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suggestions for a decent sounding acoustic drum plug in #660699 06/16/21 10:22 AM PowerTracks Pro Audio
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 129 P panworks OP Apprentice
OP panworks Apprentice P Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 129	I have been looking at various plug ins and am not sure which ones will work with PT2021 64 bit. Really would like better sounding drum tracks that I can create -midi, soundcard and coyote just don't cut it. Any suggestions appreciated.

Re: suggestions for a decent sounding acoustic drum plug in panworks #660705 06/16/21 11:21 AM PowerTracks Pro Audio
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 22,597 Mi., USA rharv Veteran
rharv Veteran Joined: May 2000 Posts: 22,597 Mi., USA	I think Jamstix and EZ drummer are decent ones. I know they work in RB and would expect them to work in PT. I think Jeff added the supporting code to PT shortly after doing it for RB. They don't use MIDI time code, and can create some pretty cool parts, may be worth checking out. Hopefully others chime in. Have you tried the Realdrums that come with PT? Those can be pretty good also, we actually used one on a CD that had a live drummer for the rest of the tunes; fit right in. I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome Make your sound your own!

Re: suggestions for a decent sounding acoustic drum plug in panworks #660718 06/16/21 02:12 PM PowerTracks Pro Audio
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 11,031 Winston Salem, NC USA Jim Fogle Veteran
Jim Fogle Veteran Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 11,031 Winston Salem, NC USA	+++ MT Power Drum Kit +++. Free drum VST. +++ Steven Slate Drums Free +++ VST. +++ Spitfire Audio Drums +++ Free drum VST. +++ Alan Vista +++ A bunch of drum generators including Roto Toms! All four are worth taking a look at and are free. Jim Fogle - 2026 BiaB (Build 1224) RB (Build 8) - Ultra+ PAK DAWs: Cakewalk Sonar - Standalone: Zoom MRS-8 Desktop: i7 Win 11, 12GB ram 256GB SSD, 4 TB HDD Music at: https://fogle622.wix.com/fogle622-audio-home

Re: suggestions for a decent sounding acoustic drum plug in rharv #660728 06/16/21 03:07 PM PowerTracks Pro Audio
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 129 P panworks OP Apprentice
OP panworks Apprentice P Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 129	Thanx, Jamstix and SSD are on my list of possabilities. Realdrums doesn't work for me as I am arranging tunes for steel orchestra and use a lot of exotic rhythms as well as multiple rhythms in a song. Last edited by panworks; 06/16/21 03:10 PM.

Re: suggestions for a decent sounding acoustic drum plug in panworks #660824 06/17/21 11:46 AM PowerTracks Pro Audio
Joined: May 2020 Posts: 2,766 Victoria, BC Simon - PG Music Veteran
Simon - PG Music Veteran Joined: May 2020 Posts: 2,766 Victoria, BC	Great sounding drum plugin - Galaxy Drums and Desert Drums. HUGE sample set, lots of round robins and velocity layers (which can be reduced for lower ram/cpu usage), drum groove library... Definitely a more rock-oriented plugin especially with that sweet Gretsch kit they sampled. I have the pleasure of knowing the lead engineer - Kris was one of my main Pro Tools instructors back in college (I still use his method of drum editing). I've used the plugin in Powertracks, RealBand, and BB itself. https://spacecabinaudio.com/ Please keep in mind that this is a personal recommendation, not a PG Music recommendation, and I do not work for Space Cabin Audio. Last edited by Simon - PG Music; 06/17/21 11:50 AM. I work here

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