No.

If you want to do some serious sounding "natural" drum programming, I would recommend looking into proprietary drum software. BFD. Superior. Slate, etc.

My opinion.

Thanks,

That's what I thought, but it worth asking. I wasn't looking to spend the extra $$$, but, it might just need to happen.

I appreciate your response!

Mark

Glad to help. I've been here before.

You can get some decent sounds and tracks through this one.

https://www.powerdrumkit.com/

There are other free ones too - like Slate.

If you don't have the cash now, there are some great free acoustic plugins. MT Power Drum Kit 2 is one of the best.

That MT Power drum kit is very good, and super easy to use.
Another really good free one is Steven Slate Drums: http://stevenslatedrums.com/ssd-free/
* You do need I-lock anti-piracy software to be installed. I fiercely resisted getting I-lock for quite a while, but I caved because I really wanted some plugins that require it. In the 4 years since, I have not had any issues with I-Lock. It is free, and you don't need a physical dongle.

Great info...

Appreciate all the input!

Mark

There are a few good cymbal samples in Studio One for changing the character of the cymbals, and a few altering snares, but yeah, the recommendations are always going to send you to a dedicated acoustic drum program.

In addition, try FXpansion BBD3, NI Battery, Superior Drummer, and Strike to name a few good ones. The free ones are simply going to not have the sample layer depth that real acoustic drums produce, but that's where your wallet will come in.

markholley wroteAll,

I want to trigger some good acoustic drum sounds, are there some good realistic sounding ones for IMpact XT? This is a new area for me...

Thanks!

Mark

If all you want is a good basic acoustic drum kit, what i did was go to Splice and download individual sounds/one shots etc. That way you get exactly what you want and arrange it as a kit anyway you like

If by acoustic drum sounds you mean other percussive sounds, I think the Native Instruments basic Maschine Library has a great array of kits and sounds. My library came with a Native keyboard I bought and I dont know other means to acquire, but this is a great array of well crafted drum sounds IMO

Lokeyfly wrote...In addition, try FXpansion BBD3, NI Battery, Superior Drummer, and Strike to name a few good ones. The free ones are simply going to not have the sample layer depth that real acoustic drums produce, but that's where your wallet will come in.

I have several paid drum plugins, including Strike (by AIR Music Tech). In my opinion, Strike is so close be being really great, but there are some flaws with it. Getting midi patterns into the timeline works in an odd way, and there are some glitches.

*Lokey, if you have Strike, maybe I could PM you about the issues I've had with it.
Maybe you know some workflow methods that I'm missing out on.

If you're going to look at "spendy" drum software, don't forget about Melda. He just came out with a FREE 56GB sample pack for MDrummer!

https://www.meldaproduction.com/MDrummer