Honestly, in ToonTracks pre-release walk-through of EZD3, when they mentioned drum layering, I was unfamiliar with the term. Obviously, the most important question remains: Is the plugin going to be programmed by a (non)drummer, or played on an e-kit by an actual drummer? End result will vary tremendously based on this alone. I dont disagree with you, but I think the reason for the lack of understanding is because most people on the interwebs talking about drum layering are using it to create new drums sounds for EDM, etc. professional VST/AU music plugins like Serum, Arturias V Collection, iZotopes Ozone. But it's still fairly one dynamic in terms of the sound of the actual kit and does not lend itself to anything else but heavier stuff, even though it's just 'a kit' (YRC) that technically should work with anything. Drum MIDI Pack for Toontrack EZdrummer and Superior Drummer 29. They have shaped up with their latest expansion, Invasion, though.

I hated GGD for a long time since it had no apparent dynamics involved when played on my DTX900 kit. It was however on par with SD for a long time.

Always played on a high-end e-kit since being a fusion/progmetal/funk drummer.īFD3 is fine, but the machine gunning is evident, apparently regardless of expansion. Both for commercial productions, as for just rehearsing. Superior Drummer 3.What is better for your Metal mixThe SD3 cost around 370 Euro & the GGD Metal. Or rather very specific expansions (Death, Hansa.

Ggd vs superior drummer