Re: make the fills simpler

[Mark Williams]

OK, everybody–chill. The signal-to-noise ratio is usually quite good around here, so let’s just take a step back, cool?

Hi, Willy. Welcome to the forum! I think you’ll find this is a very good place to hang out and ask questions, even if this thread hasn’t gone the way you wanted so far.

Personally, I’m just a little confused as to which products you currently own. Obviously you own SD2 and EZD. Do you also own Custom & Vintage? Do you own any other expansions?

Generally speaking, I’m very sympathetic to what you’re saying here. I tend to think a lot of drum packs cater to folks who want drums to be fairly busy and to be the focus of a mix. I’m not one of those people. I have found some really good, simple fills scattered about in the stock MIDI files played by Nir Z (the Avatar kit and MIDI). Some of them are a lot busier than I ever want personally, but some of them are really good and straightforward. Likewise with Nir Z’s work on Allaire/Hit Factory. I also think Chris played some great fills in the C&V pack. I haven’t yet picked up the new Songwriter’s Fills Pack, but I do have the Songwriter’s MIDI Pack, and I think those grooves are really well done, so I would have high hopes for the fills pack, as well. They’re played by the same drummer.

I haven’t been as happy with the grooves I’ve picked up from Groove Monkee, personally. But maybe that’s just me.

All in all, there are some good, simple, straightforward, non-showy fills in there–you just have to hunt for them a bit.

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