SD3 runs standalone, or as an AU/VST/AAX plug-in.
More information on the Toontrack website and check out a walkthrough of the new features below.Toontrack has updated its flagship product, Superior Drummer, and while I admit it’s not something that’s been on my radar – in fact, I’ve never heard of it before – I’ve discovered that many of my fellow producers are fans, especially those involved in soundtrack composition, needing fast access to a large library of high-quality sounds, detailed programming, and possibly a bit of Surround, too. That’s going to be one hell of a download. Or £147 if you are upgrading from version 2. Superior Drummer 3 will be available on 12th September from Toontrack for £287.
It all looks pretty awesome to be honest. To round it all off the GUI is scalable and resizable to fit all the highest definition screens and work spaces. There’s now an option to bounce everything out to separate tracks. Also new is “Bleed from instruments” where you can bleed sounds from other drums into each other – more authenticity than most of us can handle I think. They have a macros section which allows you to allocated parameters from whatever effects to a row of knobs at the bottom for easy access. It includes 35 mix effects all tailored to mixing drums (would you believe). The mixer has been revamped with a new effects section and busses. That’s pretty extraordinary drum replacement technology. You can also mix the two, have them both, or have some and not others. So then you can replace something that wasn’t recorded well, or completely change the performance, or the timing or whatever. Drop in the recorded files of your drum parts and Superior Drummer will detect the hits, and the instrument, and allocate the right drums to a MIDI version of the performance. The idea is that you can use this feature to replace live drums. The “Tracker” is what they are calling the most efficient and accurate audio to MIDI conversion on the market. As with previous versions, you can play it with your fingers, sequence it or run grooves from the included MIDI performances.
On top of all that they’ve included around 600 samples from electronic drum machines. Some of them even have the ability to select different drum heads.
Each one comes with a bunch of alternatives and additional snares, kicks and cymbals. There are 6 kits in all Ayotte, Gretsch, Pearl, Premier, Ludwig and Yamaha. Recorded in 11.1 immersive surround sound at 24bit and 44.1kHz. All recorded at Galaxy Studios and engineered by George Massenburg this is a serious piece of work.
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