Which do you like better? Why?

AD sounds great.....Still don't like the implementation of the maps, step seq etc but that was the same with SD.  But I love the way they sound....just a pain in the A#$ to work with.

AD by far.  I personally use Toontrck stuff, but am impressed with AD.
 
AD just sounds so much better, and has many options to play with the sounds.  You can use it "straight out of the box" with the many presets, or delve more deeply to create your own sounds.
 
It won't replace Toontrack for me, but, IMO, is vastly superior (sorry for pun) to Session Drummer.

meh
Still don't like the implementation of the maps

Do you know that you can change the MIDI mapping? Check "Map Window" on the BEATS page.

I love AD! Fast loading times, great sound and lot's of tweakability.

Best Regards
Ludvig

There is no comparison, AD far outshines session drummer. 

What makes AD "sound better"? Is it the drum kits included? I don't believe any one software sounds better than another simply playing back audio clips these days...
 
I've been using a hybrid Slate drum kit in SD3 for quite a while and while I think it sounds great, there are a few features that might make the kits feel more natural such as bleed.... One drum creating a tiny bit of sound when a connected or nearby drum is struck... I'm curious to hear that implemented...
 
But what else is there to make AD special? I believe I can get most of the high end drum kits in SD3 format if I so chose...
 
Please clue me in...
 
Keni
 

The biggest difference is the way each drum sounds on overlapping hits. On session drummer the next hit cuts off the first hit resulting in the machine gun effect when you get into faster tempo. AD has an algorithm which prevents the cutoff and substitutes a sort of hybrid or variation of the hit that sounds much more natural.  its real easy to hear.

Why do you think AD is better than session drummer? If I add the same kits to each player what makes one out shine the other ? Built in effects should have no pertinence, dose AD have a step sequencer? I bought X3 but my AD download didn't go well . The videos didn't show me anything spectacular in fact I was yawning from the AD video.

If I had a gun to my head and was told my next project MUST have only one or the other...
 
Addictive by a mile.

Ok AD . Session drummer . ni battery, or NI Machien? Which one then ?