Nice but not that easy to implement. You’d be pretty much restricted to au and vst plugins anyways.
Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.6 Operating system: macOS High Sierra (10.13)
Jack
aka musicman691 on other forums
Superior Drummer 3.4.0
Area 33 1.0.0
Death and Darkness 1.0.1
PT 2021.6
OSX 10.13.6
3.46 GHz hex core 2012 MacPro 48 gig ram
‘You’d be pretty much restricted to au and vst plugins anyways.’
Mi ne komprenas! Please explain what is ‘restrictive’ about the ability to use the two major plugin formats VST and AU? Currently the only ‘plugins’ that can be used are built in eq, compressors etc.etc. I’d call that pretty restricitve in comparison to opening it up to at least one third party major plugin format.
Regarding it being difficult to implement, that would suggest that Toontrack’s excellent programmers would find it difficult as compared to many other software companies who have enabled such programming ‘feats’ of running plugins within plugins such as Blue Cat, Native Instruments, Tone2 etc. etc. etc. and as for Image Line I had Fruity Loops running as a VST plugin in Cubase yesterday!
If they want to do it, not particularly difficult for them as one of the major players in the plugin game with complex product lines. I have never had a Toontrack product cause a crash since using their products for 18 years and their product manager is outstanding… you’re welcome Toontrack.
But it would be nice… we can agree on that.
This post was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by Dude.
By restricted I meant you’d not be able to use aax format plugins (if you use Pro Tools) as Avid doesn’t allow wrappers or hosts for aax format plugins. Not everyone that uses PT installs every plugin format. Besides hosting third party plugins could compromise SD3 stability. I’d rather have SD3 do what it does and have my third party plugins in my daw. That way I don’t have to keep SD3 open and taking up ram and cpu cycles once I get my drum tracks where I need them. I treat SD3 like I treat real physical drums. Render it all out to audio and mix away. I don’t do any mixing in SD3’s mixer.
Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.6 Operating system: macOS High Sierra (10.13)
Jack
aka musicman691 on other forums
Superior Drummer 3.4.0
Area 33 1.0.0
Death and Darkness 1.0.1
PT 2021.6
OSX 10.13.6
3.46 GHz hex core 2012 MacPro 48 gig ram
‘Besides hosting third party plugins could compromise SD3 stability.’
It could, although only if actually using it to host third party plugins that caused problems, but as you say, no need to use it like that, so no worries; let the people who want to use it with the 3rd party plugins do so, and you can still use it like you do, not a VST/AU in sight for your way of working and stability.
This is my number 1 wanted feature for a future version of Superior Drummer. Being able to shape the sounds in the SD3 kits with plugins that you are used to using and know inside and out would be so incredibly useful.
Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.6 Operating system: macOS Ventura (13)
By restricted I meant you’d not be able to use aax format plugins (if you use Pro Tools) as Avid doesn’t allow wrappers or hosts for aax format plugins. Not everyone that uses PT installs every plugin format. Besides hosting third party plugins could compromise SD3 stability. I’d rather have SD3 do what it does and have my third party plugins in my daw. That way I don’t have to keep SD3 open and taking up ram and cpu cycles once I get my drum tracks where I need them. I treat SD3 like I treat real physical drums. Render it all out to audio and mix away. I don’t do any mixing in SD3’s mixer.
Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.6 Operating system: macOS High Sierra (10.13)
You do realize there are a ton of people on DAWS other than PT who use VST would love this ability?😀
SD3, EZD, EZ Keys 1&2, EZ Bass. Win10, i9/9900, all SSDs, 64g RAM, Cakewalk, Studio One
