This is wild, I never thought about organizing a sample library in a cloud like that. It seems like a very quick way to compare similar sounds against each other.
Yeah it's a pretty epic way of organizing one-shot samples, it's pretty much the only way I search through drum samples now! Some people at Google also released a sample cloud experiment like this a while back: I'm not sure which came first tbh. Love your channel btw! experiments.withgoogle.com/ai/drum-machine/view/
Hmmmm. One of the things i really like about Atlas (from seeing another video), is the possibility to drag&drop fill a Ableton Drumrack. I guess with XO this is not possible, especially because it's limited to 8 tracks, but also because of no export function in that manner? Also: is this Sequencer-list on the right side of Atlas ("Deep house funk .... Deep house progressive ...." etc.) representing MIDI files? Or is that some sort of Atlas-unique format? Because i d love to import Midi files into atlas, if possible. Thank you!
You can just drag one of the bottom-left bubbles in the export window in XO directly into an Ableton drum rack and it will populate it with the XO drums.
XO can, in contradiction what's said in this video (2:02), have different maps stored, sort of. Magnifying glass > and then check or uncheck which sample folders should be visible or not in 'the Space'...
Atlas is miles ahead of XO. XO's step sequencer is only limited to a 4 bar pattern while Atlas gives you the option to change or stretch your drum step pattern from a 8 bar step sequencer all the way up to a 32 bar step sequencer or a 64 bar step sequencer drum pattern loop. What can you do with a short 4 bar only step sequencer that's very limited in XO to switch your drum patterns up? Nothing! The drum mapping in Atlas is miles ahead of XO that allows you to customize your own kits 'graphical wise' and have extra access to folders and sound beside its own default browser. Also in Atlas 2, not only Atlas has its own slot efx for each sound, but Atlas allows you to multi-out-put or enroute each drum slot to your DAW's mixer individually for a better mixing control. Atlas also gives you the option to export your drum sequence or pattern into "Midi" or "Audio/loop" or as ''Stems' for your choice. I own both XO and Atlas2 and XO doesn't even compare or stand up to Atlas2 to be honest. Atlas2 came out way before XO since it gets updated frequently unlike XO.
This is a very clear and fairminded comparison. I own Atlas, but, alas, it doesn't run on my 2nd computer (Windows on ARM). Both of these seem very narrowly focused on 4/4 16th note time signatures. Is there a way to get other meters? That'd be a big deal-breaker for me even though I love a lot of what both of these programs can do.
In case you've figured it out, might be useful for someone else. sequence tab>export button>then render button>drag the circle next to where it says drag into your daw.
XO automatically adds the right amount of FX to each drum, a touch of plate reverb or delay etc, and it seems to just sound a lot better than Atlas. Does Atlas have FX?
@@101Licious which is EXACLTY why I like it. Who could be bothered tagging a million files? I been doing it for 20 years, constantly updating my database with the right tags. This is a godsend...
Yes! Atlas has Effects or Fx slots for each Drums or sounds. Atlas also has routing for each slots for your mixer to add your own fx onto your daws mixer ''a double win'
You can tune the individual samples manually and the use a tuner plugin to check what note they're in. Other than that, not sure of any way to tune these to a specific key
@@Albinamo very fast multiple hit on the same drum. You can do it with 2 sticks or specialized tools to have 1 hit immediately after the other. They almost sound as if they are part of the same initial strike.
I begun using Atlas the second it came out. I use only XO now. Why? Because I know how to use it. Atlas was a planned release to make money. First version was good. The second one was a joke in comparison. Read a manual...
Triaz is absolutely amazing, but it's not really in the same category as these two, yeah these have some features that overlap, but they are primarily to help you get ALL of your one shot samples in one easy to browse place. You can do a bit of that with triaz but nothing like either xo or atlas.
why not mention that Atlas have NO built in effects? witch is a real bummer, not even an reverb, EQ or comp? strange. Otherwise atlas would win easily.
Tried Atlas, waste of money. Once you understand the full range of what XO is capable of you wouldn't think twice. This comparison doesn't even scratch the surface.
