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Product Superior Drummer
Developer Toontrack Music
Primary Type Drum Kits / Loops
Price (MSRP) $349 / €249 / £189
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Superior Drummer
Superior Drummer

Superior Drummer 2.0 "The New York Studio Legacy Series" is a complete overhaul of the original dfh Superior engine but Toontrack have made painstakingly sure to lose nothing of the sound quality, attention to detail and musicality that has made the Toontrack Music drum sampler line what it is.

Superior Drummer 2.0 has been re-developed for optimized use with e-drums with more effective use of sample layers and much improved loading times. It includes custom MIDI played by Nir Z accessed through the all new customized MIDI engine and arranger - EZplayer pro; it features stand-alone capacity through Toontrack solo.

The new interface is reminiscent of EZdrummer with its simple handling and layout but gives its user layer upon layer of in depth features to create the ultimate drum track.

The all new construction window offers features such as:

  • ADSR.
  • X-pads - Load instruments from any Toontrack library to add positions or to double instruments on the position of your choice.
  • The ability to read and combine all dfh Superior and EZdrummer sound libraries.

The all new internal mixer features bussing capabilities and several built-in FX from UK-based software developer Sonalksis:

  • 5 Band EQ
  • Highpass and Lowpass filter
  • Gate
  • Compressor
  • Transient

The Sessions

Superior Drummer 2.0 "The New York Studio Legacy Series" was recorded by Pat Thrall, Neil Dorfsman and Nir Z at Hit Factory, Avatar Studios and Allaire studios, NY. Pat Thrall, Neil Dorfsman and Nir Z have between them over the past three decades worked with artists as diverse as Meatloaf, Celine Dion, Nick Lachey, Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits, Beyoncé, Björk, Kiss, Joss Stone, Genesis, John Mayer and Chris Cornell.

Vol. 1
This first release contains the Superior Drummer 2.0 sampler engine and Vol.1 of the "New York Studio Legacy Series". Vol.1 contains extensive recordings from Avatar Studios in New York.

Vol. 2
The second release, Vol.2 of the "New York Studio Legacy Series", is planned for Q1 2009 and will complement these recordings with sessions from the legendary Hit Factory and Allaire studios in New York city and upstate New York.

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Toontrack Music releases Custom and Vintage SDX for Superior Drummer 2.0 4th November 2009
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Toontrack Music updates Superior Drummer to v2.2 24th September 2009
Toontrack Music announces Custom and Vintage SDX for Superior Drummer 2.0 22nd September 2009
Toontrack Music and Platinum Samples announce collaboration: Joe Barresi Evil Drums for Superior Drummer 2.0 20th August 2009
Time+Space announces 'Buy 1 Toontrack EZX get 1 free' offer 14th August 2009
Toontrack Music updates Toontrack solo to v1.2.1 13th July 2009
Groove Monkee releases 'Rock 3: Contemporary' MIDI Beats Library 3rd July 2009
Toontrack Music releases The Metal Foundry SDX for Superior Drummer 30th June 2009
Toontrack updates Superior Drummer to v2.1.1 22nd June 2009
Toontrack Music announces The Metal Foundry SDX for Superior Drummer 29th May 2009
Groove Monkee releases Punk Rock MIDI Beats Library 3rd April 2009
Toontrack Music updates Superior Drummer to v2.1.0 2nd April 2009
Toontrack Music releases 'The New York Studio Legacy Series Vol.2' SDX expansion pack for Superior Drummer 2.0 26th March 2009
Toontrack Music announces 'The New York Studio Legacy Series Vol.2' SDX expansion pack for Superior Drummer 2.0 3rd March 2009
Toontrack Music announces the Jazz EZX 12th January 2009
Toontrack Music updates Superior Drummer to v2.0.2 11th November 2008
Groove Monkee releases Power Rock MIDI Beats Library 29th August 2008
Toontrack Music updates Superior Drummer to v2.0.1 18th July 2008
Toontrack Music releases Superior Drummer 2.0 4th July 2008
Time+Space announces Toontrack Music Superior Drummer 2.0 competition 10th June 2008
Toontrack Music releases EZplayer pro and updates Toontrack solo 16th May 2008
Toontrack Music announces EZplayer Pro 14th March 2008
Groove Monkee releases Fusion MIDI Beats Library [BFD|DFH|AD] 10th March 2008
Toontrack Music releases Toontrack Solo and SoundMover 1st November 2007
Toontrack Music reveals sneak peak of Superior Drummer 2.0 - 'The NY Studio Legacy Series' 4th October 2007
Toontrack Music announces Toontrack Solo 3rd October 2007
Toontrack updates Superior to v1.6.0 16th March 2007
Toontrack Music announces EZplayer Free 18th January 2007
Toontrack releases dfh Superior v1.5.6 and EZdrummer v1.0.2 11th September 2006
Toontrack Music releases DFH Superior v1.5.5 28th June 2006
dfh Superior now on Receptor 21st June 2006
Toontrack announces EZX expansion packs for dfh EZdrummer 9th June 2006
Toontrack Music announces Limited Edition Add-on for the Superior line 17th May 2006
FXpansion releases BFD Converter 17th May 2006
Muse Research announces dfh-Superior and dfh-Custom & Vintage for Receptor 19th January 2006
Toontrack updates Superior instruments to v1.5.3 20th December 2005
Toontrack launches Christmas Sale (up to 25% off) 12th December 2005
Groove Monkee releases DFHS Metal Beats 18th November 2005
dfh Superior v1.5.1 released 27th September 2005
Toontrack releases Superior v1.5 16th September 2005
Toontrack announces Superior v1.5 24th August 2005
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dfh Superior Custom & Vintage pre-release discount 21st February 2005
Toontrack DFH Superior - Custom & Vintage announced 21st January 2005
dfh Superior v1.3 released 15th September 2004
Toontrack DFH-Superior v1.3 announced 2nd September 2004
DFH Superior AU now available 19th August 2004
Toontrack DFH Superior AU public beta available 20th July 2004
Toontrack dfh SUPERIOR now shipping 8th April 2004
Toontrack dfh Superior shipping in March 3rd February 2004
Toontrack dfh Superior announced 15th December 2003

