SD3 “all snares sound too Soft..” is it only me ?

[mariannekhos3]

is it only me or all the Snare from SD3 library sound Too soft ? on the maximum velocity Hit ?
I don’t Feel or Hear that “Hard Hit” on all the Snares from SD3 new Library.

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[Joey McNew]

@mariannekhos3 said:
is it only me or all the Snare from SD3 library sound Too soft ? on the maximum velocity Hit ?
I don’t Feel or Hear that “Hard Hit” on all the Snares from SD3 new Library.  

I had this same issue with my entire kit. I went into my Roland TD30 and changed the sensitivity and for the most part it’s going ok. I haven’t tried a recording yet though. I was doing this actually today decided to read some in the forum.

[Jon Mayo]

Having this same issue only with Alesis strike module. Sensitivity set to high but hits still don’t feel as powerful as one of the automated grooves.

[Henrik]

Note that other libraries, and drum samplers, often has the rimshow articulation on velocity 127 on the regular center hit, while SD3 core library has the rimshots as it’s own articulation. If you want that extra hard hit on the highest velocities, I suggest trying out stacking the center articulation with a rimshot, and setting the velocity gate on the rimshot to 126-127 (or something like that). Now when you hit the center with velocity 126-127, the stacked rimshot will play.

If the instrument sounds good when previewing, but too weak from your e-kit, you need to set up the velocity curve on the incoming MIDI so the hits become harder!

Henrik Ekblom - User Experience Designer
Toontrack

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[unodos]

you are right

[RcKDrUmm3R]

Also note that the SD3 library is lower in volume overall, as compared to SD2 libraries.

- Dan, Drummer of Deadtide

[drramin]

Same problem here. I thought its the rimshot-fix but it ain’t. I click on the center articulation and I hear a nice smack. I play a 127 trigger on my roland snare (perfectly set up) and it sounds softer. The initial attack isn’t the same when I hit it compared to mouseclick. In EZdrummer3 the problem has gone. Using Roland VAD 504 with a td27 on macbookpro m2max. This should work right out of the gates. Admit it toontrack: its the software. Snare hits soft! That’s like wearing a condom…

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