The crown jewel of my sample collection

If you need to get that big "Hollywood sound" on your recordings, this is the way to go. There's a great variety of drum sounds and they're all expertly recorded. The built in MIDI performances are not only useful (and easy to tweak and customize), they're also great for creating perfect drum templates. I've got a big sample library, but I use SD2 in everything I write.

Godzilla with drumsticks; only this time he is on FIRE and with 4 hands!

There's a reason why the folks at Eastwest took longer than expected for this release; and it was well worth the wait too. SD2 really blows away ANY competition that boasts big, epic sounding percussion. The flexibility of this instrument can also be compared to that of Stylus RMX, only SD2 has much better sounding drums for film or soundtrack oriented music.

The immense library of stellar sounds, the simplicity of the PLAY interface, and versatility of the instrument to create your own grooves is just too mind-boggling to put to sensible words. You HAVE to get this and try it for yourself, and let the music you make speak for SD2.