Steven Slate Drums 4.0 Virtual Drum Instrument AVAILABLE NOW

[Steven Slate]

We're working with a Cuban producer now on a really great latin pack!

We also have some great SSD4 updates coming soon.

So by now most of you have been using this new instrument for a while.. so what's everyone's favorite kits? Can anyone post some links to some music?

Cheers,
Steven

[GPl]

Originally Posted by Steven Slate

So what's everyone's favorite kits?

Cheers,
Steven

Honestly, Deluxe Kit 1 has been getting a lot of use...

[Steven Slate]

Deluxe Rock, Vintage, or Indie?

Steven

[lordgregadeath]

Originally Posted by Steven Slate

Deluxe Rock, Vintage, or Indie?

Steven

i pretty much use Indie 1 or rock kit 11. But i run everything to its own channel in my DAW then limit and compress it and EQ everything, and air reverb the snare and a little hi hat.

I find the Room mic need a low cut. it makes the kits muddy. In saying that i have to try and copy my studio drum sounds so everything is similar for what i do. My plan is... to draw up midi using trigger then use all the sample sounds from Indie kit 1 with live cymbols from my studio tracks. then i can use the straight indie kit 1 for the pure midi songs. Again a little challenge with the muddy room mic for the pure midi. All my live cymbols have low cuts. its my prefered sound i guess.

Did i just bable?

[Mercado_Negro]

Originally Posted by Steven Slate

We're working with a Cuban producer now on a really great latin pack!

Great!

Please make it compatible with Roland's Handsonic series (e.g. http://www.rolandus.com/products/pro...?ProductId=199). I've recorded a couple of percussionists who own it and it's a pain to set it up because there aren't dedicated libraries/maps for it (they had to create their own and it's never been "perfect").

[RiKi]

Originally Posted by Steven Slate

We're working with a Cuban producer now on a really great latin pack!



Cheers,
Steven

don't forget to add at least two Timbales, congas, lots of cowbells with medium and large shaker size

[bryan k]

I personally LOVE that "Deluxe" Dunnet Steel Snare and Pearl Reference Kick. Use that with All Soultone cymbals/Hihat/ride along with Pearl Toms.......Here it is in action.....

Listen Here

[Tom music]

Bryan K, I like the the Dunnet snare as well. Slate drums sound great! Off topic but I was listening to your other stuff and love your guitar work!! Very good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bryan k]

Originally Posted by Tom music

Bryan K, I like the the Dunnet snare as well. Slate drums sound great! Off topic but I was listening to your other stuff and love your guitar work!! Very good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks man!

[jeremy.c.]

Originally Posted by Steven Slate

So by now most of you have been using this new instrument for a while.. so what's everyone's favorite kits? Can anyone post some links to some music?

Cheers,
Steven

I have really only used the Deluxe Rock Kits, I believe this is Kit 1.
Killers Cardigan

[bryan k]

Originally Posted by jeremy.c.

I have really only used the Deluxe Rock Kits, I believe this is Kit 1.
Killers Cardigan

WOW! that kick sounds HUGE!

[jeremy.c.]

Originally Posted by bryan k

WOW! that kick sounds HUGE!

Thanks! And thank Steven too! I find his samples don't require a ton of processing, they're kind of already in a sweet spot, I just comp slightly and bump it up around 50Hz and we're off to Rockland!

[climber]

I installed the latest version a bit over a week ago. installation went fine. I can see the plugs in the ProTools and AU folders and I copied the license into the folder as instructed. when I ran DP 7 it validated the plugs and when I start PT I can see that the plugs are found. however when I create an instrument track in PT I can't find the plugins. in DP the plugin loads, but I can't click on anything. anyone have any suggestions?

FWIW I did a ticket and a week later I got a response that said they did have some issues with DP, but PT was fine. they asked if I had the latest version of the plugs, and I replies in the affirmative. I have all the Slate stuff and this is the first one I have had any issue with. right now I am sitting on a "virtual boat anchor."

[sigh]

[lordgregadeath]

Originally Posted by climber

I installed the latest version a bit over a week ago. installation went fine. I can see the plugs in the ProTools and AU folders and I copied the license into the folder as instructed. when I ran DP 7 it validated the plugs and when I start PT I can see that the plugs are found. however when I create an instrument track in PT I can't find the plugins. in DP the plugin loads, but I can't click on anything. anyone have any suggestions?

