Using EZ Drummer Expansions in Superior Drummer

[Billy 86]

EZ Drummer expansions are about half the cost of SD3...

EZ Drummer expansions are about half the cost of SD3 expansions, and their pages say they work in SD3. Curious to know what are the functional differences in SD3 of using EZ Drummer Expansions vs. SD3 Expansions. Given the cost difference, one would assume there are some notable differences in functionality, sound quality, etc. Yes/no? Thanks.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.4.0
Operating system: Windows 11

SD3 3.4, EZK2.1.3, EZ Bass 1.3.1, Win11, i9/9900, all SSDs, 64g RAM, Cakewalk, Studio One

EZ Drummer expansions are about half the cost of SD3 expansions, and their pages say they work in SD3. Curious to know what are the functional differences in SD3 of using EZ Drummer Expansions vs. SD3 Expansions. Given the cost difference, one would assume there are some notable differences in functionality, sound quality, etc. Yes/no? Thanks.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.4.0
Operating system: Windows 11

SD3 3.4, EZK2.1.3, EZ Bass 1.3.1, Win11, i9/9900, all SSDs, 64g RAM, Cakewalk, Studio One

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[Tom Conner]

Thanks for the link Korken, very useful. I noticed that to hear the noise floor in the 16bit version of the song he boosted it by 60dB. Of course in the 8 bit version it was clearly audible. And yes Jord I used AI for the “96dB is a 636 times increase in intensity” since I didn’t know that math.

Heh, we are way off topic for the thread here, sorry Billy!

DWe six piece kit, Roland BT-1s/eDRUMin, RME Fireface interface, JH Audio IEMs w/Fiio Amp, Porter & Davies transducer, Razer 16 laptop, SD3 (State of the Art, Stockholm, Hitmaker, Legacy of Rock, Decades, Death & Darkness, Fields of Rock, Stories)

[Billy 86]

Ha! No worries… all interesting stuff… I discovered reason enough to stick with SD3.

SD3 3.4, EZK2.1.3, EZ Bass 1.3.1, Win11, i9/9900, all SSDs, 64g RAM, Cakewalk, Studio One

[Korken]

Bear-Faced Cow wrote:

That is the reason that recording, mixing and mastering in 24 bit is very recommendable against 16. One can go to 16, but only after the mixing and mastering is done in (preferably) 24 bit, or more.

You don’t mix in 24 bits. You bounce into 24 bit. Almost every modern DAW will use 32 bit float internally for audio channels and 64 bit float buses and output channels for mixing.

jord

• This post was modified 3 months ago by Bear-Faced Cow.

I was referring to the recorded 24 bit audio data, actually. Yes, the DAW do the process in 32 or 64 float.

[Bear-Faced Cow]

I usually store my recorded audio in Logic is CAF format, which is 32 bit float. Saved converting when applying effects processing directly to the track.

jord

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