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Any EWQL Stormdrum 2 users here?

I need another virtual drum about as much as I need another hole in my head, but the EWQL 50% sale has me seriously considering Stormdrum 2. I've lusted over it for years, but never took the plunge because of the price and because I don't really need it, but it covers a LOT of ground that Maschine, Battery, Stylus RMX, etc. don't.

So, anyway, I know it's a long shot, but does anybody here have SD2? How well do you think it complements the instruments I mentioned above?

GAS?

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Originally posted by EddieZilker GAS?

More like SAS.





...and not wanting to pass up a great deal, which doesn't come along very often with EWQL stuff.

i have stormdrum 2 and pro, its all sum up to what you want, if you are after percussion from all over the world to big sounding drums then go for it..

Mize

It's a completely different kettle of fish than what you already have. Kind of like comparing Omnisphere/Nexus etc to Ra.

I'm hoping to bag complete composer shortly for �540. I think you'll find that's on a ridiculous offer too at most etailers.

Thanks for the input, Mize and Geoff! That's pretty much what I was I thinking and those are the reasons that I really want it, so I think I'm going to go for it. Oh...and, just so you know, when my wife asks about the bank balance, I'm going to blame it on you two for encouraging me.

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Originally posted by cryophonik . Oh...and, just so you know, when my wife asks about the bank balance, I'm going to blame it on you two for encouraging me.

do let us know how THAT goes


edit - oh, and if you go to your Kontakt world drums library. Just play a few of them and close your eyes thinking 'what would these sound like if I made them mOar'

That'll be SD

Follow-up questions for you guys - how many individual outputs does SD2 have? In other words, if I have a kit loaded, can I assign each instrument to its own track in my DAW and, if so, how many different tracks does SD2 allow?

Does anyone have a link to somewhere one could purchase this stuff at the discount..?

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Originally posted by kitphillips Does anyone have a link to somewhere one could purchase this stuff at the discount..?

You can buy it directly from them using the coupon code word "ANNIVERSARY":

http://www.soundsonline.com/home.php

Not sure about Australia, but in the US, you can get it with the discount from some major retailers. I bought it from audiomidi.com.

http://www.audiomidi.com/Quantum-Le...tion-P9017.aspx

Sweetwater also has all of the EWQL titles at 1/2 off:

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/manufacturer/East_West

Sale ends June 30.

Thanks for that mate... Been looking at storm drum for a while... not sure if my budget will stretch but anyway... How long is the sale for do you know?

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Originally posted by kitphillips How long is the sale for do you know?

It ends June 30, so only a couple more days to decide.

i work for east west, if you guys have any probs running the stuff let me know! And yeah anniversary sale ends on the 30th!

www.eastwestsamples.com should be an aus dealer of our products.

I was a user of SD1, but haven't used SD2.

My biggest complaints about SD1 were that it was basically all loops and you had to use that POS Intakt sampler with it.

Both of these boat anchors appear to be completely gone in SD2 - they're giving you actual drum samples and MIDI grooves so you should be able to tweak to your heart's content. Given the superb quality of the samples in SD1, it's probably well worth the investment.

But as a disclaimer, I'll reiterate that I don't have hands-on experience with SD2 and there might be other problems. All I know is that they've fixed what I believed to be the only problems with the original product.

Hey - good to know we've got EWQL staff around!

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Originally posted by DigiNut All I know is that they've fixed what I believed to be the only problems with the original product.

I was pretty put off by the PLAY engine in the early stages, but EWQL seems to have worked out the major issues and it's been rock solid on my system for many versions now. I've been using VOP, SC, RA, and the free orchestra for a while now with no problems, so I'm pretty confident that SD2 will be a solid product as well. Funny that you mention the MIDI files because that's another feature that really attracted me to SD2 - playing/sequencing ethnic and orchestral percussion parts can be a PITA to get right (for me, at least), so it will be very nice to have some starting points to work with.

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Originally posted by tehlord edit - oh, and if you go to your Kontakt world drums library. Just play a few of them and close your eyes thinking 'what would these sound like if I made them mOar' That'll be SD

Well, you weren't exaggerating, were you?! I got it installed last night and, holy bat$hit - SD2 sounds huge!

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