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[Lee Shapiro]

You mention worrying about too much “downtime”…. Just the process of reformating a hard drive and reinstalling all your software, is a LOT of downtime in itself.  While you are doing all that, it would probably take LESS TIME to email Toontrack and get your authorizations reset.   And as Olof pointed out, reformating a hard drive doesn’t change your computer ID, so re-authorizations are unnecessary.

[Lee Shapiro]

That’s a tough field to break into, even for Toontrack.  Especially lately when there are so many excellent choices already to choose from.

IK Multimedia just released B-3X, which has gotten rave reviews, and is the only B3 emulator approved by Hammond corporation.
Then there’s GG Audio’s Blue 3 (my personal favorite, and my go-to Hammond/Leslie emulator)
GSi VB3-II, although I think version one sounds better.
Arturia’s B-3V and  AIR’s DB-33 both are decent as well.
Along with some older emulators, that still are many user’s favorites:
Native Instruments B4-II, which was one of the first emulators to really capture that Hammond/ Leslie sound.  Unfortunately NI made the poor decision to discontinue that plugin and released Vintage Organs, which is a big step down from the B4-II

Prices vary, but for $100, you really can’t go wrong with Blue 3.

(Just my opinions, and personal favorites. I’m not affiliated with any of these companies)
And if Toontrack can create something that can compete with some of these excellent plugins, well then more power to them.  So far everything Toontrack has produced has been in a winner in my book.

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[Lee Shapiro]

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They’re still saying Q4 2019 (October, November or December)

They’re still saying Q4 2019 (October, November or December)

[Lee Shapiro]

Toontrack already responded in another recent post.   Still scheduled for release in Q4 2019  (October, November, or December)

[Lee Shapiro]

Any idea of how much it’s going to cost?  And will there be a “launch sale”?

[Lee Shapiro]

@joey pinter said:
hi, i have a solution (i think). what im doing so far is, after i drag the groove into sonar i highlight it then rename it in sonar. please let me know if this helps.
jp  

I’m using SD3 in Sonar (Platinum) too, and each clip that I drag into Sonar’s midi track is labeled “untitled”.
In order to rename the clip I have to open the Clip Inspector, go into the properties window and rename the clip from there. There’s not even a right-clip option to quickly rename the MIDI clip. It’s an extra step, but as was already mentioned, when you’re dealing with 50 or more SD3 clips in a project, it really slows down the workflow.

So here’s another request for Toontrack to update this function so the title of the clip gets dragged along with the actual clip into your DAW.
I really hate to complain about this, because I realize how much work went into making this software, and I truly appreciate all the time and effort by everyone involved.
But since someone already brought it up, I figured I’d add my request for this update. I don’t know how much work would be involved in fixing this issue, or how long it would take, but it sure would be appreciated. Thanks!

[Lee Shapiro]

What about the last library “Additional Bleed”? I have all the other libraries installed and I can definitely make use of the additional room mics, I can really hear the difference adding them into a stereo mix. But how noticeable would the Additional Bleed library be? How essential is it for the overall sound?
I realize that the goal in recording these drums was for 100% accuracy in a real life recording studio setup, but if it comes down to 100% accuracy vs. space on my hard drive, would I really be missing much by not installing that library?

Thanks!

[Lee Shapiro]

All I’m saying is that instead of acknowledging the huge amount of time and effort that went into making SD3, it makes people sound ungrateful to ignore that achievement only to complain about the colors of EZX drumsets. I know if I was one of the engineers or designers that worked really hard in making one of the best drumming software programs to date, and read about a piddly complaint, I’d feel pretty unappreciated and a little bitter.

And as Henrik pointed out, to remodel 3D renderings of the drum sets, like they did with the SDX drums, would’ve taken time away from making SD3 the best possible drummer software. Plus it would have added weeks or months to the release date. IMHO, it’s just not that important. When you look at all the amazing features SD3 has to offer and post a complaint focusing on one of the minor cosmetic features that didn’t get done….I don’t know, for me, I’m enjoying the hell out of SD3 and all it’s new features, I didn’t even have time to notice old EZX drum sets, let alone their color schemes. It’s like complaining that you don’t like the color of the rug underneath the drum set. Again, just my opinion.

[Lee Shapiro]

Michelangelo just finished his painting on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. A man walks in and admires it. His first comment is, “You missed a tiny spot there in the corner.”

I think my analogy speaks for itself. Rock on!