I own both Atlas and XO. XO has a limited of a 4 bar loop sequencer while Atlas has a 8 bar, 16 bar and a 32 bar loop sequencer to change your drum pattern. What can you do with a short 4 bar loop pattern sequencer in switching your drums up in XO to change the drum pattern? NOTHING! A limited 4 bar drum pattern only in XO's sequencer. Atlas mapping option is miles ahead of XO. Also XO doesn't have a individual track routing slot to your DAW's mixer like Atlas.
@@GoblinGoodfella in addition to that my favorite part about atlas is it let's drag out multiple selected samples at once. Perfect for adding them into a different drum vsti
Well, well, this was a horrid review which seems to have been randomly pasted together without a concrete explanation. At least you could have discussed how each vst's implementation, of virtual drum pads and sequencing, is used with various hardware pads and/or sequencers. But hey, at least we know some aspects you repeated more than a couple of times; such as, they are both 'solid', and that you tend to reach for XO most often.
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This is wild, I never thought about organizing a sample library in a cloud like that. It seems like a very quick way to compare similar sounds against each other.
Yeah it's a pretty epic way of organizing one-shot samples, it's pretty much the only way I search through drum samples now! Some people at Google also released a sample cloud experiment like this a while back: I'm not sure which came first tbh. Love your channel btw! experiments.withgoogle.com/ai/drum-machine/view/
Once you have it you will never go back to DAW search function
Hmmmm. One of the things i really like about Atlas (from seeing another video), is the possibility to drag&drop fill a Ableton Drumrack. I guess with XO this is not possible, especially because it's limited to 8 tracks, but also because of no export function in that manner? Also: is this Sequencer-list on the right side of Atlas ("Deep house funk .... Deep house progressive ...." etc.) representing MIDI files? Or is that some sort of Atlas-unique format? Because i d love to import Midi files into atlas, if possible. Thank you!
You can just drag one of the bottom-left bubbles in the export window in XO directly into an Ableton drum rack and it will populate it with the XO drums.
@@ARival thank you for the info! Is it limited to 8 slots, right?
@@sternenherz yeah that's the advantage of atlas (more slots). but it's super fast to do in XO so it's a plus
I have both. Atlas is so powerful and easy to use!
They really did think of how to streamline a lot of things and give the user practical workflow options
XO can, in contradiction what's said in this video (2:02), have different maps stored, sort of. Magnifying glass > and then check or uncheck which sample folders should be visible or not in 'the Space'...
You can do that in atlas too, I think he's right though where you can have different maps altogether with atlas, think of them as presets sorta
Xo is slightly better at grouping/finding similar sounds, with all other features Atlas rules.
Atlas is miles ahead of XO. XO's step sequencer is only limited to a 4 bar pattern while Atlas gives you the option to change or stretch your drum step pattern from a 8 bar step sequencer all the way up to a 32 bar step sequencer or a 64 bar step sequencer drum pattern loop. What can you do with a short 4 bar only step sequencer that's very limited in XO to switch your drum patterns up? Nothing! The drum mapping in Atlas is miles ahead of XO that allows you to customize your own kits 'graphical wise' and have extra access to folders and sound beside its own default browser. Also in Atlas 2, not only Atlas has its own slot efx for each sound, but Atlas allows you to multi-out-put or enroute each drum slot to your DAW's mixer individually for a better mixing control. Atlas also gives you the option to export your drum sequence or pattern into "Midi" or "Audio/loop" or as ''Stems' for your choice. I own both XO and Atlas2 and XO doesn't even compare or stand up to Atlas2 to be honest. Atlas2 came out way before XO since it gets updated frequently unlike XO.
Great video. Thank you.
Great video thank you so much. May I ask wether you either of the plug ins offer to change key if the drum samples?
They dont
this could be anice feature for both though
This is a very clear and fairminded comparison.
I own Atlas, but, alas, it doesn't run on my 2nd computer (Windows on ARM).
