Slate vs Superior

[mwd]

I have Superior 2.0, EZ Drummer, NI Studio Drummer and BFD Eco. I've never tried Slate and they are having a big BF sale.

Wondering opinions of anyone that has used both and what could be expected in comparing the two.

Thanks.

 

[Jeries]

I've always been a fan of BFD

 

[merlin17]

SSD4 still sounds great to me but is buggy as hell...

 

[vinnyburns]

I switched from Superior to Slate a year or so ago. I much prefer the Slate sounds.

 

[benvigil]

I switched from Superior to Slate a year or so ago. I much prefer the Slate sounds.

What about the sounds do you prefer?

 

[DukeOfPrunes]

I've always been a fan of BFD

BFD has always had the better quality samples. The interface has not been as good as EZ Drummer.

 

[Anthony76]

Have SDD4, Trigger and Addictive each with expansions. 90% of the time I'm using the Slate stuff.

Cheers
Ant

 

[benvigil]

Have SDD4, Trigger and Addictive each with expansions. 90% of the time I'm using the Slate stuff.

Cheers
Ant

I ended up getting SSD4... I searched all over the net and I saw this sentiment expressed over and over and over: they loved Addictive or Superior for this reason or that reason, but in the end SSD always got the call because it just fit in the mix.

 

[PumpkinKing86]

I currently have SSD4. Some really nice samples included that I use with a bunch of Groove Monkey loops. The interface isn't the greatest and I do miss EZ Drummer's song creator thing.

I'm not an expert with drum sounds by any means, but while I preferred the interface of EZ Drummer, I was able to find more satisfying sounds quicker with SSD4. YMMV

 

[benvigil]

I currently have SSD4. Some really nice samples included that I use with a bunch of Groove Monkey loops. The interface isn't the greatest and I do miss EZ Drummer's song creator thing.

I'm not an expert with drum sounds by any means, but while I preferred the interface of EZ Drummer, I was able to find more satisfying sounds quicker with SSD4. YMMV

Exactly

 

[levipeto]

If you want ready to go processed sounds, that sound awesome, then SSD.
If you are pro and want to shape your own sound, then SD2.

I have both.

 

[benvigil]

If you want ready to go processed sounds, that sound awesome, then SSD.
If you are pro and want to shape your own sound, then SD2.

I have both.

What's nice (so far) is that you can "decompose" the Slate presets to remove the room, or increase bleed, or change the snare mic mix, etc. -- IOW, you can also get down to the unprocessed sounds easily, throw them into individual busses, and treat them like a mic'd kit in the old days.

Of course, that defeats the purpose somewhat, but it's an option nonetheless.

 

[Brownmatthall]

I like SSD 4 bc it includes a nice chunk of raw drum sounds ala SD and they sound very nice in their own right. if need be I can augment them with the processed stuff or just forgo the raw samples completely but every sound I need, I can get from slate

 

[Anthony76]

SSD also has raw samples