Subjacent
Melda productions Mdrummer it can be as simple or as in-depth as you could possible imagine its a monster, you have not seen anything like or will we gain, its a secret weapon, although it one of these where the demo is a stripped down mini free version and not even 5% of what the full version offers, so its a leap of faith, but no way can you be disappointed, as long as you take time to learn you will never ever think about another, it also has a rhythms generator and editor, it has 6gb of factory samples, its takes your own sample and it has drum synth technology, I don't know where to start in even scratching the surface, they have just realised a new version that has out done itself although no videos yet to justify the improvements , all updates are free. all other drum vst are mere babies toys by comparison, what more can I say, I am not ever looking back.

 
You have to be joking?
 
The mixer is horrible, who the hell wants a horizontal mixer?
Anyone looking for real acoustic drums sounds is going to find much better ones elsewhere.
 
 
 
 
It seems the demo is only stripped down in the sense that it doesn't come with all full range of kits and you can't save stuff, plus a few other minor things but you get all the effects and everything else so it's a whole lot more than 5%.
 
And why are the tutorials done with a computer generated voice?
That seriously makes their product look like a cheap and nasty toy and doesn't do them any favours at all.
 
I've been playing around with the demo for about 20 minutes and the whole interface needs to be scrapped in my opinion, it feels really unintuitive and badly laid out. Just little things like you can only access the play button
from the quick set up tab and the rhythm generator tab, it should be accessible in all tabs.
 
I'm not totally against it but the way your talking about it sounds like a lot of gas.
Perhaps it's the first and only drum vst you've ever used and if that's the case you really should try some others before you start making such claims as you just sound like a spammer/troll.
 
 
 
Steve
 
 
 

twaddle

Subjacent
Melda productions Mdrummer it can be as simple or as in-depth as you could possible imagine its a monster, you have not seen anything like or will we gain, its a secret weapon, although it one of these where the demo is a stripped down mini free version and not even 5% of what the full version offers, so its a leap of faith, but no way can you be disappointed, as long as you take time to learn you will never ever think about another, it also has a rhythms generator and editor, it has 6gb of factory samples, its takes your own sample and it has drum synth technology, I don't know where to start in even scratching the surface, they have just realised a new version that has out done itself although no videos yet to justify the improvements , all updates are free. all other drum vst are mere babies toys by comparison, what more can I say, I am not ever looking back.

 
You have to be joking?
 
The mixer is horrible, who the hell wants a horizontal mixer?
Anyone looking for real acoustic drums sounds is going to find much better ones elsewhere.
 
 
 
 
It seems the demo is only stripped down in the sense that it doesn't come with all full range of kits and you can't save stuff, plus a few other minor things but you get all the effects and everything else so it's a whole lot more than 5%.
 
And why are the tutorials done with a computer generated voice?
That seriously makes their product look like a cheap and nasty toy and doesn't do them any favours at all.
 
I've been playing around with the demo for about 20 minutes and the whole interface needs to be scrapped in my opinion, it feels really unintuitive and badly laid out. Just little things like you can only access the play button
from the quick set up tab and the rhythm generator tab, it should be accessible in all tabs.
 
I'm not totally against it but the way your talking about it sounds like a lot of gas.
Perhaps it's the first and only drum vst you've ever used and if that's the case you really should try some others before you start making such claims as you just sound like a spammer/troll.
 
 
 
Steve
 
 
 

First)  it is not my first Drum VSTi - I have used just about every major and some not so major spanning back since 1995.
Second) its all on individual preference and I am entitled to give my views  and that is what the poster has asked for - So no harm in saying what is my recommendation based on about 5 years usage not 20 mins on the MD small, so I will take that as Joke Right considering you would not have had the time to utilise much at all.
 
Third) As the thread poster asks What drum VST? In this short space of time in the evolution of such software in relation to man kind and computers, I am sure the first drums kits where not as advanced as they are today, what would have happened if that attitude you adopt was adopted by others back in that day and that's goes for most things really where would we be as a evolving civilisation in your way of thinking probably the dark ages.
 
