Steven Slate drums

[Mark Kaufman]

And here's another outstanding freebie, The Brainworx Cleansweep EQ:

http://www.brainworx-music.de/en/plugin ... answeep_v2

Check it out...it's a great way to dial in the exact EQ you want very quickly, and it works in a subtractive way.

[Stevo]

Dear Valued Steven Slate Drums EX Customer:

We are pleased to announce an amazing sale on all
Steven Slate Drums Expansion Packs.

For a limited time, you can now add dozens of drumkits to your EX
library with huge savings! You can choose one EX Expansion for
only $30 (50% off) or two EX Expansions for only $50!! (over
50% off).

Choose from expansions like the Rock Classics kits. This pack adds
the fat sounds of Dave Grohl's Nirvana Nevermind kit, the classic
funky Chili Peppers kit, the dry and fat 70's style Steely Dan Kit,
the 80's style Tommy Lee Kit, a modern version of the classic Zep
kit, and the fat AC/DC kit.

Another popular expansion is the METAL and MORE kits.. These kits
contain authentic models of the Deftones and Dream Theater, and
also contain drum sounds found on numerous top metal albums by
artists like Devil Driver, Megadeth, and more.

The three Rock/Pop expansions have some extremely recognizeable kits
used by top mixers like Jay Baumgardner, Chris Lord Alge, Mike
Shipley, Dave Way, Jeff Juliano, and many more. Many of the drum
sounds from these three packs have been heard on albums by Paramore,
POD, OAR, Nickelback, Daughtry, Rodney Atkins, and Josh Kelley.

Whats more, is that all of these expansion packs also include the
Wav/GOG packs!! This means you'll be able to use the samples in
many other software programs.

THIS SALE ENDS MARCH 15th. After this time, Wav/Gogs will no
longer be included in any SSD products.

To purchase packs, go here:
www.stevenslatedrums.com/expandme.html

after purchasing, you will be given information to access the
download area where you can choose your desired expansions.

Thanks,

Yellow Matter Entertainment
8331 Lookout Mountain Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90046

Oh so this is how they get'cha - super low cover charge to get in the door, then comes the pressure to start buying pricey drinks


Seriously though - any advice/recommendation re these expansion packs?

[Stevo]

So I got this SSD + Kompact3 installed last night.

Man, the installation process is most ridiculous clusterfu*k I've ever seen. Felt like I was dealing with a lame DOS program circa 1989. Whoever created the setup and instructions for this app should be shot!

Except that it's probably a 5 year old boy.

The same one that designed and programmed their lame-ass website.


But I did get the stand-alone UI up and running, and the samples do sound pretty decent. Now I just have to figure out how to use it as a Virtual Instrument within Sonar, for which they provide no instructions

Still debating about whether to get any of these Expansion Packs. Was kinda bummed to discover that SSD EX (that I bought) is a scaled-down version and that the full version is another $200+.

Guess their "no-brainer" marketing ploy worked perfectly on me

[Stevo]

I might just be talking to myself in here, but wanted to say that I got SSD working as a VST plug-in within Sonar tonight without much fuss. Played around with it some more and found that the drums samples/sounds are indeed awesome. Uses a nice keyboard mapping, default settings are great out of the box, and the different layers of samples tiggered by different velocities are really expressive.

Endless options available for tweaking if one needs them. The Native Instruments Kompact3 player that it uses as the sampler engine/UI is new to me, and obviously written on a MAC platform, but it's been pretty easy to figure out. Overall, I'm really impressed with this package.

It came with 15 kits and most are quite usable. In particular the "Old Zep" one totally rocks (was recorded in a stone castle with replicated Bonham kit). But I did see that 15 kits was gonna be limiting, so I just coughed up another $50 for 2 expansion packs, and am downloading them now.

Well, I'm off to play with my new bits!

[Mark Kaufman]

Yeah I'm staring hard at those expansions...

But I've been extremely lucky with new toys just recently. I was first responder to a craigslist sale of Cubase 5, dongle and all, for $200...which I can't afford right now, but made it free in the eyes of the lord by selling a Rat pedal, a delay pedal and Cubase Studio 4 and recouping the 200. I also had a Johnson J-Station and an SM-58 in the running to sell, but I got to keep them after all...until I found myself trading both of them for an unused Steinberg The Grand 3, which gives me 5 KICKASS pianos. I love deals. New, those two items could have cost me nearly $1000.

[Stevo]

Yeah I'm staring hard at those expansions...

I went for Rock Pop Vol.1 and Rock Classics. Was a bit disappointed that each Expansion Pack only contains 6 kits, but they are all quite usuable and I'm glad I got 'em. Really love the "Chili" kit.

With the original 15, that gives me 27 total kits to play with now which should be quite sufficient.

(I finally figured out that Platinum is just EX with all Expansion Packs included, hence 40 kits total.)

[cjdenecia]

stevo - you could have saved yourself a bundle of cash by just finding a vintage 80's casio keyboard with tone sampler drums.

idiot. they even had fab rolls and a 16 beat you couldn't reproduce for any amount of dosh.

I have over a hundred songs on cassette to prove it. unfortunately, not the keyboard, it was sold at a garage sale in the late 90's for ... hmmm ... for .... well, actually, I think I paid a kid 5 bucks to take it with the honer guitar he bought for $10.

but you get my point.

you willy nilly spending freaks.

[Stevo]

what, you sayin' I'm miserly or sumpin' ?

[cjdenecia]

what, you sayin' I'm miserly or sumpin' ?

mostly just somthin. or such.

dude - you're only gonna use 2 kits. maybe 3. get over it.

[Mark Kaufman]

Can I buy the ones you don't use for half price?