Hi, I was using Battery 3 in Sonar 8, but now that I am using X1 in 64-bit, it seems like there is no good information on samplers. I just need to trigger my samples from a pad, and play them in real-time. Native Instruments seems to be pushing Battery out of their line, and I cannot seem to find a solid sample player for 64-bit. It does NOT have to be Battery. Any suggestions?? Thanks so much, ct

Steven Slate Drums  (my favorite)
Addictive Drums (very good - I think you still have to download the 64 bit update separately but it is very stable.)
There are some good and affordable add-on packs for Session Drummer but SD is not a full featured solution and Cakewalk never updates it.

Battery comes in 64-bit, so what's the problem? I use Battery 3 in Sonar X2 64 bit without any problems whatsoever, and I shouldn't think the 32 bit version would give you any problems either. 

sharke


Battery comes in 64-bit, so what's the problem? I use Battery 3 in Sonar X2 64 bit without any problems whatsoever, and I shouldn't think the 32 bit version would give you any problems either. 

True. I totally forgot that.  It is quite stable in 64 bit.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you mean by sampler but BFD Eco is cheap and very very good. I think they have a demo version too if you want to try it out. I think it's great but it is more meant to be like a real mic'd kit so you have to mix it like you would with a live kit. It does have a ton of presets for that kind of thing if you aren't interested in mixing to that level... but that's not as fun. ;-)

Session Drummer 3 will do this.

Load a Session Drummer 3 Template ... open Session Drummer 3, click on Mixer, and drag your samples to each icon.

Good answers. I would really like to use Battery 3, but I could never good feedback from Germany. And yes, Addictive Drums! Bloody expensive, but some really nice sounds there. Also liked a lot of the BFD sounds also. Cheers, ct

Also, did not know that the Steven Slate drums is an actual VST player standalone?

Session Drummer 3 will do this?? Whoa, will check on that immediately...Thnx

CF

Session Drummer 3 will do this?? Whoa, will check on that immediately...Thnx

Yep, if all you want to do is load your samples and trigger it with a pad ... SD3 is great for this.


I suggested loading a template only because it will set up all your routing for you ... you can just insert SD3 as a synth, but by default it loads all the outputs to 1 track. I like to keep them separate for individual tweaking with VST's.


I just sampled some of the drums in my old Korg X5 and used SD3 to trigger them in Sonar. Worked like a charm.