Suggestion for Superior Drummer 2

[Dan Wilson]

Hi,

I would like to make a suggestion for Superior Drummer 2 (SD2). After using SD2 to mix the drums for a couple of songs, I have come away with the following suggestion for improvement.

I would like to be able to use 3rd party plugins in the SD2 mixer. ( think waves, IK Multimedia , etc. ) This way I would not have to bounce the tracks out of SD2 and then import the individual tracks back into my DAW (Logic X). This would make the mixer in SD2, in my opinion, a more useful sub-mixer. Plus I would not have to have 16 tracks of drums on the screen. That is tough for me to write since I am a drummer.

Other then that I am really glad I purchased the software.

Dan Wilson

Logic X, SD3, SD2, iMac

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[Scott]

Currently, you can route mixer channels out of S2 and into Logic. Then you can insert any 3rd party plugins you’d like.

http://www.toontrack.com/faq/how-do-i-set-up-superior-drummer-for-multichannel-operation-in-logic/

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[Dan Wilson]

Hi Scott,

Absolutely, but what if you say wanted to use two different eq or compressor settings on your top and bottom snare mics. You could at present send each mic to a different stereo bus in SD2 and the out to logic (DAW) but you end up with a bunch of stereo busses for mono mics. I am merely suggesting if one could access their third party plugins within SD2 it would be much more elegant.
I suppose then, of course, people would ask that they be able to access the kick track in SD2 from the bass compressor so they could duck the bass in the their DAW. I realize it is a never ending “how about…”. This was only a thought after using SD2 and truly liking the end result, but to get there is was just a little cumbersome.

Dan Wilson

Logic X, SD3, SD2, iMac

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