I’d like something with a focus on cymbals. More variety (unique stacks, particularly dry cymbals) and sampled in multiple places within the stereo field so you could configure the placement with ease.
I do think sometimes toontrack could work on getting more (specific articulations and) sounds out of the kit pieces / drums and cymbals they sample, but it’s also about getting more *cutting edge* sounds and samples with outstanding clarity. It’s hard to give such constructives to Toontrack, cause they’re actually the best company / entity out there at doing so today, but that’s why we all count on them, and I think / at least hope they realize it.
A lot of times people dont want the snare drum sound change, they want to keep it the same for consistency among other purposes / for other reasons, however sometimes they do want that variation. Nobody wants all that much / too much of it though, that’s for sure.
Anyways, I do strongly disagree about the company not in need of more “Metal” drums sounds.
Metal is a huge range, and amazing genre of music. Not all Metal is just a bunch of distorted guitars: (power) chords, and shredding / riffs. And screaming. Some metal is quite laid back
Real/actual Metal drums sounds are versatile and will replace the drums for so many other styles. Punk, Pop, Rap, Rock, Grunge, Prog very well. In a way that’s diverse, unique and creative.
And call it subjective/objective
Though all together Metal clearly is great, considerably above (the) ordinary music of the past, present and future.
Nobody cares what anyone says, cause there’s clearly so many bands, artists, vocalists, guitarists, bassists, drummers, producers, and recording engineers to prove it for anyone who has really been immersed, exposed, introduced and acclimated to what rocking music actually is.
Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.4 Operating system: macOS Ventura (13)
As a drummer I would love to see a SDX with like three standard kits with more variations in sticks. I think we have more than enough sets for every genre, beginning from the 20ies ballroom to any kind of (heavy) rock. But when playing in a band I need to switch between sticks with wires on/off, rods, mallets, with consistency in sound. Would be great to have a vintage set, one from the 80ies and a modern studio/rock set within one SDX for that purpose.
Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.6 Operating system: macOS Monterey (12)
I would love to get a library done by Pelle Henricsson who did the Dirt EZMix pack simply to get the same drum sound from Refused’s album The Shape Of Punk To Come. He could definitely do some older punk and hardcore drum sounds like Sex Pistols or Minor Threat. The Pop Punk EZX just doesn’t cut it for more raw forms of punk and hardcore and to say it does is naive at best
