Addictive Drums vs Steven Slate vs Studio Drummer vs Abbey Road Modern
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
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*This video simply shows what the plugins sound like the moment you load them up, it's not a scientific test. Afterall the possibilities to tweak are almost completely endless.......but this is where you start from*
So I was working on a new tune and thought i'd take a look at the drum plugins I have aswell as take a look at the Van 51 amp in Guitar Rig 5
See what you think, what your favourite?
I love Studio Drummer by Native it sounds so natural.
I've got Superior drummer 2.0 with almost all the expansions and I think Superior has the best engine in terms of alternating samples so multiple hits do not sound robotic.
Studio drummer samples can sound as if they triggered from an electronic kit, especially obvious on the toms.
However, Superior Drummer samples sound somewhat retro or destined for rock/indie/metal. You can use Studio Drummer for anything.
Thanks for the demo.
jesus, could you compress the first track a bit more? I think you were only using a 1000:1 ratio.
@myopeia Everything is at default from loading it up.
Even the drum loops are partly from the Diabolic addictive drum midi pack.
I have no reason to favour any plugin as I use them all during almost every project.
This isn't a scientific test it's just a very short and quick one shot comparison.
That's not a bad ratio but I usually prefer ETERNITY : 1. Works for me.
Personally loved the Addictive. Studio was close second
This year NI updated the Abbey Road series to have a groove library and options exactly like the Studio Drummer plugin.
So essentially the difference is down to the actual kits and style of the groove library
. I have to say Modern Drummer is slightly limited for myself and I haven't found a use for it yet.
Studio Drummer has 3 kits that are a good mix of styles so i'd go for that personally.
If you look at my Jordin Sparks or Mordin video on my channel I used Studio Drummer for those..
Yeah I have all the Abbey Road plugins and used the 60s Drums on my song Atoms.
With a little tweak there are an extremely powerful set of plugins.
For this tune, I think Slate's tone fits the best. They also felt the most realistic by a margin, but the biggest thing was just that that particular kit was a good match for the song too.
@KurtDn You can process all you like but sometimes you need to hear what it sounds like out of the box to make sure that starting point is the right one for you.
Studio and Modern Drummer for me :) Best snare and cymbals.
Yeah, something is definitely wrong with how the AD sounds in this video. Not saying it was intentional, but this is not how AD sounds out of the box. I'm not saying it's the best out of all these, but it sounds way better out of the box than it does in this video. I would re-check everything (buses, etc...).
@fizzlefresh14 nope, there's a large number of ways you can use these plugins. keyboard, v drums, drum pad, computer keyboard, offline key editing ...
@chimptor50 Everything here was stock. Your absolutely correct you can get way way better results from spending many hours tweaking but for the purpose of being fair and unfair at the same time I showed what they sound like when you first load them up....
SS sounds better because it sounds better out of the box, they're mix ready samples and are better suited to this kind of music anyway.
The drum loop is from Addictive Drums itself so you'll have to blame them if you don't like the drummer.
all of them sound good, you can mix up between them as well. steven slate drumkit is a little tighter on the bass and snare which sounds better for metal i like it
@BreakingDownStudio I didn't do any mixing here :-) there are other mixed songs on my channel, I'm not good at it but I know what you mean :-)
I own all of these plugins and more and there isn't one that does it all. Each are suited for certain music and mixes. The Steven Slate 4.0 sounds better than the v3.5 demoed here. Depends on how the plug-in is used, and for triggering AD does very well with the various dynamic levels and their INDIE kit sounds great.
@GuitarsNBanging Yeah i'm more on the Steven Slate side of things though I love the sound of the toms and cymbols in Studio Drummer.
Addictive drums is the best for jamming but to until native instruments sorts out some midi packs for Studio Drummer.
adictive drumms is the best!!
Yeah..
I have both...uhmmm no.. It does have its strong points...but SSD beats it over all. But since I have both I can mix and match...even layer. Fancy, I know.
