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Originally Posted by Squids  By the way, guys, a more direct comparison to SSD would probably be our Studio ProFiles series and our Infinite Player where the approach was more similar in terms of specific character modeled kits such as the styles of Bonham, Ringo etc. or specific artists in Drum Masters of the Ken Scott Collection. I'll throw a few links to demos since you have some from SSD to listen to. Some you really can compare more apples to apples... like comparing the sound of the Bonham-esque kits or others if you want. The Ringo kit too although my favorite Ringo kit I've done hasn't been released yet. I recorded it at British Grove with the original REDD 51 console - same model the Beatles used. Can't wait until that's done. |
So... I'm having a hard time understanding exactly what the ProFiles and Drum Masters products are. Are they loops/grooves in a rex/acid/etc format? Are they playable sample libraries a la SSD, DFH, BFD, etc? Both? I can't really wrap my head around it from the info on your website. Regardless, from the samples on your pages they sound nice. Perhaps the same intent as the SSD library, but not in the same genre. SSD's=the sound of modern rock/pop/metal production. Your stuff seems to be on the softer side. Less "produced." Which, btw, a lot of people ask for.
I too am turned off by the price of the SR stuff (OWD, ProFiles, and Drum Masters). I say this knowing I could afford it, but why spend that much? I can buy three or four libraries of amazing sounding drums (more if I go the drumagog route) for the same price as one of SR's products. The product would have to be quite unique to warrant that kind of price tag. I haven't heard anything about it that lets me know it is such a product. Yes, they sound really nice, but don't they all? Is it really 10-15x times better than my upgrade to DFHS2? I don't think SR is trying to gouge anyone, they just went the really expensive route with creating the library. SSDs, on the other hand, have gone the total guerilla route. So you get this great library (not the cheapest, but modest in comparison to OWD) and you end up being blown away by the cost to value ratio. I really don't want to sound too down on OWD. I think they sound as good or better than the next guy, and I like all the SR products I own.
I think I own every drum library out there
except OWD, if that means anything. I should also say I am an advocate for getting things done at the highest possible level while spending the least amount of money. I do not like dog and pony shows, do not care who recorded a sample library or hit the skins. If it sounds good, it is good.