You have to MAKE it sound more realistic than it is. Import your own plugins, they'd be in top of the game, in terms of metal and rock. If they'd get rid of the Native instruments engine, or whatever it's is that really kind of ****s with the envelope, and introduce some real nice reverb, more velocities, some REAL compression or even being able to Slate is really awesome, it's just the articulation and control. That said, they seem to fit better than bfd3. I really like addictive drums, but I don't feel like they generally for well in the mix right out of the box. You just have more options with bfd3 from what I gather. I haven't really had a chance to use superior drummer, I think it's basically on par with bfd3 though from the little bit that I've played with it, the examples I've listened to, and reviews. Has more flexibility in terms of mixing but you will probably have to work with it more.Īddictive drums, is a real balance between slate and bfd 3. Slate has better out of the box sounds for less$$$.īfd3, imo and from my research. Addictive drums are better than SSD as well.
#Superior drummer vs addictive drums professional
Superior drums are professional quality, SSD are more for a home studio. You can insert effects and eq in the SD mixer. It comes with a mixer and you adjust the levels much like you do with your DAW. There isn't anything complicated with regards to superior drummer. All these are good for metal and rock as well. The Rock Warehouse is very processed as are the Music City Superior Drums. Sometimes you may need some slight eq depending on the song.įor rock or metal: Progressive foundry, Metal foundry, Metal Machinery are all great. You may need to run it through a buss comp that's it. You don't always need processing with superior drummer. Thanks!Superior drummer is much better in every aspect. Why is Superior Drummer worth the money? Surely you can only get one sound and genre from, or can you swap out drums etc?Ĥ) Lastly, which would you recommend for someone the does BOTH rock and metal? What exactly do you need to do to make Superior Drummer drums to be 'processed' like Steven Slate?Ģ) People also say Superior Drummer is more complex, is it really hard to learn?ģ) Superior Drummer apparently only has one drum kit, whereas Steven Slate has 100. If anyone could help me out that'd be great!ġ) Alot of people say Steven Slate is 'processed' right out of the box, whereas Superior Drummer isn't. You lose the ability to process the samples to your own desire, but you get a lot of tonal choices to make up for it, and TBH the ability to process the drums in SD2 isn't much help to me when they already sound the way they do out of the gate. several, allowing you to pick and choose which sounds you want for a given project. I prefer the sounds for rock and metal in Slate (that's sort of their bread-and-butter), and you get a lot more sounds in the base plugin, like you said, one kit vs. It's essentially one really well done kit.Ĥ. The drums are quite good sounding, and the ability to process within the plugin allows for a lot of flexibility in regard to sound. It is much more customizable and complex than any of the other major drum plugins out there, but it won't be that hard to learn if you already have experience with plugins like this.ģ. The snare is already pretty snappy, the kick pretty clicky and punchy, etc. I myself personally feel they sound processed even with nothing going on, regardless of whether or not any processing actually went on. You can also route each channel out and use your own plugins. SD2 gives you the ability to EQ and compress right in the plugin.