But i really like the punchy feel in steven slate drums! SSD is more for hard rock and metal and addictive drums and studio drummer is such is more for softer rock, hard rock and such. But SSD also has softer rock kits
SSD sounds less realistic because they are mix ready. Slate has beefed up the drums ready to be put straight into a track. The others you will have to add fx to get the desired sound you want.
@Harrysound I'm thinking of getting that set up too, steven slate for snare and kick , studio drummer for the rest
The problem I'm having with your comparison is I own AD and I know they sound better out of the box than what is represented here. I'm thinking about getting SS cause I really like what what I'm hearing from his program. Having said that I still think this was a skewed taste test. JMHO man.
ahahah so what do you mean?
ssd - already processed drums,to be used
abbey roads - a bit of effects on pre recording ,but need some processes
and addicive drums - just a naked sound that need to process..
all this drums a still different and cant be compared
its like a differents between 3 not similar guitar amps like mesa,fender or engl
Addictive drummer and studio drummer have really nice crashes and hi hats. Studio drummer is realistic same with addictive drums! SSD have really nice sounds but not the most realistic! SSD doesnt have best hi hats, cymbals and such but nice snare and kick. But im really liking addictive drums and studio drummers snare its realistic
I agree 100%. There has to be a way to get rid of that.
i know of people who do use multiple plugins for example ssd kick and toms with sd2.0 snare an cymbals
for me better sounds has Studio Drummer and Abbey Road Modern
Maybe I should do a video of all the kits used at once to make up the perfect drum plugin :)
Oh boy. Please check out www.vi-elements for something a bit less compressed.
Hi, What kind of audio monitor do you use ? Alesis, M-Audio, Yamaha ...
And, in your opinion, which is the best phone to practice drums, with alesis dm10XKit.. ??
Great review!!! Thanks!!!
AD has the best Cymbal, its pretty realstic.. But i find Steven slate drums has the best Snare (its little dry though) kick, and toms.
Does Studio drummer use round-robin for sample playback? If so there is most likely an option to turn this on and off, no?
If your using Stale Drums 3.5 you can set the number of variations for each instrument under the settings tab for each kit piece.
OR you could go into your midi editor where you have your drums and just pull all the MIDI values to 127 if you want no dynamics whatsoever.
In some plugins you can also set the minimum value and the maximum value of the velocity of the MIDI.
@Harrysound hey, would you plz put a tutorial up on how to map SSD with a eletrionic drum set. im having issues.
My favorited drum programs, Addictive drums, steven slate drums and superior drummer. addictive drums sound real realstic same with superior drummer. Steven slate has real good rock and hard rock kits. Has real good snare, toms and kick. I havnt researched any other program.
nice comparison, but a bit wrong of drum types, addictive drum in this video seems a bit flat, as I use addictive drum for my tracking there are a lot of fat kick and snare but you didnt pick them up. for slate digital feel so sweet in rock style but feel a bit unnatural to my ears. studio drummer also the best for all kind of genres.
Yeah I apologise for this awful video….it’s a long long time ago
yo hice la misma comparacion desde mi casa y no sé porque los de native instruments suenan muy inferiores con respecto a addictive drums
Studio drummer like the best. there is much more options that you can use to shape the sound. you shlould have turned the room mic on
Would be a better comparison with the drum tracks only. To my ears SSD sounds less realistic than the others. I don't like the attack in the kick at all. My favorite is Abbey Road, it has the richest most natural sound. Second is AD, but it sounds a little flat in your recording.
Hey man, good demo. I've got guitar rig 5, but when i try to record with reaper or any software, it does not see any signal, no matter of what i do.. Can you tell me your reaper settings please?
Cheers
Did you who create that music? i like so much of the musicallity from the guitar and drums!
SSD platinum... Best VST on the planet hands down!
I don't use Reaper, I use Cubase.
If your having problems at this stage then maybe you should look into some tutorials via ASKVideo,com
For some reason, studio drummer sounds fake (doesn't mean it's a bad sound), but addictive drums 2 is just so versatile, cymbals sound fantastic and overall realer drum tracks. Would have went for SD3 but that shit is over 250GB of samples and extra 55GB for idk what
Please can you give me your guitar rig presets ?
