MT Power Drum Kit Sampler for free

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MT Power Drum Kit Sampler for free

I was browsing through the timeline on my Facebook page and saw this from Producer Spot.com. I went over to the official website to investigate; watched the video and listened to a few demo songs of the plugin in action. I was impressed, so I downloaded the full version and activated it for free. Opened the x64 drum sampler in Cantabile Lite on my internet computer and played around with the supplied midi files. To my ears using headphones, its a good sounding little drumkit and could very well come in handy for someone who doesn't have any of the big name drum samplers like myself. I didn't see anything on the website that says what the audio samples' bit depth and sampling frequency are. They claim it was tested in Sonar.
 
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    twaddle
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    Re: MT Power Drum Kit Sampler for free 2014/10/23 07:04:13 (permalink)
    Ha, I was about to download the free version when I saw the part on routing it to your drum vst then
    when I saw the part about how it has key map presets for ALL popular major drum plug ins I was amazed to see that
    nowhere in their preset list was BFD Eco BFD2 or BFD3???
     
    They're really up with the latest and greatest I see, they don't consider any of fxpansions vst drums to be major or even popular?
     
     
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    Re: MT Power Drum Kit Sampler for free 2014/10/23 11:38:23 (permalink)
    Well, the demos sure sound good. I'm confused, though. There is a "Buy" button but no price is given, just a link to a free download. I'm guessing the developer had planned to make this a commercial product but decided it wasn't viable or didn't have the time/energy to support a commercial product, and opted to give it away instead. It wouldn't be the first time that's happened.
     
    I'm probably going to pass on it, though, for one reason: the C/R copy protection. If the dev later decides to abandon it (it costs something just to keep the site up), it may not be possible to re-authorize the product in the future. The license is tied to your hardware profile, which means something as trivial as disabling the network could break the instrument.
     


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    Re: MT Power Drum Kit Sampler for free 2014/10/23 11:42:22 (permalink)
    + 1
     
    That's 2 good reasons.
     

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    Re: MT Power Drum Kit Sampler for free 2014/10/23 17:21:13 (permalink)
    It could be a publicity stunt for an imminent release of a more hefty and advance commercial version. It costs $39 before it was freed up. Anyhow, it's working nicely in Sonar - no install application and hopefully I can get some good mileage out of it.

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    Re: MT Power Drum Kit Sampler for free 2014/10/23 18:14:05 (permalink)
    That's another plausible hypothesis, that they're waiting to add more features before they start charging for it. This could end up being a "Lite" version.
     
    Assuming the original programmer is still involved in the project, they might eventually elect to release a version that does not require authorization. I'd download that. 


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    Re: MT Power Drum Kit Sampler for free 2014/10/23 20:37:11 (permalink)
    i picked it up last night after i saw this drum plug mentioned in Rain's thread . 
     
    here are my preliminary thoughts and impressions  .
    at first , the process is a little confusing , 
    there are two versions of this drum plug …the free and the unrestricted version...
    i accidentally made the mistake of downloading the free version at first ….. 
     
    to get the unrestricted full version for free you need to hit the support  button , this is the link you will get ...
    http://www.powerdrumkit.com/support.htm 
    after following that link 
    the top link will bring up the page where can pick up the full version for your OS ...
    the bottom link will bring you to the authorization page that has an online keygen….on that one I was like what ?
    anyway you do not have to be online with the computer the plug is on to authorize it so you don't have to install anything extra….
     
    the plug appears not to be stand alone so i ran my plugin mgr , it showed up then i inserted it into a blank project ….at that point I was asked to authorize it ….this was actually very painless ….
    the plug itself created a machine number , i then went online on different computer and put the newly created machine number into the online key gen …after hitting the submit button I was given a serial number for my machine …
    after placing that number in the plugs reg dialog box on my offline computer ….everything went smooth ….it registered 
     
    my initial impressions so far are …..I like this drum plug very much ….
    being able to audition the various grooves and fills that match each other in the plug itself is a nice feature 
    the included grooves are very good …
     i like the arranger section on the bottom where you can set up an arrangement of drum patterns and then drag them into the DAW as a midi file ….this makes for a very nice fast workflow ….
    i also ran the midi grooves through my other drum plugs , the mapping was OK for a quick testing session.
     
