This makes it really fast to make decent-sounding drum beats. but, the real advantage of EzDrummer 2 was that 'tap search' functionality, where you'd tap in the basics of a drum beat and it'd search your midi library for anything that was similar you could use. SD3 is a lot more user friendly than SD2 was. With SD3, you either need to do a LOT of processing to the kit in the mix, or you need to rely on presets, whereas SD2 or EzDrummer you could use presets, but also if you just dropped the kit into the mix it would sound pretty decent with nothing done to it. But, the SD3 kits are essentially unprocessed, whereas even the Avatar kit had some pretty clear pre-processing done to it (for example, there's no way that kick doesn't have some heavy EQ cuts in the midrange). I vastly prefer 3, but with a couple caveats.įirst, 3 is the better sounding sequencer, in my experience, and in particular the realism of the cymbals and ride are far and away better than SD2.3 or EzDrummer was. I'm a Reaper and SD3 user, and have used the original EzDrummer in Reaper in the past. Thanks in advance for your help guys and gals Do EZ2 and SD3 play nice with Reaper ? It appears they do from scanning forum threads, but have any actual users encountered problems EZ2/SD3 and Reaper ? I've read people complaining about EZ2 limitations, but I don't have a clear view on the topic. My main question here is, since I know nothing about drum programming or drum mixing, will I bite more than I can chew with SD3 ?

SD3 seems harder to learn, yet it includes EZ2 user-friendly functionnalities like tap-to-play, etc. In this category, it clearly appears that SD3 is the better of the two. It seems like SD3 doesn't require those packs am I wrong ? Also, would it be overkill to buy EZ2 + 3 metal packs + 1 prog pack ? SD3 is 419 USD, but I have no idea if I have to buy packs for metal and prog drum kits. I'm leaning towards SD3, but I'd like to validate some things before shelling that amount of cash.ĮZ2 is 179 USD but I'd end up buying probably 3-4 packs at 89 USD each. Tutorial videos and spec sheets are nice, but I'd like to have the opinion of actual users. After looking at cuntless tutorial videos and scanning forum threads, the options I'm looking at are EZDrummer 2 or Superior Drummer 3. I'm currently shopping around for drum programming software. I'm a total drum programming and mixing noob.

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