Both of these seem very narrowly focused on 4/4 16th note time signatures. Is there a way to get other meters? That'd be a big deal-breaker for me even though I love a lot of what both of these programs can do.
Great video ! Just got xo . Whwre can get those expansion presets you have there? Thanks
Idk about XO but I'm still using Atlas V1 and I love it , great production workflow booster
good time to upgrade the Atlas plugin $19us... theres a sale on til 4th December
I'm liking atlas but don't see a way to drag the beat to the daw ?
In case you've figured it out, might be useful for someone else. sequence tab>export button>then render button>drag the circle next to where it says drag into your daw.
@@delphisignal thanks I found the tab buried under the export button which is a little odd.
XO automatically adds the right amount of FX to each drum, a touch of plate reverb or delay etc, and it seems to just sound a lot better than Atlas. Does Atlas have FX?
XO is a toy for all who are lazy :)
@@101Licious which is EXACLTY why I like it. Who could be bothered tagging a million files? I been doing it for 20 years, constantly updating my database with the right tags. This is a godsend...
@@benedict303 That's why it's just good to have a choice.
Yes! Atlas has Effects or Fx slots for each Drums or sounds. Atlas also has routing for each slots for your mixer to add your own fx onto your daws mixer ''a double win'
How to tune the drums to a specific key?
You can tune the individual samples manually and the use a tuner plugin to check what note they're in. Other than that, not sure of any way to tune these to a specific key
I believe that whoever is doing the advertising is really informed and it in assure you that it is the best wandw you
Idk... There's really no comparison. Atlas wipes the floor with XO.
lacking an easy way to do flams like XO....
@@CoolColJ I thank flams are the least of people's concerns when using a sampler like these.
@@richardspillers6282wtf is a flam?
@@Albinamo very fast multiple hit on the same drum. You can do it with 2 sticks or specialized tools to have 1 hit immediately after the other.
They almost sound as if they are part of the same initial strike.
I begun using Atlas the second it came out. I use only XO now. Why? Because I know how to use it. Atlas was a planned release to make money. First version was good. The second one was a joke in comparison. Read a manual...
Atlas wins.
Wave alchemy Triaz rules over both of them now
Triaz is absolutely amazing, but it's not really in the same category as these two, yeah these have some features that overlap, but they are primarily to help you get ALL of your one shot samples in one easy to browse place. You can do a bit of that with triaz but nothing like either xo or atlas.
why not mention that Atlas have NO built in effects? witch is a real bummer, not even an reverb, EQ or comp? strange. Otherwise atlas would win easily.
Both atlas and xo allow for multiple outputs so not too difficult to route things and use whatever effects you want in your DAW.
Atlas 2 does have built-in effects.
Tried Atlas, waste of money. Once you understand the full range of what XO is capable of you wouldn't think twice. This comparison doesn't even scratch the surface.
Do you have a better video. Could you make some examples?
Lmao! XO's sequencer is limited to a 4 bar pattern while Atlas2 has a 32 bar pattern in its sequencer!
XO wins hands down... Why even making this video?
Lol
I own both Atlas and XO. XO has a limited of a 4 bar loop sequencer while Atlas has a 8 bar, 16 bar and a 32 bar loop sequencer to change your drum pattern. What can you do with a short 4 bar loop pattern sequencer in switching your drums up in XO to change the drum pattern? NOTHING! A limited 4 bar drum pattern only in XO's sequencer. Atlas mapping option is miles ahead of XO. Also XO doesn't have a individual track routing slot to your DAW's mixer like Atlas.
You've clearly never used atlas
@@GoblinGoodfella in addition to that my favorite part about atlas is it let's drag out multiple selected samples at once. Perfect for adding them into a different drum vsti
Well, well, this was a horrid review which seems to have been randomly pasted together without a concrete explanation. At least you could have discussed how each vst's implementation, of virtual drum pads and sequencing, is used with various hardware pads and/or sequencers.
But hey, at least we know some aspects you repeated more than a couple of times; such as, they are both 'solid', and that you tend to reach for XO most often.