Superior Drummer 3 – Alter Bridge Drum Sound

[6StringChug]

Hi all,

new to the Forum and pretty much a newby to Toontrack & Home Recording in general.

I own Superior Drummer 3 and the Bob Rock Foundry extension pack and am super happy with the drum sounds i get from it out of the bag. I currently dig the Man of Sand Preset in particular.

Yesterday I heard the new Alter Bridge Track “Pay No Mind” and I really love that modern drum sound they have going. I know, this is not everyones cup of tea but I really like it. So the question is to all you Superior Drummer champions out there – does anyone have a preset that sounds similar or do you guys have any tips on how to get to a similar sound.

Please bear in mind, I am new to both Audio Production and Toontrack. Here´s a link to the song so you can have a listen to the drum sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_dNolzhErA

Looking forward to some feedback.

Many thanks,

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[Bear-Faced Cow]

You should be able to come close with one of the hard rock or metal presets in either library. The most you may need to do is change out a kick or snare (or stack a kit piece on top) to make it the way you want it.

Keep in mind that your guitar and bass tonality will have an effect as well as they can wind up masking out some frequencies on your kit.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

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Thanked by: 6StringChug

[6StringChug]

Many thanks, Jord!

I´ll try out some kits – never mixed up different drums myself, so far only went for the preset and used those out of the box but there should be some presets that are already EQéd in a similar direction and I would just swop some single instruments.

Thanks again!

[Bear-Faced Cow]

You will more than likely have to do some tweaking within some of the plug-ins, including EQ if they are tuned to a kit piece, as you could be boosting or cutting the wrong frequency. Seeing as you are new to audio production, I would suggest a course on it.

On of my favourites for modern hard rock is Bob Marlotte: https://promixacademy.com/audio-courses/mixing-modern-rock-with-bob-marlette/

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

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