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Toontrack Drum Software Buying Guide

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Toontrack Drum Software

When you want to add production-ready drum tracks to your project without spending days setting up mics and recording, Toontrack’s EZdrummer and Superior Drummer are powerful solutions. If you want to program drums or play in your own parts with an electronic drum kit, you’ll be able to tap into a vast library of top-notch drum and cymbal tones primed for any style of music. If you’re looking for pre-created drum parts to create a drum map for your project, you’ll be able to select from thousands of MIDI grooves played by real drummers. Either way you’ll have an astonishing array of sounds to select the perfect drums for your music.

EZdrummer vs. Superior Drummer

Which Is Right for Me?

So what’s the difference between EZdrummer and Superior Drummer? Both allow you to browse hundreds of drum kits and MIDI grooves, and both are perfect for use with an electronic drum kit too. But Superior Drummer goes above and beyond to give you maximum control over every aspect of your drum sound and sports an even more advanced audio engine for next-level expression and nuance. Superior Drummer features a powerful 16-bus/16-output mixer that gives you impressive control over your drum mix and routing. And Superior Drummer gives you full control over bleed and leakage between drum parts, which allows you to fine-tune your drum tone just like you would with a multi-mic setup in your studio.

Bottom line, EZdrummer is your solution for writing drum parts fast, arranging them in your DAW, and creating great drum sounds. Superior Drummer is like having a full-time session drummer on call with more expressiveness, groove flexibility, and sonic versatility than ever.

Expand Your Library of Drum Sounds, Grooves, and Mix Presets

Whether you choose EZdrummer or Superior Drummer, Toontrack has tons of expansion content for virtually any type of music. Whether you need drum machine sounds for hip-hop projects, brushes for jazz projects, or a wider range of MIDI grooves played by real drummers, Toontrack has you covered.

EZX

Expansion Packs for EZdrummer and Superior Drummer


Toontrack’s EZX expansion packs give you even more drum sounds and grooves, and they are fully compatible with both EZdrummer and Superior Drummer. While EZdrummer and Superior Drummer each come with a generous array of kits and performances, these expansion packs let you focus on specific styles or the signature sound of famous producers and engineers. And with new expansion packs constantly being created by Toontrack, there’s always something new to look forward to.

SDX

Expansion Packs for Superior Drummer


Toontrack’s SDX expansion packs give you more drum kits, MIDI grooves, and mixer presets, and they are specifically made to take advantage of the advanced audio engine in Superior Drummer. You get iconic-sounding drum kits, world-class drummers, and tools to help you get your drum mix going faster than ever. If you were impressed with the realistic sound of EZdrummer, you’ll be astounded at the level of human expression and nuance you can produce with these expansion packs and Superior Drummer.

Drum MIDI Packs for EZdrummer and Superior Drummer


Nothing beats a real performance by a world-class drummer. Toontrack’s Drum MIDI Packs let you expand EZdrummer or Superior Drummer software with grooves played by drummers such as Jason Bowld, Dirk Verbeuren, Ryan Vikedal, Morgan Agren, and many more. Adding Drum MIDI Packs to EZdrummer or Superior Drummer makes it easy to produce in a wide range of styles and to get a specific vibe going fast.

Once you get started with Toontrack’s EZdrummer or Superior Drummer, you’ve got a virtually unlimited resource for producing top-quality drum tracks in any genre. For more information on EZdrummer, Superior Drummer, or the expansion packs, just call your Sweetwater Sales Engineer!

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