Any good metal drum VSTi's/sample libraries?
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 340 posts since 16 Oct, 2011
I currently use EZDrummer DFH Expansion, which sucks for metal. Is there anything such as a kontakt library or VST that does metal drumming really well?
What I'm looking for -- the MUST HAVE's:
Velocity samples
Right and Left hand hits for really fast passages
Wide array of cymbals commonly seen used in metal
What I would like:
The ability to multi-track the drums to EQ/mix them independently.
That's really it.
Sorry for asking this here, but I figured those in love with Shreddage -- a metal-based rhythm guitar library -- would know good drums for metal as well.
As a side-note:
If you happen to have FPC samples for drums, those will at least work temporarily.
Maybe this is something ISW can come up with A metal-oriented kontakt drum library!
What I'm looking for -- the MUST HAVE's:
Velocity samples
Right and Left hand hits for really fast passages
Wide array of cymbals commonly seen used in metal
What I would like:
The ability to multi-track the drums to EQ/mix them independently.
That's really it.
Sorry for asking this here, but I figured those in love with Shreddage -- a metal-based rhythm guitar library -- would know good drums for metal as well.
As a side-note:
If you happen to have FPC samples for drums, those will at least work temporarily.
Maybe this is something ISW can come up with A metal-oriented kontakt drum library!
Metal for life.
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- KVRian
- 1166 posts since 11 Jan, 2006 from Pittsburgh
Toontrack has the Metal Foundry SDX, but it would require Superior 2.0.
XLN Audio has a Metal ADpack; it requires Addictive Drums 1.5.2.
Platinum Samples has some good stuff in BFD format. You might also want to check out the expansions at the FXpansion website. Naturally, they all require BFD 2.
Sonic Reality has a lot of good drumkits in Kontakt format; the Neil Peart kit is also available in BFD format. I believe the iMap layout has separate left and right hand hits.
Hope this helps a bit. There's a lot of stuff out there, it can take some time to check it all out and listen to the demos.
XLN Audio has a Metal ADpack; it requires Addictive Drums 1.5.2.
Platinum Samples has some good stuff in BFD format. You might also want to check out the expansions at the FXpansion website. Naturally, they all require BFD 2.
Sonic Reality has a lot of good drumkits in Kontakt format; the Neil Peart kit is also available in BFD format. I believe the iMap layout has separate left and right hand hits.
Hope this helps a bit. There's a lot of stuff out there, it can take some time to check it all out and listen to the demos.
- KVRAF
- 23108 posts since 7 Jan, 2009 from Croatia
I use and adore XLN Audio Addictive Drums.
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 340 posts since 16 Oct, 2011
Wow, I never knew toontrack had EZX Metalheads. I've bought that for now. The youtube videos as well as the demos from the site sound promising!
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- KVRAF
- 23108 posts since 7 Jan, 2009 from Croatia
I didn't want to buy into Toontrack hype, their samples are way overused and I can always pick them up. No originality there, just the same sound over and over again... no matter how you process those samples.
Addictive Drums is on the other hand a lot more versatile, from my experience.
Addictive Drums is on the other hand a lot more versatile, from my experience.
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 340 posts since 16 Oct, 2011
You have some points there, but EZX/Toontrack is a lot less RAM heavy, and for a 17-year old kid using his personal PC (I built it myself, it's got some nice specs), I try to save anywhere I can. Otherwise, I'd be using EWQL Symphonic/Vienna Symphonic for orchestral.
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- KVRist
- 84 posts since 17 Sep, 2011
Agree with EvilDragon, Toontrack samples are highly overused, and there sound is very specific not generic enough. Addictive Drums new Metal adpack is really really awesome, better than any of their other expansions, the kit is so amazing as it suits almost all of my compositions. Plus you can control the transients now with the new trig instrument/channel (don't know what else to call it).
If you want out of the box goodness then Steven Slate might be your choice as it is a Kontakt library and has many signature kits from famous Rock and Metal records.
If you want out of the box goodness then Steven Slate might be your choice as it is a Kontakt library and has many signature kits from famous Rock and Metal records.
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 340 posts since 16 Oct, 2011
I do agree. I will probably get Addictive Drums in the future when my paycheck is bigger
For the time being, though, EZX Metalheads isn't bad.
Go to my soundclick page and hear the latest song (What Lies Ahead) to see what I did with the drums.
The only thing I really don't like about EZX Metalheads is that there don't seem to be different L/R Kick samples. That's fine, because in metal, there really isn't much of a difference anyways, but a lot of people reviewing my music tell me about my machine-gun kick drum.
For the time being, though, EZX Metalheads isn't bad.
Go to my soundclick page and hear the latest song (What Lies Ahead) to see what I did with the drums.
The only thing I really don't like about EZX Metalheads is that there don't seem to be different L/R Kick samples. That's fine, because in metal, there really isn't much of a difference anyways, but a lot of people reviewing my music tell me about my machine-gun kick drum.
Metal for life.
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- KVRAF
- 23108 posts since 7 Jan, 2009 from Croatia
SSD is good if you want to copy a sound from a particular band/album. Not very flexible. Also I found its velocity response and feel damn unrealistic.
AD is much better and more flexible.
AD is much better and more flexible.
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- KVRist
- 37 posts since 1 Apr, 2006
Personally, I've used NS_Kit7 (now Natural Drum Kit) for years. Never really bothered with anything else since it covered pretty much everything I needed. It fits pretty much all the requirements - multiple velocity layers, left and right hits, and HALion and Kontakt presets for each individual part of the kit that can be mixed and matched and routed to separate mixer tracks. I'm going to have to claim ignorance as to what would be considered "metal" cymbals, but the library includes 3 splash cymbals, 2 crash cymbals, 3 ride cymbals, 2 hihats and a china cymbal.
Here's an example of NDK being used with a custom Battery preset (the stock presets generally adhere to GM standards with left-hand hits two octaves lower where applicable) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLwajoqBe0s
Here's an example of NDK being used with a custom Battery preset (the stock presets generally adhere to GM standards with left-hand hits two octaves lower where applicable) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLwajoqBe0s
- KVRAF
- 23108 posts since 7 Jan, 2009 from Croatia
No round-robin on that kit? Damn, that's a fail.
Would've liked another china and a spock cymbal, as well.
Would've liked another china and a spock cymbal, as well.
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- KVRAF
- 4683 posts since 16 Mar, 2004 from Columbia, MD
There's also Steven Slate Drums EX, which also has a metal version.
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 340 posts since 16 Oct, 2011
I caved in and got myself Addictive Drums with the Metal ADpak, and holy shit, I am impressed!!
Metal for life.
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