Nice comparison. Have you tried Superior Drummer?
should have done a drums only comparrison cus you really can't mix drums with other instruments obviously and it makes some kits sound less good than others
I like studio and abbey
I have addictive drums and it`s a shame I tell u with the snares. It sounded the worst here snares it also don`t have metal kicks But the ambient on the kit fits this beat u used. I would use the snare and the kick from Steven Slate and put them on AD and would be perfect kit with that ambient.
It's also a shame With the Cymbals. #1 reason why I bought SSD. I do enjoy the toms from the TAMA kit from ADD though.
This song sounds like Into The Mouth Of Hell We March by Trivium.
Good guitar playing. Sounds really good to me, however I'm here for the drums. So please skip the guitars and do a sole drum comparison. You might as well compare Superior drummer if you got it. :) Peace and love from a fellow musician.
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hate slates marketing, pushing it down your throats constantly, but gotta say its the best of the bunch atleast on this video
The compression on the cymbals with addictive drums was way too strong it was horrible! Steven slate didnt hurt my ears as much..
try changing the input device
do you need a midi keyboard to use these?
Not a fair demo..........Something is wrong with the way Addictive Drums is being processed through one of the busses. All great programs and you have to tweak each one of them differently. So many tricks but too much to go into here.....
@Drumaddict63 I think I have at some stage. I own all these plugins though and i'm not keen on getting anymoore.
Alot of people use SD I personally really love Steven Slate when you set it up and map it properly.
I'm liking Studio Drummer more and more though so A mixture of the Steven Slate snare and kicks with Studio Drummers Cymbols and Toms could be a winner.
Would you prefer Inf:1 ratio?
studio drummer has the best snare and a more in your face sound so i'd say thats the best.
What about BFD2?
You could have at least used the Metal preset on AD... lol
Кинте ссылочку на скачку VSTi Addective Drams Studio
STARTUP Kit on AD?!! no way!!! unless your name is timbaland... XD
Abbey Road sounds best of these, but I prefer Superior Drummer, personally.
i think the addictive drums had too much bus compression
Steven Slate is REAL
STUDIO!!
adictive drums sounds real
They all sound pretty bad as they are. I find that these drum sample players can often be much improved simply by applying a single limiter plugin to the full kit mix. For this I tend to use the Waves L1 Limiter, but no doubt others will work well too.
Yeah sorry about this crappy video. It’s an old one I forgot to hide.
@@Harrysound You stated that this was how they sounded upon opening them up, ie.the default. My criticism was about how they sounded, not about the audio of the video, so I wouldn't suggest any fault lying with you.
CrankCase08 oh no worries mate. I know what you meant , I was just saying old videos like this make me cringe a bit.
Too much compression. Not a fair comparison of drum vsts. This is a showcase of your guitar riff, not drum modules.
Studio drummer is the best!!
Studio Drummer is the best!!!!!! The best, the best, the best!!!!! ;)))
I think Studio Drummer is probably the most realistic on your mixes...
You obviously do not know how to mix or play drums. AD are great and extreemly versatile, you can tweek each individual drum and cymbal to sound exactly the way you want. Use your ears man and try to tweak it some. It sounds like you threw up the AD and did nothing but with the SS you tweaked it to skew the outcome same with NISD! This was not a fair conpareison. Put all three up, same vol, 0 eq and let er rip!
BOM
well i love addictive drums but here the most real sound provide is studio drumer.
steven slate sounds better for drums....but abbey road is better for cymbals
Is this your song?
I wouldn't call it a song.....yet. soundcloud.com/songsfromsolitude/kanada-early-work-in-progress
+Stephen Harrison The video version is better for me... The riff on 0:36 sounds awesome. And that tuning IMHO is better too
+Yaroslav Kryvda noted. Not heard it in a long time and I thought the same just now :)
by this mix quality it's impossible to understand even something... Dislike
You need to work in the velocity of every of your midi secuency, you need to humanize it... sounds very plastic!. Addictive drums sounds 1000 times better than what you're showing...
Nope.