BassDaddy
Pro Tools Expert Features Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNVB__3K0wc

SD3 appears to have the Tap To Find and the Time Line at the bottom, to drag and build tracks.  Those are two of the features that I love in EZD2, for the ease of song writing.  With those features, I could see myself no longer needing to use EZD2 at all; though I hope the expansions work with this.  At least all of the midi beats should.  

I went to their page last night to see of there's any mention of a possible SD3 coming out. Nothing. Early morning I get an email with the announcement. Kind of weird.
 
It looks like it is going to be seriously badass, though!!

$138.54 with pay pal and 15%off personal code! Great deal.
 
Now to go upload keyscape and a few others... ive seen laggin!

Obviously I'm going to agree with Glyn regarding BFD3, (just ask Bapu ) but there do look to be some nice new features in SD3 although a few of the ones that people are getting excited about are features that BFD3 and even BFD2 had 10 years ago. Loading your own samples and a propper drum grid editor being a couple and also the number of included effects. Superior 2 had something like 5 (?) and has now upped it to 35 in SD3 BFD2 had 35 10 years ago and I think BFD3 has 37.
 
I do really like the "totally" rescalable interface and even better, the detachable windows, this was something I'd asked for in the BFD3 feature request and whilst having it, "horizontally" extendable is useful for the mixer, a detachable and fully expandable window would have been so much better for the drum grid editor especially.
 
The drum replacement feature, assuming it's works as simply and effortlessly as they claim (do they ever?) looks especially good but I wonder how many people actually use drum replacemet now?
For me it was something I tried when mixing old 8 & 16 track demos that our band had recorded years ago before the digital age and I wanted to remix them with a better drum sound.
 
I've never really used midi loops so tap to find, as good as it is, would never be a selling point for me as I prefer to create my own drum tracks to go with my own songs not the other way round.
 
Steve

I'm thinking https://www.jrrshop.com/ might have an extra discount too.  I'll wait and see.  

mixmkr
Newbie question..
With the UK sites, etc...if you live in the US...  you just use your Paypal like normal? Just pay the UK site.  Then you go to Toontrack and redeem your purchase with the purchased code received from the UK site?  The currency is automatically converted when you use Paypal with these sites?  

Seems saving $ 60+ is a good deal, if a trusted site overseas.

yes.

michaelhanson

BassDaddy
Pro Tools Expert Features Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNVB__3K0wc

SD3 appears to have the Tap To Find and the Time Line at the bottom, to drag and build tracks.  Those are two of the features that I love in EZD2, for the ease of song writing.  With those features, I could see myself no longer needing to use EZD2 at all; though I hope the expansions work with this.  At least all of the midi beats should.  

+1
 
I've saved a space on my desktop for the EZD2 icon just above the EZKeys icon. Now, no need for the space unless SD3 comes with a standalone launcher. With SD2 and many other VSTi's that have no standalone launcher, I use Gig Performer to run them standalone.
 
The best part is that I can spend the EZD2 money on the SD2 to SD3 upgrade!

mudgel
I forget exactly where, I think in FAQ on Toontrack site, that SDX and EZX are all usable in SD3. There was even mention of new graphics for the old SDX. Don't know about EZX graphics though.

SD3 feature list see 5th point from end about using both SDX and EZX.
FAQ say that new graphics for SDX. Updates in Product manager once SD3 released. I think you need SD3 to get the updated graphics.

When EZD2 came out I remember all the EZX packs had updates so the graphics were updated. The base drum kit was reworked into a new EZX pack. I expect the SDX's and the base SD2 packs to go through the same thing.

I know this was posted before but as long as it can go next to Mike's video links I will post the Sweetwater vid again. Lots of info in it, well worth watching a few times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlJ_SKdFdM8

My reasons for wanting SD3:
 
SD2 has drum trigger mappings for the major drum modules/triggers…Roland, Yamaha and others but those trigger mappings are generic to the company NOT to the specific model.  SD3 has trigger mapping presets specific to most models current AND past.  The specific Roland model I have is included…VERY COOL!
 
SD3 also includes the song creation functionality that was released with the EZD2 release from three years ago.  I was pissed that Toontrack didn’t offer the same thing for SD2…BUT, it’s in SD3.
 
Also, the included drum kits were mic’ed and recorded by George Massenburg In Galaxy Studios.  Massenburg…legendary  sound engineer.  The studio where the drums were recorded in is also a legendary studio in Belgium.
 
There’s also a drummer tracker in SD3.  It will allow you to take a drum recording from anywhere, analyze it, separate out the individual drums (kick, snare, toms..etc.) and replace those drum hits with hits from the SD3 library and other libraries.  I doubt I’ll use that much if at all…but it is awesome it’s included if I need it.
 
All of my SD2 kits, presets and MIDI will work with SD3…no wasted $$$.  Also, there will be FREE upgrades to the SD2 kits so that the graphics and interface will match SD3.  This is truly awesome. 
 
The price of SD3 is $419.00, but, I get it for $200.00 because I already own SD2

My understanding is that it WILL use EZ2 Kits and MIDI, and
will have updated graphics for the kits, as well as new graphics
for the SDX's...and it does have a standalone that eliminates the need
for Toontrack Solo...

bitflipper
At last! Now I can use those extra nine speakers that have been gathering dust in the cupboard all these years.

Haha. I bought a bunch of speakers and amps from China about 7 years ago to start building my audio empire. Never sold a one and now I have more than enough to setup an 11.1 system. I knew there must be a reason.

I'm glad I never sold my soul to Apple. How else could I listen to 1-bit 2.4MHz DSD files on a portable player?
 
DSD is a funny format (DSF/DXD etc.) as it is supposed to reduce the limitations of digital and sound more pleasant. If you can find any or happen to have SACD then it's an expensive way to listen to music.
 
Windows Media Audio had 5.1 surround at some stage however I don't know if anybody even bothers with that format now.