Just curious what your opinions on drum software are. I'm using Toontrack EZdrummer, which I like, but I'm wondering if there are better sounding ones out there. I connect via VDrums and actually try to play the drums on my tunes (yeah, I'm not great, but 80 bazillion takes can be edited to a decent drum track!). The Cake drums are okay, but kind of lifeless to me.
Opinions?

I started out with EZD, then several months ago GC had a sale on Superior Drummer 2.0 from Toontrack "crossgrade" for EZD owners.  I love it!

Now, there's another sale that's even better than the deal I got!
http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Toontrack-Superior-Drummer-2.0-crossgrade?sku=720002
only $99 for crossgrade for EZD owners (I paid $165)

I've heard Superior is... well Superior! What did you like about it that EZD doesn't have?

By the way, I upgraded to Windows7 last weekend. My laptop is working great for recording. No stutters or anything. WAY happy about it.

I've heard Superior is... well Superior! What did you like about it that EZD doesn't have?

better sounding samples and more "tweakability"

when I first got it, however, I thought "man, those samples sound like crap" - then I realized it was because EZD samples are already pre-processed and SD2.0 is not.  a little tweaking in the processing dept and man, they sound great!

glad you got the problems worked out on your laptop!

Yeah, it's so much better! Working on a tune now and I recorded about 12 drum tracks (midi) because I have to paste the drums together to make a decent track, A Bass part, and 5 guitars and I haven't had a single hiccup. It's been really cool actually.

I need to get more variety in my parts though. The guitars are all doing the same thing and I need to add some other things, but I can't seem to figure anything out for it. That's another post...

Jamstix.

Jamstix, plus the bonus is that Ralph the designer is readily available for help!

Jamstix...as Robo said... best software support in the online music world....

 
Hey Beagle,
 
I'm a bit confused and maybe you can help me sort things out.
 
For Christmas I have asked for EZ Drummer.
 
On you above post you mentioned getting:
 
EZDrummer                                         =     149.00
Superior Drummer 2.0 Crossgrade      =       99.00
 
                                            TOTAL      =    248.00
 
But I noticed that I can get Superior Drummer 2.0 for 149.00 at Sweetwater.
Here's the link:  http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SupDrum2/
 
Would there be any benefit to buying EZ Drummer plus the SuperiorDrummer 2.0 Crossgrade over just buying the Superior Drummer 2.0?
 
If Superior Drummer 2.0 contains all the patterns included in SD plus the additonal ones created for Superior Drummer, then it would make sense to just buy Superior Drummer 2.0 at 149.00 instead of paying 248.00 for both SD and the SuperiorD Crossgrade.
 
If I get more by buying both programs then I might do that, but if not then I'll just get the one Superior Drummer 2.0 program.
 
I can't really tell by the information on the website.
 
Here's a link to Toontrack's website. If you scroll down a little and click on the Compatability tab and then scroll down again in that window, it shows a comparison between EZ Drummer and Superior Drummer 2.0. It looks to me that by buying Superior Drummer 2.0 you get everything that EZ Drummer has plus a whole lot more. Am I reading this correctly or would I be missing out on something by not getting EZ Drummer plus the Superior Drummer Crossgrade?
 
Here's their link: http://www.toontrack.com/products.asp?item=30#4
 
Something just seems strange here. I mean...if you had to pay 169.00 for the Crossgrade how can they be selling Superior Drummer for 149.00?  And I also notice that Sweetwater is also selling EZ Drummer for 149.00. How can Superior Drummer 2.0 be the same price as EZ Drummer? There's got to be a catch or something that I'm missing.  
Thanks,
Pete

 
Just bumping.