MIDI is notes only, not sounds. It’s like sheet music. The expansion packs have the sounds. Singer-songwriter expansion has brushes, and is in the Black Friday sale until 9.00 CET Dec. 2. Jazz and Americana also have brushes.
As previously stated you need an EZX with a Brushes Kit. I had the same objective in the recent sale and I got signature pt. 2 and Acoustic Songwriter. For brushes I prefer the latter. The brushes kit in signature has the same vibe as “tight room” in the core library while Acoustic Songwriter is more roomy and has a slight ring in the snare.
It’s also important to keep in mind that not all brushes Kits come with swirl articulations. The ones I mentioned do, but Singer-Songwriter, for instance, does not. Singer-Songwriter on the other hand has the benefit of including 3 snares with brushes while the ones I got only have 1 snare.
The options with brushes are usually pretty limited it seems. I would much appreciate it if Toontrack gave us more options in that regard. Maybe a brand new EZX that focuses entirely on brushes, mallets and rods? =) I know there is the Roots SDX but that’s for Superior Drummer and it’s 14 years old already (I think).
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