EZ Drummer Twisted Kit owners...

I bought this kit a couple of weeks ago and it didn't fit in two tunes I was working on, so I didn't touch it until tonight. My first impression before I bought it was it opened up new ideas, and tonight I previewed a couple of grooves and started playing a tune a wrote a bit ago (and recorded, not to my satisfaction) and wow, I feel like it's cheating or stealing. The grooves are pretty original, and the way it's layed out -intro, verse, chorus-I "wrote" the drum part in about 4 minutes.

I'm somewhat familiar with Tom Waits-this kit was played by his drummer (Michael something), who also played with Lou Reed and Elvis Costello- these grooves sound like they were taken from Wait's "Rain Dog" album, but I can't really place which tunes- it sounds like a collection of various grooves, odd sounds, and fills.

So I guess I was wondering if anyone who has this kit has the same feeling- again, I feel like I'm completely lifting these rhythms and as soon as anyone who is familiar with Waits hears my tune, they'll know where it came from

Robert Anthony

Slugbaby, I agree, it feels like plagarizing. The last Radiohead album has that kind of drum feel on some tunes, and the panning is kinda similiar, so if it's done right I don't think it would be too obvious. But it is such a singular sound that people in the know would, well, know.

Thanks
Robert Anthony