Fourth) I am not sure if you see me as an easy target on account of my post by comparison and you being stupidly presumptions of how long I have been into this, no matter how poor understanding may be of what some may try to help with they are only being genuine in their wish to help another fellow human being, I am a nice genuine guy , for all you know I could be 15 with dreams and aspirations and a heart full of goodness and you just slated me and made me feel awful for what ?
 
 
By the way I have been with cakewalk since V6 so quite a few years now, I love my technology and hardware in great depth as with my DAWs and software and I say extremely into it
 
 
 

And before you mention I likened all the other standard drum vsti to toys not out of attitude or trolling but I personally feel that they are limited and basic and uninspiring they do a job but nothing out of the ordinary, but if other get satisfaction and are happy with their drum vsti, then its all good. For me MDrummer 5 is worlds ahead and it can be as natural sounding to my ears as any drummer or Sample based rompler type vsti. you have in-depth swing and humanisation options,  and it gives me much more creativity to experiment .
 

The one thing that's stopped me looking into buying MDrummer is the presentation of the Melda stuff. I just don't get on with their GUI's at all, and the documentation leaves a lot to be desired. I have MRhyhthmizer and while it appears to have a lot of potential, I've never been able to figure it out because the manual is next to useless and the GUI isn't exactly slick or intuitive.

I made the effort with Rayzoon's Jamstix but to me it suffers from the same problem - a clunky, problematic GUI and confusing documentation. Don't even get me started on Jamcussion.

I've had some astounding results by trial and error with Jamstix driving Battery, Addictive Drums and other drum VST's, but it really needs a complete overhaul to make it more user friendly. If the other Melda stuff is anything to go by then I suspect MDrummer has the same problem. I kinda wish some large DSP company would buy these VST's and develop them into something more polished. I get the feeling they're one man operations with limited development resources. I see the absolute genius and power of Jamstix and think that with more development put into it, it could be absolutely huge.

Melda makes products but the gui's are definitely their weak point. I'm sure mdrummer is amazing once you figure it out but one should not have to work that hard to figure out a drum program. I like the simplicity of SD3 although I dislike it's features and lack of sample control without digging through sfz codes. These days I mostly use geist and addictive drums.

dubdisciple
Melda makes products

Hard to disagree with that!

I haven't heard back on my tkt that I opened yesterday w/Fxpansion. I would lean toward AD because my guitarist recommended them and he is "the man..." Mr. Markno999? But I'll probably DL some samples from them and Superior. 
 
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And another thing? As much as I've seen from Melda lately? It's like they have digital marketing folks on the forum... It makes me question the quality of their shiz overall... 
 
 

SvenArne

dubdisciple
Melda makes products

Hard to disagree with that!

Insert "good" lol

Agreed on the look not being great , but it does not overly bother me and I can be quite fussy about how stuff looks or is lay out, their are plenty of areas that could be layout better although I still manage to get good results as far as my limitations as a producer will allow me of course lol  and I have to admit their VST also excite me a little even if I cant always figure it all out I think they are fun to use and do have some great presets to get you started. 
 
Although at the end of the day it does not matter to much what I say overall as we all have different taste and preferences, all I do say is I hope that he finds his ideal drum VSTi, we all know what its like when we end up buying that what we end up hating or is uninspiring to ourselves , If it is a standard drum VSTi I would personally stick with Addictive drums, not the most feature packed with midi control mapping lacking for some areas, but it s straight forward, I am yet to take time to check out v2 . Although I will be getting anyhow, Always best to have a few Drum plugins, as well as MD I also have FXpansions Geist and then addictive drums, something for all situations , although Micro tonic 1-3 I have is a let down, great patterns but very ropey sound quality and to many unwanted artefacts in that sound, although that is suppose to be more EDM appropriate.
 
 
 
 

Subajacent...I would not agree with anything you said. I think if something works for your needs who cares what others think of the product.