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By JamieSkeen
On 14th November 2006
Version: 1.5.6

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In one word WOW!! I have owned DFH 2(east west) for all most 2 years and have put off getting superior for one reason or another, but i wish i would have got this much, much sooner. For real acoustic drum sounds I don't think you can do any better than this.I have heard alot of other drum samplers and some have cool features but in terms of sound and control this is the best I have ever heard. The level of realism is unmatched, this is the way drums are meant to sound. All of the snares are incredible, even the room ambience sounds great and the hi-hats have so many variations you can always get the attack you need. My only gripe is the construction area is too specific, for example you have like 6 ride cymbal slots and only certain ride cymbals can be in certain slots personally i never use more than two at a time. Some times sampled drums even though sounding great don't always set in the mix well the drums in this collection are very easy to mix and the room mic almost erases the need for reverb for most tracks.Pick this up, you will be happy you did
 
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By daviencrow
On 28th June 2005
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Before I begin my review let me tell you a little bit about what I use and compare this too. I own (legit) BFD , BFD XFL , Battery 2 , Drumkit From Hell 2 (with the NI Sampler) , and Drumkit From Hell Superior (which I got at the upgrade price). I also own numerous Reason Refills and Sample Packs from various places. So as you can see I have a good standpoint to give my opinions. Just so you know (because I will refer to performance) My computer is a Dual 3.20 Pentium Xeon (the newer ones) with Hyper Threading , 2 GB of DDR2 RAM , 400GB HD SATA , 250GB usb 2.0 HD , 80 GB usb 2.0 HD , M-Audio Delta 1010 , Creative soundblaster augidy 2 ZS , Cooling System , and I regularly keep all the drives defragged via Diskeeper.

The Pros:
DFHS is unbeatable Library (matched only by BFD XFL) all around for people who want organic sounding , un-processed , drum samples and a professional sounding "drummer" at their finger tips. The program is well suited for all types of Metal , Rock , Punk , and related genres and I'm sure other people would find it VERY usefull as well because of the vast collection of drums and cymbals (at very well selected sizes). It is by far the BEST drum library for I have ever heard for the respective styles. It is well worth the money.

The Cons: My first beef with the program is you actually have to physically drag and drop the library from 4 double sided DVDs & 1 regular DVD. Not only that but it takes HOURS. Though the library is "superior" the plguins that accompany the program are VERY Hard to understand , hard to use , and even on my system the sounds drop out where as no other plugin on my system does so. It may my settings with the program becayse honestly they are hard to understand. Another beef is the poor excuse for midi's that comes with the program. The keymaps for DFHS are also very unfriendly to somone with a keyboard instead of a V-Kit or Sample Pad !! And the GM setting takes away functionality. You can edit your own keymaps but I absolutely hate how the feature is set up.

DFHS V.S. BFD & BFD XFL:

BFD surpasses DFHS in sound quality in a minute insignificant way but DFHS gives more versatility. DFHS allows such advantages as having a much larger drum kit and other forms of percussion that BFD and XFL do not provide. They both have great emulation of a real drummer's behaviour however BFD's interface is WAY EASIER TO USE and eats up way less memory. ALSO NOTE THAT DFHS can be loaded into BFD using BFD From Hell , a free program provided by Fxpansion. I do not know all of the advantages off hand , the first I would assume would be the various hits are mapped better and on the same key at diff velocities (unlike in DFHS) , and a superior interface to use the DFHS library in. The big disadvantage however is going back to the limited number of simeltaneous drums BFD allows compared to DFHS.

DFHS V.S Battery 2:
DFHS is superior in every aspect if your looking for unprocessed sounds. If your a newbie , dont want to mix your drum sounds , want to use a variety of samples in other formats etc.. Battery 2 is the way to go. DFHS is more suited for real drum sounds and emulating a real drummer where as Battey 2 is essentially just an expensive (but well worth it) sampler with a nice library.
 
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