SD3 VST in FL Studio doesn’t play as well as in standalone software

[JasperAllen]

Hey, I’m back with another problem.

So I’m facing an issue where when I play & record in the Superior Drummer 3 software itself, everything seems to play perfectly fine. But, when I use it as a VST within FL Studio 20, Everything sounds worse to put it simply. The snare in particular machine guns and loses a significant amount of dynamics. Just the nuances in general seem to not be there at all.

I’ve attached two examples of what I’m referring to. One recorded straight from Superior Drummer 3 and the other put into FL Studio 20 as a MIDI file. Apologies for the open hi-hat in FL Studio. It does that from time to time. 

 

Is there a fix for this at all? Do I possibly need a different DAW? I’m using the TD-30K as a controller by the way.

It’s not a complete deal breaker as I could just record in Superior Drummer 3. But being able to edit certain MIDI notes won’t be possible without FL Studio. It’d be quite the learning curve trying to figure out SD3 in all it’s entirety. Even a new DAW thinking about it now. That’s why it’d just be easier for me to stick with what I know. I plan to do freelance drum recordings as a side gig but if the drums sounds like that coming out of FL, I’m better off sticking with the Roland TD-30 module itself?

Thanks in advance.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.2.4
Operating system: Windows 10

• This post was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by JasperAllen.

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[Mark King]

This has got to be down to the DAW. SD3 responds to the midi it is being fed. It sounds like FL studio is doing something to midi data. I’ve tried with Cubase, Reaper and Cakewalk and this doesn’t happen with them. Surely in FL Studio you can look at what is being done to the midi? As you can see from my signature I use a td30 and I never suffer with this. Definitely not an SD3 problem though.

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 3 years, 11 months ago by Mark King.

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