Recreating My Drummer's Kit (Sabian AAX Xplosion Cymbals, Big Tama Drums, etc)

[glasser_cannon]

Hey guys,

I’m brand new to Superior Drummer, still installing it as I’m typing this, and I’m not sure what exactly comes with the base version of the software. I bought this because my drummer moved to Nashville and he’s going to be recording his parts MIDI so I can mix them on my side. I have a list of his gear, but I haven’t seen most of it in the expansion packs. Does anyone know what packs would have all of this gear or stuff that would sound extremely close? Willing to buy multiple packs if needed to get his sound right

Yamaha Oak Custom Snare 7×14

Tama Artstar (Birch/Mahogany) 12×14 rack, 16×16 and 16×18 floors, 16×24 kick

14″ Zildjian New Beat hats

17″ Sabian AAX-XPlosion Fast Crash

18″ Sabian AAX-XPlosion Fast Crash

20″ Sabian AAX-XPlosion Crash

21″ Sabian HHX Groove Ride

Thanks,
Mike

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.1.4
Operating system: Windows 10

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[Mark King]

That’s a big ask. I suggest you use a recording of the acoustic drums and then choose the closest sounding. If you look in toontrack it will tell you what kits were used for SD3 and the sdx expansions.

SD3 with older sdx,s plus Rooms of Hansa and Death & Darkness. Cubase and wavelab current versions. Roland TD50x using all trigger inputs for triggering SD3 only. Windows 11 computer. Various keyboards and outboard gear as well as VST instruments. Acoustic drums: Yamaha 9000 natural wood and Pearl masters. Various snare drums. RME BabyFace Pro FS and Adam A7X monitors

• This post was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by Mark King.

[Bear-Faced Cow]

If anything, you should just be trying to capture a sound and not look for any specific kit pieces, since there are as different ways to record a single kit as there are SDXs (every producer is different). you can shape and stack kit pieces in almost every imaginable way in SD3. You should also be matching the sound to your music and not the other way around.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

[mickg]

Is he using SD3 to record his MIDI parts? If so, get him to send you the preset that he is using. Then you will both be on the same page. If not, have him send you a recording of some simple beats using his acoustic kit that you can use as a reference to match to.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.1.5
Operating system: macOS Mojave (10.14)

• This post was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by mickg.

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