Believe it or not, I was once was a Rane rep during my younger days as an independent manufacturer's rep. They're a great company with great products, but they're a little offbeat ... as you can surmise. I've met the original owners.
The drums, G, are wallpaper rhythm ... it's the depth and sound of the samples that gives it away, not so much the performance. Accordingly, my impression of them was that they simply sort of faded into the background ... n'er to be noticed as a primary element.
Which, like I said, is fine ... because you didn't attempt to feature them in the mix ... they're appropriately recessed. If, on the other hand, you put them up an front ... things would really sound off -- for up against commercial professional output, they're just not going to cut it.
I buy live drums, played individually to my tunes, from a studio, from Frank Basile -- the same guy that does Session Drummer in Sonar. His address is:
www.livestudiodrums.com
He's a great guy and we've had an ongoing relationship since I sent him all his midi files for "Smartloops" (which are essentially the session drummer stuff) -- but I converted them to a format that worked w/ the new Sonar upgrade -- whereas the old format it was originally issued under didn't. It was a spot of work, and I didn't mind doing it ... for it made things work in Sonar for me ... but also for him.
Ever since, Frank has been kind to me ... and I appreciate him very much. He's a VERY talented drummer, and I've played with some REALLY talented guys who are very well known. Not that any of that counts for naught ...
Yet ...
It's very hard for folks to attempt to duplicate specialized live performance, and even harder for them to obtain via recording the sonic signature of a live performance. That's
a dirty little secret that every manufacturer of every sample program doesn't want anyone to know. I've bought the best. They still don't stand up properly against a live recording w/ a human playing.
Worlds of difference, and I defy any manufacturer to challenge that statement with the confidence they won't. They know. Samples can augment live, they cannot replace live.
So, in this long winded reply ... don't worry that your drums aren't state of the state of ... They're fine, and they are what they are, unless you employ a wholly different approach.
Best,
Kev-