    I did do various head to head sound comparisons with some other drum plugs that i have , this little freebie did came up favorably as a keeper ….
    imho….the drums sounds are very good , they may be simple , yet they seem to sit well in a song .
     
    in OSX 10 .7.5  i tested this plug using Logic Pro 9 , Cubase, and Garage Band ...
    in Windows 8 , i tested this plug using SONAR X 3 PE , Samplitude , Music Creator Touch, P 5 , …..
    in Win  XP , i tested this plug using SONAR 6 PE, P 5, Music Creator, Samplitude X Silver , Music Creator ….
     
    as far as stability went ….everything was rock solid 
     
    hope this helps …I have no affiliation 
     
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    Re: MT Power Drum Kit Sampler for free 2014/10/23 21:34:16 (permalink)
    Hey DeBro, always good to see you kicking around these parts.
    Thanks for the heads up. I've downloaded it and I'll be checking it out.
    And thanks, Kenny, for your input.

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    Re: MT Power Drum Kit Sampler for free 2014/10/25 09:35:27 (permalink)
    Got it! I really like the snare. The kick is a little too clicky for my taste. Toms are are good. Hats are terrible. Crashs are good but short. The Grooves are really very good!
    It took a little bit for me to figure out why I had no sound but once I hit the default button in settings I was good to go. This freebie is a winner for someone who wants a dead easy to use drum rompler. Now, if they would just let you load your own samples we would have something.
    The Grooves are worth the trouble to download and register. Hands down.

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    Re: MT Power Drum Kit Sampler for free 2014/10/25 13:39:17 (permalink)
    Great reviews, Kenny and Sidroe! These are exactly the kinds of replies that add real value to the Software forum.
     
    I did really like the sound of these. Your endorsements have almost convinced me to grab it despite my reservations.


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    Re: MT Power Drum Kit Sampler for free 2014/10/25 14:38:45 (permalink)
    I grabbed it because it has a small footprint. Got it loaded and registered but no sound. Will have to try later and see what's up.

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    Re: MT Power Drum Kit Sampler for free 2014/10/25 16:13:45 (permalink)
    Ampfixer! You have to click on settings and that takes you to the drum map setup. Everything is blank. Click on default and it should load a GM drum map. Next you have to go back to the drum view and click on mixer. All the levels, pan, compressors, etc., have to be adjusted on the mixer to hear audio. Once you have the setup you want to use it is best to save the settings so you can load it the next time you pull up the plugin. The plugin has to be setup everytime that you use it. It is totally blank at startup.
    It kinda took a while to understand it but after wrangling around for a few minutes it was pretty easy to get something happening pretty quick. The secret is in the presets for you to load to setup the kit.
    I did pull the grooves over in a midi track in Sonar and they went right in. Other than the setup being a little difficult, this plug would make a good first timers drum rompler. It looks very much like EZ Drummer as far as the Groove Construction is concerned. At least it is a lot of fun after wrestling with Superior Drummer for hours! LOL!

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    Re: MT Power Drum Kit Sampler for free 2015/11/28 20:14:46 (permalink)
    Hello! I have a question everyone! I bought a drum kit called "drum season" from Humble Beast recordings! And, I'm wondering if I can put it in my software as an instrument? All I can do with is so far is load it as an audio. I'd like to use the drum kit as a midi. Please help! Thank you. I got Cakewalk music creator 7. Okay thanks!
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    Re: MT Power Drum Kit Sampler for free 2015/11/28 22:36:14 (permalink)
    58 Mb?  For the FULL version?

    It's the same size as the free version...what am I missing here?
    post edited by cclarry - 2015/11/28 22:47:59


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    Re: MT Power Drum Kit Sampler for free 2015/11/28 22:57:29 (permalink)
    Well it works...that's about all I can say...
    for the price...it has some good grooves and
    a decent sound...the mixer defaults to +1.8 db....which is kind
    of weird...


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    Re: MT Power Drum Kit Sampler for free 2015/11/28 23:00:30 (permalink)
    I also made a point to save my activation code...JIC...


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