty well.
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Re: Anyone excited about Superior Drummer 3?
2017/09/11 19:54:07
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Leee
All the hype (while annoying) is definitely well deserved. Superior Drummer 3 is a game changer. All the features, the samples, the microphones, the editing capabilities, all under one roof is simply incredible. I've got SD2 and EZDrummer 2, but SD3 is a big step forward, especially for professional producers, and those who need more from a drum software program than what's currently available. The hype says it will become the new gold standard, and I do believe they are right.
I also have about 10 other popular drum programs. Which I rarely ever use. I think I might just delete all of them to make room for SD3. And in a few months we will be seeing SDX and MIDI Pack add-ons to make it even greater.
Ya same here, I have and mostly use EZD2. The song creator and midi song layout is such a time saver it's unreal. My only slight gripe is I really don't like a lot of the room sounds. That said, I don't use AD2, BFD2 or ECO or SSD4 much at all anymore. I find it really easy to get and process really good sounding drums. I haven't pre-ordered but will likely buy SD3 anyways. The sounds I've heard so far I really like, including all the rooms and all my EZX's are compatible, which is a deal MAKER as far as I'm concerned. Looking forward to it.
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Re: Anyone excited about Superior Drummer 3?
2017/09/11 20:22:26
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Preordered... what Lee said.
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Re: Anyone excited about Superior Drummer 3?
2017/09/11 20:39:57
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☄ Helpfulby cclarry 2017/09/11 20:41:55
If they REALLY want to make it a game changer, they should allow any VST to be used inside the UI (like Platinum Samples' Accent drum software).
That's my favorite feature of that drum software.
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Re: Anyone excited about Superior Drummer 3?
2017/09/11 20:40:27
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But what will be delivered tomorrow is still well anticipated by me.
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Re: Anyone excited about Superior Drummer 3?
2017/09/11 21:14:22
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I'm waiting for Ed to find the bugs, then I'll be ordering rev 3.1 (or 3.2) as a Christmas present to myself.
There's no rush; I've only had SD or its predecessors since 2005 so I'm sure I haven't exhausted all of its capabilities yet.
Aw, who am I kidding? I'll order it as soon as the servers have stopped smoking.
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Re: Anyone excited about Superior Drummer 3?
2017/09/11 21:16:23
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I'll be finding bugs on Wed night (if there even are any). I cannot work with it on Tuesday as I'm sure I'll be slammed with the downloads.
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Re: Anyone excited about Superior Drummer 3?
2017/09/11 21:22:00
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bapu
If they REALLY want to make it a game changer, they should allow any VST to be used inside the UI (like Platinum Samples' Accent drum software).
That's my favorite feature of that drum software.
Couldn't agree more. That would make it a drum software monster.
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Re: Anyone excited about Superior Drummer 3?
2017/09/11 21:44:33
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☄ Helpfulby cclarry 2017/09/11 22:37:12
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bapu
If they REALLY want to make it a game changer, they should allow any VST to be used inside the UI (like Platinum Samples' Accent drum software).
That's my favorite feature of that drum software.
Couldn't agree more. That would make it a drum software monster.
Make it so Number Juan.
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Re: Anyone excited about Superior Drummer 3?
2017/09/12 00:20:10
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AD2 has a workflow that is just bonehead simple. And while the stock AD libraries may be a bit thin sounding, try the Fairfax kits they sell for a little extra, they sound pretty darn good.
But I definitely will listen to those brave bleeding edgers and your new toy. :) if you ever get to play with it. Remember, you have to download 5 tracks of vertical studio air and echoes . . . you did buy a bigger ssd didn't you?
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Re: Anyone excited about Superior Drummer 3?
2017/09/12 00:40:17
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For those unaware, Time+Space no longer allows US Customers
to use the GBP or Euro Purchase method. You MUST select US
Dollars or it will not allow you to purchase! That's a big bummer!
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Re: Anyone excited about Superior Drummer 3?
2017/09/12 01:33:29
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Time for a VPN. 
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bapu
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Re: Anyone excited about Superior Drummer 3?
2017/09/12 01:33:58
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Wow, I got in just under the wire.
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Re: Anyone excited about Superior Drummer 3?
2017/09/12 01:40:16
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And now Clint can't say "I was hoping for Longines" with a sad face.
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Re: Anyone excited about Superior Drummer 3?
2017/09/12 03:48:49
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cclarry
For those unaware, Time+Space no longer allows US Customers
to use the GBP or Euro Purchase method. You MUST select US
Dollars or it will not allow you to purchase! That's a big bummer!
That's just more money for us (U.S.) It was great while it lasted.
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Re: Anyone excited about Superior Drummer 3?
2017/09/12 03:50:59
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I won't be downloading the 11.1 if can avoid it. I would be surprised if it has to be downloaded and installed somewhere.
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Re: Anyone excited about Superior Drummer 3?
2017/09/12 04:56:16
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I've been quite satisfied with SSD4 + Blackbird/CLA/Date expansions lately.
I've had SD2 for years, plus a few SDXs, but I almost never use it anymore. I just like the Slate drums better.
Anyone who can compare SD3 to the best Slate stuff, please post your opinions.
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Re: Anyone excited about Superior Drummer 3?
2017/09/12 07:03:38
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stm113cw
2-On the Toontrack FAQ it says that SD3 does all that EZD2 does and more, does this mean it will have the edit play style functionality and if so how would that work when using the midi grid to make your own drum parts?
OK, now I'm interested ...
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Re: Anyone excited about Superior Drummer 3?
2017/09/12 13:50:09
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I think all the hype and advertising backfired on Toontrack. I watched the (release date/time) countdown clock go from 1 second left to a blank screen, to a white screen with "Database error...." It came back up for a brief time, now it seems to be down again. With all the time and money they spent on hyping SD3, they should have anticipated this rush of traffic and should have rented out additional servers to handle the load.
But I don't get paid until Friday, so hopefully by then there will be less of a traffic jam. But in the meantime, they did add additional images and feature information, as well as updates to the SDX sound packs. So for now, I can download those, and browse the additional information.
My favorite customer comment on Toontrack's Facebook page concerning SD3 was, "I'm going to buy the sh!t out of this"
My sentiments exactly.
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