Toontrack Metal Machine (new EZX)

Which means I have to buy it....and keep its use to a minimum! :Smokedev:

I anyway try to blend as much as possible to avoid same-ish sounds.
Wouldnt use a slate sample on its own for that reason for example.

I'll buy it too somewhen, keen how it will find use over here.
 
can anyone tell me if there is a general difference in
quality/quantity of the samples used in EZ Drummer and Superior 2!?

I know that S2 has 16 and 24 bit samples, but what about EZ,
16 bit samples only!?

I also know that Superior 2 has a few more extras to offer, like different
bassdrum beaters, brushes etc. but i am only interestet in the difference between the RAW and direct hits, especially on CYMBALS.

So, leaving out all the extra stuff, is there really a difference?

I own Superior 2, NY and Metal Foundry.
Now i am very interested in buying the new METAL MACHINES expansion
and i am thinking of buying it in a Bundle (EZ Drummer/Metalheads/Metal Machines)

Sure, i could just buy the Expansion and use it Superior2,
but i won't get any more quality this way right?

What about the general difference between EZX and SDX expansions!?

Why am i asking all this stuff?

I think that EZ drummer is much easier to use, it also looks better to me
and it has all the features i need.

Superior is cool but it has way to much stuff i will never use,
so i am thinking about to "Downgrade" from S2 to EZ, ans sell S2+expansions.

EZ has also a lot more expansions which would cover my different styles much better.

What do you guys think?


cheers
S.
 
Bought it and love it. Just spent a few hours with it. This easily destroys TMF. These are the best drum sounds I've ever heard from a sampler. Everything is usable.

Phenomenal work Andy. Thank you.
 
Bought it and love it. Just spent a few hours with it. This easily destroys TMF. These are the best drum sounds I've ever heard from a sampler. Everything is usable.

Phenomenal work Andy. Thank you.

do you have any RAW out of the box samples!? :)
 
Are you asking if I would record the drums individually so you can hear them?

Tonight I just installed it and ran through a lot of grooves while auditioning all the drums and the different snares. But tomorrow after work I could make some samples no problem.

a complete kit would be the best, just load up EZ drummer,
add a nice groove and export. maybe you can do it with each of the three kits, would be awesome! :)

cheers
S.
 
Damn... do want. That, indeed, is the best ToonTrack library I have heard to date, if I'm being totally honest. It sounds like you really can use it without samples out of the box, which is incredible. Cheers to Andy for this, I am glad they let him take hold of the reigns, great job.
 
I really don't know where to start - If you think that you can improve everything during the mixing process, even the recordings that were obviously recored and engineered REALLY bad (I'm talking about mic placement, mic selection, tuning, damping, etc), than you are one of the "we'll fix it in the mix" type of guy... and I don't need to tell you that's quite a wrong approach... The Metal Foundry is one of the worst drum recordings I have ever heard (especially the snare drums), so please don't judge someone's mixing potential based on (justified) inability to polish a turd.

Well, I know that I can improve everything during the mixing process. I call that "mixing" and "tweaking the sound". It includes EQ, Compression and other things. You actually need that on drums, but I don't have to tell you that, right? :rolleyes:

The reason you think it sucks is STILL because it's unprocessed, and you don't have a clue how to work with that. Simple as that.

Now you can be quiet and adore the latest awesome processed library from Toontrack. ;)
 
Well, I know that I can improve everything during the mixing process. I call that "mixing" and "tweaking the sound". It includes EQ, Compression and other things. You actually need that on drums, but I don't have to tell you that, right? :rolleyes:

The reason you think it sucks is STILL because it's unprocessed, and you don't have a clue how to work with that. Simple as that.

Now you can be quiet and adore the latest awesome processed library from Toontrack. ;)

Well great then! If you're willing we would like to hire you to mix the next project... We thought about hitting some cardboard boxes and metal plates, maybe you can help us achieve some great fat sounding drum sounds out of it...
 
I'm allready sure I'll purchase this when it's possible.
It really sounds great out of the box, keen to see how much it's possible to process them still, or if they are too much "mix ready" for that.
Also not sure if I like the overheads more then MF or not...maybe it's the picture of "EZ" in my head that lets me think it doesnt sound as good as it does :lol:
But damn, kicks smoke everything so far apart from Lasse's samples imo.
 
any idea what this could be!?
NOV, 8. looks like a SDX to me, what do you guys think?

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