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 decided to see what was shakin' over at Toontrack and I saw that Superior Drummer is on sale and is even cheaper at JRR Shop.  So now this thread has me thinkin' 'bout 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.