Rimshot
Hey bat, 
You produce some of the best songs on the forum so when the day comes that you do upgrade, I don't know how much you could improve on the quality of your system other than making things easier for you.  

Tru Dat Jimmy.

it really is just about making things more streamlined, and of course, better sound where you can find it.
 
i record at 24 bit/44.1khz....
i'd really like to bump it up to at least 48khz standard, and would like to play with 96, my card goes to 192k
 
 
 
but i only use the DAW as a glorified tape machine anyway....
 
having a more powerful midi side for the drum programming would be a nice upgrade.
 

and getting back to spacy's thread,
 
i bought EZ when i first moved to a VST drummer, and loved it.
upgraded to superior, and loved that.
 
 
IF i was into it for the first time, i think the EZD 2 would be a no brainer.
 as it is, i don't think i'll spring for the upgrade from 1.0 to 2.0.....
i can spend that money better elsewhere now.

I agree bat.  I can program drums w/fingers, playing pads, or live drums that trigger (or not).  If I couldn't, I would be jumping on the EZD2 wagon now.  I really hope that SD3 will be out sometime this year and want my budget $ to go toward that upgrade.  

Rimshot
I agree bat.  I can program drums w/fingers, playing pads, or live drums that trigger (or not).  If I couldn't, I would be jumping on the EZD2 wagon now.  I really hope that SD3 will be out sometime this year and want my budget $ to go toward that upgrade.  

Jimmy,
 
What are you expecting from SD3?
 
For me, I'd like better kit construction and movable kit pieces in the mixer. Beyond that, not much more. But I'm a simpleton.

bapu,
 
do you use the Xdrum feature?

batsbrew
bapu,
 
do you use the Xdrum feature?

Ya, but I found it klunky. I admit it's been over a year or so since I tried it. Maybe it's improved since then? 

bapu
The software forum is all abuzz. Some have even got their serial numbers already. But can't get the product until 12:01AM GMT.

I'm in no hurry.
I mentioned it because of the new editing feature. For me that alone is worth the upgrade.
There may be drum software that already does the same thing but it's the first I've seen.
 
Lots of ways to do things but an already great program that has a feature to help avoid the piano roll view is good to me. Somebody was thinking.
 

No doubt this will change (almost) everything.

Since we have a bunch of EZ users here... Am I alone experiencing issues when trying to use Toontrack grooves with other non-TT software?
 
I am not talking about their proprietary mapping (which can be re-mapped easily) but velocities - EZ and SD seem to handle that stuff in a way that makes it practically impossible to use a track made of TT grooves w/ any other "drumpler".
 
I tried using EZ Player to feed AD, but the results were very odd - even the timing sounded off. Sort of a pain in the neck if I wanted to use EZ to write and BFD or AD to render. If it were just a few minor things to adjust, that could work, but, unless I'm missing something, that really isn't the case.
 
So I find myself wishing that the new EZ will offer drums that sound a bit more like Platinum Samples' Rock Legends or XLN's Indie and Classic Dry...