I posted this in the drum thread a few days back - not much help - so I'm trying here. Forgive the double post!
OK, I've been a drummer for many, many years. During the last several years I've used a Roland TD10 kit in my home studio vs, acoustic drums (I live in a condo, don't have a good sounding room, etc. etc). While I've gotten about as good as I think I can at making the Roland sounds come across as "real" there are limts to how real they can sound. I record mostly country, new country, pop and a little jazz material.
So, I am finally at a point that I would like to try triggering samples (record MIDI performances from the Roland and then trigger software sounds). I just upgraded to a new computer with 250 gigs for processing and 250 gigs for projects - so hopefully I have ehough system to handle whatever! I'm useing Sonar 6 (I also have Pro Tools - but I suck at getting around in Pro Tools)
I read so much (including searches on this site) about Drums From Hell, Big Friggen Drums, EZ Drummer, Drums on Demand, etc. etc. - but I simply can't seem to get to the botom line - which is - what is nest for my needs.
I've heard (but not used) BFD (I was pretty impressed) and DFH (very decent). But I have not actually heard the rest. EZ drummer seems more designed for non drummers who need a quick drum track - but I don't know how well it would trigger from the TD10. I do n=know that I don't really want to cut and paste a bunch of loops!!!!
My needs are (in priority order):
1. Authentic sounding drums that are not overly processed (I have plenty of hardware and software processing)
2. samples that can respond to a fairly wide range of dynamics (ghost notes, etc)
3 . Relatively easy to use - sitting at a computer for hours programming sucks the musical energy right out of me
4. A decent library of drum patterns (laid out ins logical order - so I don't spend hours trying to find a country shuffle in the middle of a million hip hop grooves) for those times when I want to quickly lay a demo track down (with ease of use a key factor).
5. While I would be happy with one or 2 great sounding kits - a few kit options (in particular snare and kick options) with at least the basic latin percussion sounds covered. Oh yeah and if possible some cymbal sounds, that actually sound like cymbals.
6. Cost is not a big factor - but I would like to stay in the $400 range
So - who wants to offer some opinions and/or suggestions
EZ Drummer seems more designed for people who can't play and don't want to spend a lot of time - but I have no idea how it work meet my triggering needs. BFD has some really good sounds, but I really don't know how user friendly it really is.
Help........and thanks for any help offered!!!!!!
OK, I've been a drummer for many, many years. During the last several years I've used a Roland TD10 kit in my home studio vs, acoustic drums (I live in a condo, don't have a good sounding room, etc. etc). While I've gotten about as good as I think I can at making the Roland sounds come across as "real" there are limts to how real they can sound. I record mostly country, new country, pop and a little jazz material.
So, I am finally at a point that I would like to try triggering samples (record MIDI performances from the Roland and then trigger software sounds). I just upgraded to a new computer with 250 gigs for processing and 250 gigs for projects - so hopefully I have ehough system to handle whatever! I'm useing Sonar 6 (I also have Pro Tools - but I suck at getting around in Pro Tools)
I read so much (including searches on this site) about Drums From Hell, Big Friggen Drums, EZ Drummer, Drums on Demand, etc. etc. - but I simply can't seem to get to the botom line - which is - what is nest for my needs.
I've heard (but not used) BFD (I was pretty impressed) and DFH (very decent). But I have not actually heard the rest. EZ drummer seems more designed for non drummers who need a quick drum track - but I don't know how well it would trigger from the TD10. I do n=know that I don't really want to cut and paste a bunch of loops!!!!
My needs are (in priority order):
1. Authentic sounding drums that are not overly processed (I have plenty of hardware and software processing)
2. samples that can respond to a fairly wide range of dynamics (ghost notes, etc)
3 . Relatively easy to use - sitting at a computer for hours programming sucks the musical energy right out of me
4. A decent library of drum patterns (laid out ins logical order - so I don't spend hours trying to find a country shuffle in the middle of a million hip hop grooves) for those times when I want to quickly lay a demo track down (with ease of use a key factor).
5. While I would be happy with one or 2 great sounding kits - a few kit options (in particular snare and kick options) with at least the basic latin percussion sounds covered. Oh yeah and if possible some cymbal sounds, that actually sound like cymbals.
6. Cost is not a big factor - but I would like to stay in the $400 range
So - who wants to offer some opinions and/or suggestions
EZ Drummer seems more designed for people who can't play and don't want to spend a lot of time - but I have no idea how it work meet my triggering needs. BFD has some really good sounds, but I really don't know how user friendly it really is.
Help........and thanks for any help offered!!!!!!