Should I get EZdrummer or Addictive Drums?

**jimmys69** · 07-22-2012

You can also share an install of AD with a friend. It makes a great stocking stuffer!

Lost all respect when I did that. Choose your friends wisely.

Cheers,

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**Guitargodgt** · 07-23-2012

Originally Posted by kcearl

impulse purchase...I hate the internet

Every single time I buy a drum library it's impulse. haha

Has gotten me into trouble. I currently own:

Addictive with the AD metal pack
Superior drummer 2 with the Music City, NY vol 2, Evil Drums, and Metal Foundry SDX libraries
EZ drummer with dfh, metal machine, metalheads, and nashville ezx add ons
Steven Slate Platinum 3.5
BFD eco

All of them on sale of course

(with the exception of slate).

**Armistice** · 07-23-2012

Originally Posted by jimmys69

Yeah, I definitely agree. Turn off everything in the FX. The samples are good, the effects sound like you paid $100 for drum sounds, and $1.75 for all effects.

I've been using the EQ a bit to shape the base sounds... and I find it hard to get the correct balance between crack sound and whack in the head feel on the snares without some fairly fine balancing of room, OH and main drum - never thought of actually using separate plug ins to do the work... will have to give it a try.

Agree on the 'verb though. Fairly useless, and haven't seen the need to compress or distort drums yet so haven't tried them..

I'm increasingly working with just a basic kit and taking it from there.

**jimmys69** · 07-29-2012

I would totally recommend Transient Monster for help with the snare crack thing. I can't remember the last time I didn't use it on the snare bus.

**Guitargodgt** · 09-11-2012

Originally Posted by jimmys69

I would totally recommend Transient Monster for help with the snare crack thing. I can't remember the last time I didn't use it on the snare bus.

I agree I really dig that plugin, especially for the price. The other one I like to use is SPL attacker. They gave it away a few years ago, but the plugin is so good.