Smoker from Analogue Drums
http://www.analoguedrums.com/details-smoker.php
 
Sounds pretty good and only $29. Multiple snares/kicks/hats/rides but only two toms. Close, overhead and room microphones. Maybe not for metalheads, but should work well for pop, country and ballads as well as its stated jazz application. For heavier genres, check out their Bombastix kit (also $29).
 
These are the folks who give away the free Big Mono kit, which I use. But I haven't actually given them any money to date, although Bombastix has been on my wish-list for awhile.
 
 

It does indeed sound good in the demo's....but the first track..the epiano kinda got on my nerves..LOL
It just didn't fit the "Jazz Vibe" in my head...was too far up front maybe...the other tracks were nice...

cclarry
It does indeed sound good in the demo's....but the first track..the epiano kinda got on my nerves..LOL
It just didn't fit the "Jazz Vibe" in my head...was too far up front maybe...the other tracks were nice...

I went on down to the 'Drums Only' track fast on the first track. The drums do sound good but I just can't justify any more drums libraries.
 
Recently I heard a very wise man say that if you can't do what you want to do with what you already have you're probably still not going to do it by purchasing a new plugin...   

rtucker55

cclarry
It does indeed sound good in the demo's....but the first track..the epiano kinda got on my nerves..LOL
It just didn't fit the "Jazz Vibe" in my head...was too far up front maybe...the other tracks were nice...

I went on down to the 'Drums Only' track fast on the first track. The drums do sound good but I just can't justify any more drums libraries.
 
Recently I heard a very wise man say that if you can't do what you want to do with what you already have you're probably still not going to do it by purchasing a new plugin...   

indeed a very wise man...

rtucker55
Recently I heard a very wise man say that if you can't do what you want to do with what you already have you're probably still not going to do it by purchasing a new plugin...   

That's coz he not have:
 
EZ Drummer
EZ Keys
EZ Mix

That sounds like something I'd say, or at least agree with. But there are some categories where I ignore my own less-is-more rule. Such as strings and human voices. And drums. 

rtucker55
I went on down to the 'Drums Only' track fast on the first track. The drums do sound good but I just can't justify any more drums libraries.

 
The question isn't whether you need MORE drums, it's whether you need BETTER drums. 
 
If a new product does a better job of realizing your musical ideas, and the price is right, then ... GET IT!! 
 
Seriously, those audio demos sound great ... lots of excellent low-priced Kontakt drums out there these days.  I'm still digging that Frau Blücher kit I got a few weeks ago.  Good times!
 
Cheers,
Eddie
 
 

bitflipper
That sounds like something I'd say, or at least agree with. But there are some categories where I ignore my own less-is-more rule. Such as strings and human voices. And drums. 

Well, since you were the person I was referring to, I wish you would have qualified your statement sooner... 
 
Enjoyed the podcast btw.

If only ever bought what I "truly" needed...I wouldn't have much...LOL
 
Most DAW's come with just about everything necessary to make music...

BUT...if you want to "venture into other worlds" then you need "other" things...

The question isn't whether you need MORE drums, it's whether you need BETTER drums.

Good comment. Got me thinking...what does "better" drums mean?
 
I was listening to some old Creedence tunes recently, and noted how awful the drums sounded. Like oatmeal boxes. With oatmeal still inside. But I couldn't imagine anything else in those songs. A deeply-sampled high-fidelity multi-miked drum library wouldn't have fit nearly as well.