"SD2.0 is a highly impressive package and possibly the best in its class..." - Rhythm magazine
"Easy to use, slick as you like, and with a ´superior´ sound, SD2.0 has beaten back the competition to claim its place as perhaps the best drum ROMpler going." - Computer Music, Rating 9/10
"A very authentic-sounding, playable and powerful drum sampler that’s about as close as you can get to real drums without recording them yourself." - Music Tech, Rating 9/10
"Whether you’re a beginner or pro, Superior Drummer 2.0 has something for everyone. Possibly the most powerful drum sample plug-in you will ever buy..." - IDJ magazine
Superior Drummer® 2.0, ”The New York Studio Legacy Series”, Toontrack® Music’s next professional sample engine for drums is now available. Superior Drummer® 2.0 is a complete overhaul of the original dfh Superior engine but Toontrack have made painstakingly sure to lose nothing of the sound quality, attention to detail and musicality that has made the Toontrack® Music drum sampler line what it is.
Superior Drummer® 2.0 has been re-developed for optimized use with e-drums with more effective use of sample layers and much improved loading times. It will include custom MIDI played by Nir Z accessed through the all new customized MIDI engine and arranger EZplayer® pro, it will feature stand alone capacity through Toontrack solo. From premium UK based software developer Sonalksis Superior Drummer® 2.0 has been fitted with, 5-band EQ, high and low pass filter, compressor, gate and transient designer filters.
The new interface is reminiscent of EZdrummer® with its simple handling and lay out but gives its user layer upon layer of in depth features to create the ultimate drum track.
All new construction windows with features such as:
- ADSR
- X-pads - Load instruments from any Toontrack® library to add positions or to double instruments on the position of your choice.
- The ability to read and combine all dfh Superior and EZdrummer® sound libraries.
All new internal mixer featuring bussing capabilities and with built in FX delivered by Sonalksis such as:
- 5 Band EQ
- Highpass and Lowpass filter
- Gate
- Compressor
- Transient
Superior Drummer® 2.0 will include custom MIDI played by Nir Z accessed through EZplayer®, and feature stand alone capacity through Toontrack solo.
Superior Drummer® 2.0 “The New York Studio Legacy Series” was recorded by Pat Thrall, Neil Dorfsman and Nir Z at Hit Factory, Avatar Studios and Allaire studios, NY. Pat Thrall, Neil Dorfsman and Nir Z have between them over the past three decades worked with artists as diverse as Meatloaf, Celine Dion, Nick Lachey, Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits, Beyoncé, Björk, Kiss, Joss Stone, Genesis, John Mayer and Chris Cornell.
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