… … …insane.The whole thing is freely resizable, too, with internal elements (text and controls) scalable from 70-250%, and all four tabbed sections able to be popped out into their own windows. Phase reverse for each channeland the big thing: FX inserts right within the Superior mixer… EQ, Filters, Gate, Comp, and Transients provided by Sonalksis
On/off bleed control for select mic channelslots of mic channels that can be routed to 16 (8 stereo) output channelsĮxtremely detailed bleed control for every mic channellots of mic channels that can route to 32 (16 stereo) bus and/or 32 (16 stereo) output channels32 (16 stereo) bus channels that can route to 30 (15 stereo) other bus and/or 32 (16 stereo) output channelsfade adjustment for each mic channel (I’m still reading the manual for that one :D) generic look regardless of the expansionClassic View option to view all kit pieces as rows and columns of square trigger padsĪdd additional kit pieces from any other expansion (“X-drums”) Superior Drummer 2 and every SDX comes with its own set of groovesSuperior Drummer 2 includes EZplayer Pro, an additional groove browser and audition/composition toolindividually select kit pieces to leave out of a groove
EZdrummer and every EZX comes with its own set of grooves EZplayer Pro is not includedcan’t individually select kit pieces within a groove Very light processing, raw and ready to shapeloads very fast, loading priority kit pieces firstmultiple settings for customizing the humanizationdetailed tool settings sometimes available for selecting felt or plastic beaters, sticks or brushes, etc.ĭetailed envelope controlpitch control16-bit mode (slows loading a bit, but saves RAM)Ĭached mode (also saves RAM, but not really great for live use)master volume controladjustment of the number of sample layers/voices usedeasily preview all velocity levels of a kit pieceextensive external bouncing options
(to answer this, I just loaded EZdrummer, loaded Superior, loaded the EZdrummer kits into Superior, and sent the same MIDI to both, exclusively soloing each - sounded the same to me.)Ħ) yes, check out most of the articulations (and their default keyboard mapping)…ġ6-bit audioa bit more processed and ready-to-goloads fairly quickly, loading priority kit pieces firstone-button humanize on/off feature Superior’s grooves can also be used in EZdrummer, but not Superior’s sounds.Ĥ) for all practical considerations, yes with one exception: superior will load the samples significantly faster. The MIDI grooves included with EZdrummer and Superior are different, but yes, they both have a groove library within the plug-in that you can browse, preview, and drag and drop into your sequencer.ģ) yes, all EZXes and EZdrummer’s own sounds can be used within Superior.
If you have a Guitar Center near you, get both…Ģ) yeah, that video’s actually a very good overview of EZdrummer. Can the Latin grooves also be used in Superior?Ĥ) With the simplest default settings in Superior does it behave exactly like EZdrummer?ĥ) Are the two EZdrummer default sets and MIDI grooves also included with Superior?Ħ) Do the Latin EZX congas and bongos have a way to get sounds of hitting the heads in different ways and places? For example open tones, bass tones, slaps… If yes, can they be activated by a MIDI keyboard? Does Superior have the same grooves as the guy in that video drags into the DAW as MIDI? Does Superior work the same way?ģ) If I buy the Latin EZX it seems like the sounds can be used in Superior. Makes it look pretty simple to use EZdrummer. After looking at this stuff for over 5 hrs I’m at the same clueless point as when I started and need help.ġ) Is there a simple chart available that explains the differences between the two programs?Ģ) I’m not a drummer and have not used a toontracks program before. I’m trying to figure out which one to buy. Musician’s Friend seems to be offering Superior for the same price as EZdrummer.