FWIW I did a ticket and a week later I got a response that said they did have some issues with DP, but PT was fine. they asked if I had the latest version of the plugs, and I replies in the affirmative. I have all the Slate stuff and this is the first one I have had any issue with. right now I am sitting on a "virtual boat anchor."

[sigh]

im not sure exactly what your prob with pro tools is but im getting you cant see the plug in when you go to open it in your instrument track. I make a stereo audio track in por tools and its under instruments. Your track has to be stereo.

hope that helps.

[Animus]

Originally Posted by bryan k

WOW! that kick sounds HUGE!

Yeah that kick is huge. It's really loud in the mix to almost be distracting. Cool track though.

[lordgregadeath]

Originally Posted by jeremy.c.

Thanks! And thank Steven too! I find his samples don't require a ton of processing, they're kind of already in a sweet spot, I just comp slightly and bump it up around 50Hz and we're off to Rockland!

hmmm... the straight out kits seem to be muggy to me.. but they sound good through your music mixes... i cant get my head around it.

[GPl]

Originally Posted by Steven Slate

Deluxe Rock, Vintage, or Indie?

Steven

Oops...Deluxe Rock 1. I've only used it on 1 production so far though but it certainly was the clear winner at the time

[Mercado_Negro]

Hi Steven,

Since we have different mics setups for Deluxe and Classic kits, how are we going to save our routing in this future update you're working on? Mixer channels are created when we load kits or instruments and there is no way to create "empty" channels to save a default template with no kit or instruments loaded. I'd just like to create a default template with X amount of channels, all routed to different tracks in my DAW (these tracks will be included in the default template, of course), but with no kit or instrument loaded. This way I could load my template and THEN load a kit or instruments. How's SSD4 supposed to know which channels it'll use when loading a kit or instruments under these circumstances?

[Den]

Originally Posted by climber

when I registered SSD4 I used a different email address. can you guys consolidate my accounts so it's under a single email account so I can see everything together?

I have the same problem. How to upgrade from 3.5 to V4 when it only works with old email? I sent support ticket before few days, still nothing.
Please Help..

[jeremy.c.]

Originally Posted by Animus

Yeah that kick is huge. It's really loud in the mix to almost be distracting. Cool track though.

, thanks man, I got a little carried away with the 50Hz eq thing... Give me a few more weeks with mixing them to get the hang of it, they're radically different in my opinion than the 3.5 drums were, in a really good way. I really like how I am getting the hi hats to pump with the compressor on the offbeats, I wasn't getting that effect with the room and overheads in 3.5, must be something in the harmonic content. I liked the drums in 3.5, but this is a whole new level, I can't believe how much better they sound.

I have a pretty narrow window of focus for using programmed drums so I figure the EX will get me by, but I'm wondering if I shouldn't step up to platinum to see what's offered there... GAS.

[Steven Slate]

Originally Posted by jeremy.c.

Thanks! And thank Steven too! I find his samples don't require a ton of processing, they're kind of already in a sweet spot, I just comp slightly and bump it up around 50Hz and we're off to Rockland!

Loved your track! Kick was great sounding.

Originally Posted by GPl

Oops...Deluxe Rock 1. I've only used it on 1 production so far though but it certainly was the clear winner at the time

Its a great all around natural rock kit, agreed! There are some other really nice gems in the Deluxe Rock presets in Platinum, hope you try em out soon.

Originally Posted by Mercado_Negro

Hi Steven,

Since we have different mics setups for Deluxe and Classic kits, how are we going to save our routing in this future update you're working on? Mixer channels are created when we load kits or instruments and there is no way to create "empty" channels to save a default template with no kit or instruments loaded. I'd just like to create a default template with X amount of channels, all routed to different tracks in my DAW (these tracks will be included in the default template, of course), but with no kit or instrument loaded. This way I could load my template and THEN load a kit or instruments. How's SSD4 supposed to know which channels it'll use when loading a kit or instruments under these circumstances?

Serge figured out something similar to what you're saying, we'll have something soon. You'll also be able to easily activate and deactivate the "save mixer routing".

