There is no one best way. It depends on how you want to do it. For me in the SD3 mixer I have the overhead mics going to one output, the ambient mics to another output. I don’t use the surround mics. I handle SD3 the way I’d handle a real kit. The kick mics get grouped to one SD3 mixer output, snare mics to another, hihat to another, rack toms to another, floor toms to yet another and so on.
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
I do very similar and use buses for each and then route all OH to an OH bus and all ambience (incl surround if I use it) to a “room” bus so the multi outputs which I send to my DAW are like you would get recording real acoustic drums in a studio. I like to keep some of the bleed for realism and adjust this to taste. I also use a separate HH, ride and cymbals bus for recording as it gives me a bit more separate control in my DAW.
Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.6 Operating system: Windows 10
Dell Precision 7730, i7 6 Core 2.6 GHz, 128GB RAM, 1TB SSD and 3 x 2TB SSD, Windows 11, Cubase Pro 14, SD3 plus a variety of SDX's and EZX's, Orchestral Percussion, EZBASS, RME BabyFace Pro FS and KRK V4 monitors. Modified Yamaha DTX900, DTXPRESS4 and Edrumin10 triggering SD3. Yamaha pads/cymbals and Roland VH-10 HiHat. PDP Maple acoustic kit for live playing.
