Glyn Barnes

NeoSoul
My favorite Drum Kit sound I've gotten is actually from a program called Drum Core.  
 

It use to be my go to. I had problems using it in the 64 bit environment, but something happend (JBridge update is my guess) and I found it was working again. I will still call it up occasionaly for some of the more unusual kits, particularly for the Luis Conte precussion. Some of the MIDI is very good, I like the Alan White stuff but its in a propriatory format so can only be auditioned in Kitcore / Drumcore. It can be draged into a DAW MIDI track for use in another program if required.
 
BUT - when Sonoma Wireworks started takeing pre-orders TWO YEARS ago I signed up for Drumcore 4 lite as a 64 bit player for my existing content and a bit of new content. So far all I have had is a rather nice 40's kit as a sweetner, there is still no sign of a comercial release of Drumcore 4, though there have been some Mac beta versions releasd.
 

Interesting, I only tried a Demo version of jbridge a number of months ago and it was crashing/freezing up on close every time I tried to use it.  I may have to try again.
 
The only reason I want Drumcore 4 is the 64 bit usage.  If I could get 3 running in 64, I'd have no reason for it.
 
To me, the drums sound the most authentic.  AD + Toontrack sound good, but every single kit sounds a little generic and sterile.  Drumcore tends to sound like the real thing (no surprise there based on how they capture everything).  Just something raw and authentic about it.  

I've had EZ Drummer for longer than I can remember, Superior Drummer for about 5 years, and just got Addictive Drums 2 this summer.  I also play primarily blues/rock-based stuff.
 
SD was a huge upgrade from EZD.  The producer who mixed my last album complained about my SD snare choices, and recommended AD, so when i upgraded my DAW this year, I was happy to try out the AD included with Sonar Platinum.
 
After 5-6 months, I'm loving AD.  I bought the Jazz Brushes, Fairfax 2, and Retroplex ADPaks.  
I like the simpler, more organic sounds that come straight out of the box.  The toms aren't quite as nice as SD, but they're working for my current project.  I thought about getting the AD Percussion ADPak, but from the tambourines in AD I prefer to use my SD Latin Percussion kit.
 
Down the road, I might use both SD and AD in one kit, with the SD toms and AD everything else.  But if I was just going with one, for a stripped-down simple rock project, AD is the one I prefer.