I will also say that while the SD3 samples sound really great, some of the stock samples left a little to be desired in terms of how hard the drummer who sampled them hit them. I like both because even now, I'm currently doing a mix where the drummer didn't quite give an even performance on the snare, so I'm using an SD3 snare sample for impact to make the snare more consistent, and then an SSD5.5 snare for colour, character, and tone if that makes sense. They also have great presets as well that have everything eq'd/compressed, etc, so lots of flexibility. That being said, you will need to do more work in mixing to counter balance some of the oomph and proximity of the close mics.
They also have tons of velocity layers, as well as bleed samples for every single channel, so if you program them right, if you printed the drums down to individual channels, nobody would have a clue that they weren't a real live drummer. Onto Superior Drummer 3, the reason I like this in addition or as another option is that when I was in a position where I need to sample a drummer to get the impact of a close mic'd snare because his performance was inconsistent, SD3 sounds exactly like how I would mic up a kit, and I can expect the close mics to sound more like a close mic'd snare, or tom, etc more proximity effect, more oomph, more forward sounding. Now, NONE of this is bad it's just a sound, and a good one too - more airy and has a little more space if that makes sense. I don't know if those made the cut, or what the deal is, but it seems to line up with my experiences. There is also a promo video of the CLA stuff where you see the snare mic close how most would mic the snare, then in another shot when it seems like the drummer is taking samples, the mics on the snare are pretty far backed off. The only reason I say this is because of my experiences as an engineer and how those close samples sound. It sounds like the snare mic is placed further away in a way where if a live drummer were actually playing, the bleed from the hi hat and close snare would be quite awful. In my experience, as an audio engineer and practicing mixer, if I need more impact and oomph from the snare (proximity effect low end build up from close micing a drum), the slate stuff doesn't sound like it's mic'd up how I would normally mic a snare drum. Where I think Slate falls a little short is in the realism of close mic'd sounds in my opinion particularly the snares. I don't have the CLA or Blackbird packs, but I would like to get those eventually based on examples I've heard of them. They take processing well and the stock sounds area really nice. In a nutshell, I find that SSD5.5 is great if you want something that's fairly mix ready right off of the bat. To make it easier, I'll just say SSD5.5 (Steven Slate) and SD3 (Superior Drummer). both are relatively intuitive if you understand the basic concepts of what you are doing - ezd is simpler than sd3 because it provides you with less control.I don't know where this whole thread went I didn't read the whole discussion, but I thought I would offer a little insight on my experiences on Steven Slate Drums 5.5 and Superior Drummer 3. you can't use the sd3 extension packs with ezd but there are separate ezd extension packs developed in parallel for many of them anyway, and heaps more besidesīoth work well with edrums. sounds great and is enough for many people. you can use all the ez-drummer extension packs (with their relative limitations) with sd3, in addition to the sd3 extension packsĮz-drummer is a scaled down and cheaper version of sd3. it also has plenty of presets if you just want to plug and play. it is expensive but gives you heaps of options. Superior drummer is the most advanced, best sounding vst.
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