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[Nathan]

John’s profile says he uses a Hart Pro kit with TD-12 and a Roland TD-3KV.

Damian (programmer) recommends the TD-12 module, don’t know what kit.

Maybe some others will chip in and give you their recommendations.

I use a Roland TD4 kit, but with PDX-6 and PDX-8 mesh heads. Looking for a TD-9 module.

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SD2.3, NYII, C&V, MC, MF, ED, Latin Perc, Twisted, Pop, N1H, Electronic, Classic, Funkmasters, Rock Solid, Blues, Indie-Folk.

[Nathan]

Whether and what FX you need is very dependent on the musical and production style you are trying to achieve, it’s a very “open-ended” question. You EQ and compress to optimise how the drums sit in the mix of your music, if that requires no processing or lots of processing it is alway “right” if it sounds “right”.

As Scott said, Superior samples are generally less processed than EZD or other drum ROMplers; the ethos being they are for the more knowledgeable and skilled “engineer” types to do as they see fit, and it’s better to apply your own processing to unprocessed sounds rather than to something someone has already shaped in a particular direction.

I used to ignore the Superior mixer and effects, and process and mix entirely within my DAW. After some time spent exploring the plugin to some depth, I’ve found myself still mixing outside of SD2, but I may use some of the Sonalksis FX within the SD2 mixer before the channels are sent out to the DAW tracks. I find the internal compressor and transient shaper are well optimised for drum sounds.

Everyone’s style is different, and everyone will give you different tips on what and how much to use, but if you look through the combined presets, or buy some of the add-on “Producer Preset” packs, you can audition what other people do, and when you find something that you like the sound of, you can look in the mixer for the routing, the processing, the tuning, the dampening, etc to see how it was achieved.

I like the producer presets, they’re a pre-processed sound that you can cheerfully unravel, un-pick and undo. They are also a good reference to see quite what some producers and engineers will do to get the sound they want.

Hope this was sort of what you needed to hear. Happy to chew the cud on specifics if you have more questions…

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SD2.3, NYII, C&V, MC, MF, ED, Latin Perc, Twisted, Pop, N1H, Electronic, Classic, Funkmasters, Rock Solid, Blues, Indie-Folk.

[Nathan]

Could be an issue with the USB MIDI driver or as simple as a MIDI channel mismatch.

What MIDI channel is your drum brain sending out on, PTS?

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SD2.3, NYII, C&V, MC, MF, ED, Latin Perc, Twisted, Pop, N1H, Electronic, Classic, Funkmasters, Rock Solid, Blues, Indie-Folk.

[Nathan]

What do you need to know Frosty?

What’s doing your noodle in? Can we help?

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SD2.3, NYII, C&V, MC, MF, ED, Latin Perc, Twisted, Pop, N1H, Electronic, Classic, Funkmasters, Rock Solid, Blues, Indie-Folk.

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