[Lee Shapiro]

I can’t replicate the same problem that you’re having. If I click on the Drum and Presets drop down menu, then click directly on the down arrow button next to the Big preset button, I’ll first get a popup option that says “Select Parts….”
After I click on “Select Parts…” I uncheck “Load Drums” and “Load Macro Controls”, leaving only “Load Mixer” (all channels) checked.
Then click on the blue “Load Parts” button.
It should NOT change your drum set, it should only change the mixer setup. I’ve done this multiple times, and it’s worked every time.

I have version 3.0.1 (build 18146). I’ve tried this both in stand-alone and as a plugin for Sonar Platinum. Each time it works as it’s supposed to.

[Lee Shapiro]

@Luc VAN MOSSEVELDE said:
Only loading preset parts seems not to work here : from the moment I click to select the “Load Parts of Preset” little screen, the whole kit + mixer changes. Example :
– in the Superior Drummer 3 library I select the kit “Big”
– I’d like to keep the mixer but to change (only) the drum kit to “Collins Kit”
– from the moment I click to select the “Load Parts of Preset Collins Kit”, the (whole) kit + mixer changes to “”Dirty Room”
Something I miss ?  

Instead of clicking on the “Big” preset, click on the down arrow next to the word “Big”, that will open up a pop-up window.
Uncheck “Load Drums”, then click on the “Load Drums” button at the bottom of that pop-up window.
That should change the mixer settings and efx without changing the drum set you already have loaded. There’s a video tutorial about this somewhere, I just can’t find it right now. Hope that helps!

[Lee Shapiro]

@3finker said:
Hi,
Try Native Vintage Organs for the best B3 sound.  

I respectfully disagree. Native Instruments blew it when they replaced B4 II with Vintage Organs. The Hammond sound is MUCH better in B4 II.
But now we have VB-3 and the new Blue3, which are even better than B4 II.

But I would be interested in seeing what Toontrack comes up with if they made a Hammond Organ emulator for their EZKeys line.
Seeing how they did such a great job with Superior Drummer 3, I’d hope to see the same meticulous work go into a Hammond B3 emulator.

[Lee Shapiro]

@John said:
Hi William,

I have sent you an email.

BR,
John  

Hi John, if there’s any way that I can get a faster download, I’d appreciate some help too.
I’ve been downloading since yesterday morning non-stop, and I’m still only halfway through Part TWO!

Thanks for any help you can offer,
Lee

[Lee Shapiro]

It’s interesting to read the various comparisons of download speeds and how long it takes people to download a single library.
Now, please don’t think I’m trying to boast or rub your noses in the fact that my downloads seem to be going faster than yours. (I’m sure there are many people who are getting much faster speeds than me….or at least I’d HOPE so)

The thing I find interesting is that many of you say you have ultra fast download speeds (normally) and yet it’s taking days to download just one library.
While me, on the other hand, have always had a normally slow service (because I live out in the boondocks) I’m suppose to get 10MB/s, but whenever I do a Speed Test, the highest I ever get is around 7Mbps. But when downloading actual files, the highest I usually get is 900Kbps (that’s Kilobytes, not Megabytes per second). Awfully slow compared to the rest of the world and only 1/10 of the speed I’m SUPPOSED to be getting.

And yet my download speed is maintaining that 900Kbps during these SD3 downloads. And I’m reading that some people with much faster connections are only getting half that speed. There’s got to be a reason for that. There’s too many of you for it to be merely a coincidence. I think either Toontrack servers or your ISP are throttling back the speeds due to the amount of traffic and/or the size of the files. (I’m just guessing here)

For those of you getting really slow speeds, does the download speed fluctuate from fast to slow? Or are you generally getting one slow constant speed?
If it fluctuates, have you tried pausing the download for a few seconds and restarting it again. I’ve heard that will bring up the speed, at least for a while (in some cases).

I hope Toontrack might be able to do something to speed up the downloads. They were having problems, but said they’d be fixed by now. I haven’t heard anything new since their last announcement on Sept 14 on Facebook.

[Lee Shapiro]

As many of the intro videos mention, you don’t neeed to have 11.1 surround sound to utilize the extra mics. Just think of them as extra room ambient mics. I’ve heard the differences of each mic, solo and in combination of other mics. And with the right amount of mixing of all those mics, you can come up with some great sounding live drums.
Or even studio drums with a fatter sound.
My recommendation would be is to download at least parts 1 and 2, and if you have the room add part 3 (the surround mics). Personally, I hate dry sounding studio drums. I always add a little reverb or delay for that live sound. But with these surround mics, I don’t think I’ll need to add any extra effects. I’ll be getting a very NATURAL live drum sound, without the artificial addition of efx. But that’s just my preference. The bottom line is, you can just get by with the first two Parts, the basic sound Library and the room mics library. I don’t even really bother with bleed so much because in the mix, you really can’t hear bleeds. Just my 2 cents.

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