The thing is, it's already a very capable plugin. There are a few things that they'll probably add like the new features from EZD 2, and *maybe* they'll add something new like the ability to load EZMix presets inside SD3 (that would be a pretty radical thing to do but could be a worthwhile upgrade, and would simplify things as far as preset standards go), but is SD3 *really* necessary right now? I know software progresses at a fairly rapid pace but they seem to have done pretty well with SD2.
The way it sounds, people would be disappointed if there weren't major changes with SD3... and everyone knows that major changes in software bring major problems.
i am actually hoping for a complete NEW library/sound set, maybe
with accurate tuning and mic placement this time...
ok, jokes aside, what always bothered me in SD2 is the countless options which, at the end lead to nothing good sounding.
sure you can say that you have to know how to tweak and dial in the sounds, still, up to today i have maybe heard one or two examples where SD2 sounded really good on it's own, like without additional samples blended in etc.
let's look at the snares, i don't get it, what's the deal in having 6 channels/mics for the snare when these all sound like shit,
be it on their own or all together.
same goes for the room sound, there is a mono room track, a medium room stereo track, a big room track and a chamber track. they ALL sound like shit.
TT seems to follow a strange path on this, i feel they are having this "we can fix this later" attitude.
there are so many different samples and options and different expansions in SD2 and still,
it alwas sounds the same, static, sterile, unhomogenous. every time i load up SD2 i instantly have a desire to close it again...
"balance" is also missing completely in SD2.
sometimes changes in velocity do not affect the sound at all and sometimes even slight changes create a gap between two notes,
hard to explain but it seems like the samples do not always represent the actual velocity values. this creates a pure mess as soon as you try to
program anything different than 127 on everything.
i could go on and on forever, there is so many things that can be improved, however i'm sure TT will not adress any of these issues
as peaople are happy with SD2 as it is, so the focus will be again on shit like, useless functions, producer presets, midi paks and re-re-re-re-re cycled add ons...