Originally Posted by Den

I have the same problem. How to upgrade from 3.5 to V4 when it only works with old email? I sent support ticket before few days, still nothing.
Please Help..

Peter's really catching up, don't worry, we'll take care of you.

Originally Posted by jeremy.c.

, thanks man, I got a little carried away with the 50Hz eq thing... Give me a few more weeks with mixing them to get the hang of it, they're radically different in my opinion than the 3.5 drums were, in a really good way. I really like how I am getting the hi hats to pump with the compressor on the offbeats, I wasn't getting that effect with the room and overheads in 3.5, must be something in the harmonic content. I liked the drums in 3.5, but this is a whole new level, I can't believe how much better they sound.

I have a pretty narrow window of focus for using programmed drums so I figure the EX will get me by, but I'm wondering if I shouldn't step up to platinum to see what's offered there... GAS.

Platinum adds some really nice kits! We'll have the EX 4.0 to Plat 4.0 available Monday.

Cheers
Steven

[bigsnack]

New tune programmed with some Slate goodness. Enjoy
http://soundcloud.com/bigsnack/readersinc4-142

[jeremy.c.]

Originally Posted by bigsnack

New tune programmed with some Slate goodness. Enjoy
http://soundcloud.com/bigsnack/readersinc4-142

Nice!

[GPl]

Originally Posted by bigsnack

New tune programmed with some Slate goodness. Enjoy
http://soundcloud.com/bigsnack/readersinc4-142

Well done bigsnack! Really done well to sound like a 3 pc, love it. Give us a run down on the production, what ssd kit, ect

[bigsnack]

Originally Posted by GPl

Well done bigsnack! Really done well to sound like a 3 pc, love it. Give us a run down on the production, what ssd kit, ect

Thanks guys! The kit is a custom I made with "Ringy Hit Kit" as the base. I think I added Kick 4 and Jimmy Snare to it as well.

Guitars were all done with LePou's LeXTC, and the tried and true GuitarHack impulses.

Bass is a blend of DI, and a duplicate that I crunched up and put the Gallien Krueger amp sim onto (Audiffex not Amplitube).

[lordgregadeath]

Originally Posted by bigsnack

Thanks guys! The kit is a custom I made with "Ringy Hit Kit" as the base. I think I added Kick 4 and Jimmy Snare to it as well.

Guitars were all done with LePou's LeXTC, and the tried and true GuitarHack impulses.

Bass is a blend of DI, and a duplicate that I crunched up and put the Gallien Krueger amp sim onto (Audiffex not Amplitube).

where do you get your grooves from? link if possible please.

[Tom music]

Here is a song I wrote a month ago. I just put the Slate drums on tonight and have done No eq etc.. I am a one band guy so sorry about the mix etc


http://soundcloud.com/tomomusic/our-year-1

[ooohhh2]

Hello guys,
I thought the crossgrade deal only works till 1st feb, i just tried and got a coupon! So i jumped into the boat, and bought the crossgrade for Platinum after using Ezdrummer and AD for a while, and i didn't regret it. The quality of the snares and bass are outstanding.
The only thing i missed are the maps. I read in this thread that they are coming with the next update. It's been a while since that statement though. When can we expect it? This came 2 weeks ago:

Originally Posted by Steven Slate

Within the next week I'll have input maps for all the major MIDI file formats included in SSD4. I'll also work on a "save map as default" too.

Cheers.
Steven

Meanwhile, did anybody made any user map already for Addictive Drums or Superior which i can use alongside with EZplayer? edit: okay, i found out that custom mapping will only works for one kit- guess i have to wait for that 'save map as default'-feature
And about the latin pack Steven announced, will it be a free update, or a seperate one? And what about the grooves, how many of them will come?

Sorry, question over questions. I'm already quite happy with it though. Running stable here with 1.0.7 and S1 Pro 2.

[climber]

Originally Posted by lordgregadeath

I make a stereo audio track in por tools and its under instruments. Your track has to be stereo.
hope that helps.

I will give that a try... for some reason I may not have tried that...[sigh]

[climber]

lordgregadeath : AH HA... now why didn't I try that before? [sigh] SSD4 working for me in PT 10.1. still a problem in DP, but I can live with this for now...