Usually I do my writing with S2 and i'll program what I want the drummer to play. I let my session guy listen to it and from there track him and let him do things my way and also give him the freedom to experiment on additional takes.

From there I comp the drums, utilize drum tracker to convert the kick, snare, and toms to midi and from there I blend S2 samples with my real kit. Sometimes I end up with a completely replaced sound, but I put a good bit of effort into balancing the blend to get a really good sound with both the live drums and the samples from S2. Even using Transfuser after converting to midi with S2 is beneficial in the instance where you want to use your own sound library of drums outside of Superior. LOVE TRANSFUSER!!! )Īfter I got Superior 2, I sold my copy of Strike, and sold BFD, and I also am now selling my copy of Battery. Crashwaggon Music COMMON DRUM VST MISTAKES PEOPLE MAKE Recording/mixing. S2 is light years ahead of anything else. Toontracks EZDrummer and Superior Drummer, Steven Slate Drums, Addictive Drums. With that said, there are millions of ways to bus and route internally and shape mic bleed internally, and even control individual drum levels independent of bleed levels per pad and even per hit variation type!!! Also millions of ways to route and bus to pro tools. Also internal Sonalksis plug-ins within S2 and wicked EQs and comps.Īnd the new SDX expansion packs take tons of drum genres to the next level. and also the new Electronic drum expansion pack for EZ drummer that also works for S2 has totally replaced my other hits for things like electronica and hip hop. Superior 2 is the absolute industry standard in drum plug-ins.

It is the right choice for any serious production that is not satisfied with any acoustic kits brought into the studio and to trigger S2 via MIDI. I guarantee it will please any drum tone enthusiasts out there.

Superior drummer