Of course, the majority of virtual drumming software (and the original EZdrummer) offers little more than a means of browsing integrated MIDI content, with the resultant song being created by dropping the MIDI loops over to a track on your DAW. Alongside the main kit sounds, there’s also a sprinkling of percussion sounds – including shakers, tambourines and claps – which add extra flavour to the main kit.įinding your Groove Although we’ll return to the sound of the kits later on, arguably the most useful improvements to EZdrummer relate to the use and selection of the MIDI grooves and, latterly, the means of sequencing these loops into a complete performance. Importantly, for those that have assembled a large library of expansion packs for EZ Drummer, it’s worth noting that existing libraries will load themselves into the new engine, complete with updated graphics, mixer settings, and of course, the all-important MIDI grooves.ĮZdrummer 2’s core library is divided between modern and vintage, with the modern kit being recorded through a Neve 88R and TG12345 consoles, while the vintage drums were tracked through a rare REDD console.Īll the kits – covering selections from DW, Gretsch, Yamaha, Ludwig, Sonor, Tama and Brady – where recorded by Chuck Ainley at Mark Knopfler’s British Grove Studios. However, with the world of virtual drumming moving so fast, it was clearly time for a refresh – providing a tool that still had the same immediacy as EZdrummer but with a host of features that made the end result even more closer to a real drummer!ĮZdrummer 2, therefore, has a wealth of new features under its sleeve, not to mention a completely new set of ‘core’ drum sounds. Borrowing many features from Superior Drummer 2.0, EZdrummer offered immediate, great-sounding results with the minimum of fuss. EZ Does It As one of the more cost-effective solutions on the market, Toontrack’s EZdrummer has built up both a large user base and accompanying sound library.

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