I was reading the thread on here that beepster did (very, VERY helpful :) ). I got to wondering and thought Id just ask my sonar brothers (and sisters, lol), between the two (EZdrummer and BFD eco) which would you choose and why.?
 
 

Purely personal, but I'd go with EZ.
 
I like the sounds, interface and the MIDI files.  They sound incredibly realistic.  Some people don't like the snares, but they can be improved with processing.  If you add the expansion packs (I particularly like the Nashville - don't be fooled by the name, it is NOT just Country) it's even better.
 
You can also upgrade to Superior at a later date, if you feel the need.  I can't recommend them highly enough.
 
Just my opinion...

Have both...use EZD more.  Much more.  Just personal preference.

Both are excellent, you get a lot more variety your money with Eco, but still prefer EZ drummer. I think Eco has a more "modern" sound, which is probably why I lean towards EZ Drummer. 

Eco is only 64 bit on Windows 7. Vista users are stuck with the 32 bit version and on my system it need JBridge.

I'm not going to go on about which I think is best or why but I will say that till the end of this month you can buy BFD Eco + Platinum samples rock legends for a mere $49. 
Platinum samples rock legends normally retails at $59 whilst Eco would normally set you back around $79.
So I'd say financially there's only one choice right now.

I'm a huge fan of Fxpansion because I love the sound of raw unprocessed drums that are extremely well recorded.
It has far more scope for tweaking and creating your own sounds in my opinion.
And the sounds are much less processed which may not be what you want of course.
Oh sorry, I wasn't going to go on about it  

Here's a link to their special offer BFD Eco sale

Steve



Also as has been pointed out if you have anything that pre-dates windows 7 you can only run it in 32bit.
I think this is a bit of a misnomer to be honest as the only (or main) reason people were needing 64bit was to take advantage of the extra ram that could be used.
BFD Eco was created for slower machines with less ram so the 64 bit thing is no big deal. It runs perfectly for me on windows 7 32 bit and has no issues with bitbridge.

Thank you guys for all your input. @twaddle: the sale is why this questions got bouncing around in my head.

Do both have effect processing? (not that its totally needed with X1/2, but nice to have)
Do both use a track type layout to org. there grooves?

(sorry, I know a lot of my questions can be answered with the demos, but I dont have net at home currently. And DLn @ work is a no-no right...lol)

EQ


Thank you guys for all your input. @twaddle: the sale is why this questions got bouncing around in my head.

Do both have effect processing? (not that its totally needed with X1/2, but nice to have)
Do both use a track type layout to org. there grooves?

(sorry, I know a lot of my questions can be answered with the demos, but I dont have net at home currently. And DLn @ work is a no-no right...lol)

Hi EQ
Sadly there is no demo for either Eco or Ezdrummer. There is a demo for Eco's big brother BFD2, There is no demo/trial version for superior drummer though.


Ezdrummer is very limited in terms of features compared to Eco, there are no built in effects.
You can't arrange your midi grooves in ezdrummer but you can in BFD Eco. I think you can arrange midi tracks in ezplayer which is a separate program. I have EZdrummer but it's full of cobwebs and I haven't looked at it for a long time.
I just loaded it up in to sonar and unless I'm wrong it seems there are no separate outputs for cymbals which seems really bad to me.

Steve

EQ



Do both have effect processing? (not that its totally needed with X1/2, but nice to have)
Do both use a track type layout to org. there grooves?

Eco has effects, EZ Drummer does not. I am not clear what you mean by the second question, both have an effective system for organising grooves.

Glyn Barnes

EQ



Do both have effect processing? (not that its totally needed with X1/2, but nice to have)
Do both use a track type layout to org. there grooves?

Eco has effects, EZ Drummer does not. I am not clear what you mean by the second question, both have an effective system for organising grooves.

I don't know how you do it in EZdrummer but in Eco there is what's called a drum lane/track in to which you can drag the grooves you like and arrange them from there.
To be honest I think it's far better to drag them in to your midi track in sonar anyway. You can arange them how you like just as easily but obviously you can edit them properly too.
I don't think any of the drumplers provide a drum editor that will take the place of your host sequencer. I'm waiting to see what fxpansion do in that department with BFD3.


Steve

If money were no object I guess I'd say get them both.

Actually, if money were no object and you were ready for the learning curve I'd say to hell with it and get BFD2.
As well as can I borrow a million quid please 

Steve