BFD is one of the big programs for that (not a synth, but multi-layered samples with adjustable reverbs and so on).

http://www.fxpansion.com/index.php?page=53

I love addictive drums. Small and you can make it sound great. Really great program that just sounds good without much work. I honestly could not be bothered with the larger ones.

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Originally posted by KilldaDJ quick question to production studio... what good sounding drum synths are there out there on the market? im after something analog/acoustic sounding, it probably wont be a synth per se, probably a rompler or something like that? basically, i wanna make some drum tracks for a rock sounding outfit. i've looked at samples but i would rather route it through a VST.. danke danke

What? Is it analogue or acoustic that you want??

If you want acoustic drums on the rockier tip then you can look for steven slate drums, NI has a bunch of new sample libraries (the Abby road series) there are a bunch of others but those are some of the newer ones. You probably want to look on gearslutz for more info on that.

In any event, you'll probably be getting samples and a sampler. There aren't that many drum synth VSTs and certainly none for acoustic drums, or else they wouldn't be acoustic would they??

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles BFD is one of the big programs for that (not a synth, but multi-layered samples with adjustable reverbs and so on).

I have BFD2 and Eco. For the money, Eco is hard to beat for a very nice sounding, easy to use, yet full-featured drum simulator for pop, rock, jazz, etc. If you look around, you should be able to pick it up for $99 or so. And, it's expandable using any of the BFD expansion packs.

Battery 3 is another very good option IMO.

Also, check out GrooveMonkee.com if you need some very good MIDI files for your particular style. Each MIDI pack comes with hundreds of grooves (with variations) that are pre-mapped for the most widely used drum plugins (e.g., BFD2/Eco, Steven Slate Drums, Superior Drums, GM).

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Haven't seen alot of drum synths myself, but if you're looking for rock oriented stuff, I'd see about aquiring Reason 4's drum library. Lots of good acoustic stuff in there.

I made a DnB track from it (rock/metal influence) and was complimented on how real the acoustic snare sounded. (rest of the mix was garbage though )

Non-related but I find the Nexus drum-kit to be quite good for electronic music for the kicks alone...(There are just so many fking kicks to choose from and they're all really good)

thanks for the replys chaps

it seems samples are the way forward as i would have more control over the individual aspect of the drum kit. will check out some of the synths and do some reading nao

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