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MACMUTSCHELLER · Post by **MACMUTSCHELLER** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 4:19 am

Hi,

what is in your opinion the best sounding drum vst? I´m using NI Studio Drummer and Abbey Road 60´s Drummer (which is the better one out of this two imo and for my style (blues, classic rock etc.).
But I´m searching for alternatives which can outplay the NI stuff in 2023.

Thanks

Krakatau · Post by **Krakatau** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 9:34 am

https://www.toontrack.com/product/superior-drummer-3/

https://www.xlnaudio.com/products/addic ... aVEALw_wcB

Harry_HH · Post by **Harry_HH** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 10:51 am

BFD3 with the best expansions - used to be. A sad story.

emef · Post by **emef** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 1:03 pm

Modalics Beat Scholar
https://www.modalics.com/

Ah_Dziz · Post by **Ah_Dziz** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 1:05 pm

Kontakt or addictive drums

donkey tugger · Post by **donkey tugger** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 1:23 pm

Everyone will have their own favourites of course. I like AD2. Good recent thread discussing it here, outlining pros and cons etc;

viewtopic.php?t=592751

yul · Post by **yul** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 4:27 pm

Interesting.

I just went for SD because it may still outshine the latest stuff. I am still learning it but the many channel, mic, randomisation and effect options are quite nifty and can dramatically affect the sounds.

MJACau · Post by **MJACau** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 8:58 pm

"(blues, classic rock etc.)"
Melda's MDrummer or IK Modo Drums?!

fedexnman · Post by **fedexnman** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 9:37 pm

Addictive Drums 2 is really good . I used Toontrack ezdrummer 1 and 2 prior to AD2 ..

Lind0n · Post by **Lind0n** » Sun Mar 26, 2023 2:20 am

any of the DrumDrops Kontakt products:

https://www.drum-drops.com/collections/kontakt-packs

Dirk Diggler · Post by **Dirk Diggler** » Sun Mar 26, 2023 4:08 am

Addictive drums 2 and using the individual outs. Despite no real additions or updates.
Still also the smallest sample footprint too. So much more natural sounding than any of the Kontakt drums I've tried.

By the way, I use a Trapkat with sticks for triggering drums.

Ploki · Post by **Ploki** » Sun Mar 26, 2023 2:58 pm

I really liked Mixosaurus. It got sold off and it never surfaced who bought it.
Always preferred BFD to Superior, but its dead.
There’s some fine superior packs but a lot of it is too clean and clinical for my taste

ReiKru · Post by **ReiKru** » Mon Mar 27, 2023 3:49 am

Groove Agent?

jamcat · Post by **jamcat** » Mon Mar 27, 2023 4:12 am

MODO DRUM

nights_blood · Post by **nights_blood** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 4:37 pm

If you have Kontakt, give the free Redpack Drums RCS Essentials demo a try.

I keep being tempted by BFD when I see it come up for sale, but it seems like a lot of users (specifically Mac) are having nothing but problems these days.

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