...and now Superior 2 is in the house.
Several months ago I started working on a project with my friend Peter, a singer/songwriter in Australia whom I've known for several years. We've tried to work together in the past but he's never been a fan of the Roland TD-20 sounds, even though I had programmed what I thought were some really good sounding drums, and we didn't have any other alternatives. Peter never felt that the sounds were what he wanted to hear in his music, and eventually he decided to look into some software that would allow him to produce his own drum tracks.
I heard some demos for a couple of his recent songs, and while the drum sounds were pretty good, the drum parts weren't up to the level of the rest of his tracks. I asked him to send me a song and I recorded a new part for him, but only sent him a MIDI file so he could program his own drum sounds. One of the programs he had purchased was EZDrummer, and when he sent me a mix of the song, I couldn't believe the difference in how the track sounded, compared to the way I had heard it with the Roland sounds. For years I've been saying that the Roland sounds can fool a lot people, which they can, but I realized that the point isn't to fool anyone - it's to have the best sounds possible. I finally decided to purchase EZDrummer for myself so I could learn more about the programming, and I'm continually impressed with the realism of the sounds. I have to admit that I was hesitant to buy the software because I didn't have time to join another forum, which seems to be required every time you get some new gear.
If you do a lot of long-distance collaborations, which I do, the other great thing about using EZDrummer is how much EZier it is to exchange files. When I was sending Peter audio tracks from the TD-20, I would have to upload 100 mb of files, if not more, and if there were any changes I'd have to do it all over again. With EZDrummer all I have to do is email a 20k MIDI file, and let him know what sounds I used, and he can hear exactly what I was hearing.
Having said all of this, here's a not-quite-final mix of a song from Peter's upcoming CD, using EZDrummer sounds. For anyone considering EZDrummer, this might convince you. Or, might make you think that the sounds aren't any big deal. Personally, when listening to this track through good speakers, I couldn't be happier with the drum sound.
Both Peter and I have recently installed Superior 2, so for anyone who's interested there will be more samples to come. We've recorded about two thirds of the songs that will be on the CD, and they will be a mix of S2 and EZDrummer sounds. Some of the songs sound so good with EZDrummer that we are hesitant to replace the sounds, but any of the songs that haven't been mixed and/or recorded yet will probably include S2.
Several months ago I started working on a project with my friend Peter, a singer/songwriter in Australia whom I've known for several years. We've tried to work together in the past but he's never been a fan of the Roland TD-20 sounds, even though I had programmed what I thought were some really good sounding drums, and we didn't have any other alternatives. Peter never felt that the sounds were what he wanted to hear in his music, and eventually he decided to look into some software that would allow him to produce his own drum tracks.
I heard some demos for a couple of his recent songs, and while the drum sounds were pretty good, the drum parts weren't up to the level of the rest of his tracks. I asked him to send me a song and I recorded a new part for him, but only sent him a MIDI file so he could program his own drum sounds. One of the programs he had purchased was EZDrummer, and when he sent me a mix of the song, I couldn't believe the difference in how the track sounded, compared to the way I had heard it with the Roland sounds. For years I've been saying that the Roland sounds can fool a lot people, which they can, but I realized that the point isn't to fool anyone - it's to have the best sounds possible. I finally decided to purchase EZDrummer for myself so I could learn more about the programming, and I'm continually impressed with the realism of the sounds. I have to admit that I was hesitant to buy the software because I didn't have time to join another forum, which seems to be required every time you get some new gear.
If you do a lot of long-distance collaborations, which I do, the other great thing about using EZDrummer is how much EZier it is to exchange files. When I was sending Peter audio tracks from the TD-20, I would have to upload 100 mb of files, if not more, and if there were any changes I'd have to do it all over again. With EZDrummer all I have to do is email a 20k MIDI file, and let him know what sounds I used, and he can hear exactly what I was hearing.
Having said all of this, here's a not-quite-final mix of a song from Peter's upcoming CD, using EZDrummer sounds. For anyone considering EZDrummer, this might convince you. Or, might make you think that the sounds aren't any big deal. Personally, when listening to this track through good speakers, I couldn't be happier with the drum sound.
Both Peter and I have recently installed Superior 2, so for anyone who's interested there will be more samples to come. We've recorded about two thirds of the songs that will be on the CD, and they will be a mix of S2 and EZDrummer sounds. Some of the songs sound so good with EZDrummer that we are hesitant to replace the sounds, but any of the songs that haven't been mixed and/or recorded yet will probably include S2.
i'm interested and curious too.
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