Elektrovert Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 I'm not really a fan of ultrabeat, it doesn't really do anything for me, no character or something, no dynamics to the sound. any suggestions? I don't care about Gigabytes of sample libraries or anything, just someting with a decent interface and some good sounding kits. cheers, Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobsbarricades Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 battery 3? haha, it's on sale at least =) I was in your shoes and really couldn't find anything in the price range to even compare. Only thing I haven't figured out yet, and I'm learning it might not be possible, is selective outputs for sounds. good luck, I'll watch this one to see what gets proffered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 (edited) Battery 3 is much, much better than version 1, but I think you'll get better answers if you're a bit more specific in what you're after. Do you want to be able to build kits from you own samples, or are you just looking for a good drum library? If you do your own sampling, a free alternative is the EXS24, or you could look into NI's Kontakt 3 or NI's Machine. Perhaps EZ Drummer or Superior 2.0 and the EZ expansions would be better for you. Or have a look at BFD 2, Occeanway Drums, Addictive Drums or even MOTU's BPM. Edited May 7, 2009 by Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prjkt Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 don't forget Ultrabeat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICN Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Battery is €99 until end of May.. Cant argue with a Bargain! That and the fact that it comes with 12GB Sample Library. Worth getting for that alone. I do love Ultrabeat myself.. Its all I use for Drums.. But I do think NI stuff is great. http://www.native-instruments.com/index.php?id=battery3&L=1&ftu=9acd382b1b8c512 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashermusic Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Addictive Drums is my recommendation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psiklops69 Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Stylus RMX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elektrovert Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 Thanks peoplez, I'll research all those recommended. I just love the kits in Battery 1 My default project in Logic opens with 3 instances of Battery 1, I suppose it's not to difficult to transfer the B1 kits to EXS or something. will check out battery 3. thanks, Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elektrovert Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 On a side note, this is the exact reason MIDI hardware is better than software, my Novation Drumstation is well older than Battery and still works fine with the rest of my setup. This totally screws up a multitude of old projects I have that aren't rendered to Audio. I still have access to a G5 running Logic, but that's beside the point, seems to me it was a nice excuse fr NI to force people to upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elektrovert Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 Also, my projects that use Absynth 1, if I upgrade to the latest absynth, can I import the old presets? or are they screwed too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fader8 Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 I still have access to a G5 running Logic, but that's beside the point, seems to me it was a nice excuse fr NI to force people to upgrade. Isn't this a little like the pot calling the kettle black? After all, it was you the user that upgraded your hardware and OS, along with many others, thus forcing NI to upgrade their software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkgross Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Gotta say I sure do love BFD2 and/or Superior Drums..both fine programs...And I do use Ultrabeat a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elektrovert Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 I still have access to a G5 running Logic, but that's beside the point, seems to me it was a nice excuse fr NI to force people to upgrade. Isn't this a little like the pot calling the kettle black? After all, it was you the user that upgraded your hardware and OS, along with many others, thus forcing NI to upgrade their software. this is true! but that was through necessity. Logic 5 on my windows machine wasn't so good on the move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidG Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Addictive Drums! Try the demo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nublu Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Superior Drummer2, Ultrabeat, and EXS here. Superior is great. Have heard all kinds of good stuff done with, and about, BFD2. What a great problem to have. All these choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elektrovert Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 yes , true! but I don't want toget the wrong one. I'm attempting to install an NAS hard drive on my network so I can DUmp all my music, photos and old Logic projects on there, then I'll have a go at playing with some of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiralsurfer Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I've used both Addictive Drums and BFD2 and was happiest with the sounds from BFD2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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