Opinions on drum samples needed

[PJ]

I\'m fairly new to sampling and using Gigasampler LE. I want to get some acoustic drum samples. I am considering;

1 Purrrfect Drums - I have heard many good things about these, but am very unimpressed with the demos on the studio cat website.

2 Interactive Drum Kits and Snares - I\'m very impressed with the demo, and they are coming out with an \"Akai Interactive\" format for use with software samplers.

3 Double Platinum Drums - Collection of loops and samples on 4 CD-ROMs. The loops sound good and would be a nice bonus, not sure about the samples though. No Giga, only Akai format

I would love to hear from anyone that has any experience with these. Thanks

[thesoundsmith]

PJ,

You\'ve not said what kind of production you\'re trying to create. Jazz, heavy metal, country, funk, grunge, classical an pop all have very different requirements for the drum sound.

Give us a hint, and we can be of much greater help.

Dasher

[PJ]

I do mostly rock, pop, and funk stuff.

[Worra]

Have you listened to the \"Topaz Studio Kits\"?
These drums are recorded a bit differently. as it says in the manual:

\"Our intent when recording this CD-ROM was to put together a collection of samples that could truly create all of the sonic nuances and realism of an actual acoustic drumset. Each kit was sampled as an entire unit, and not just a snare or tom all alone in a room. For example, when you hit a real tom you don\'t hear just the tom but rather the ringing of the other drums, cymbals, etc. just as you do on a real recorded set. All of the drums and cymbals contain multi-velocity hits which allows for very realistic rolls and ghost strokes.

You will find on the disc a wide range of kits; from large rock kits, to studio and pop kits, as well as acoustic jazz and jungle drumkits. The samples are recorded as natural and dry as possible. This allows for maximum eq and processing flexibility.\"

Here\'s some mp3 demos: http://www.worrasplace.com/demos/Topaz_StudKitV1_Demo.mp3 (\"http://www.worrasplace.com/demos/Topaz_StudKitV1_Demo.mp3\") http://www.worrasplace.com/demos/Topaz_StudKitV1_Demo2.mp3 (\"http://www.worrasplace.com/demos/Topaz_StudKitV1_Demo2.mp3\") http://www.worrasplace.com/demos/Topaz_StudKitV1_Demo3.mp3 (\"http://www.worrasplace.com/demos/Topaz_StudKitV1_Demo3.mp3\") http://www.worrasplace.com/demos/Topaz_StudKitV1_Demo4.mp3 (\"http://www.worrasplace.com/demos/Topaz_StudKitV1_Demo4.mp3\")

Available through Bigga Giggas, www.biggagiggas.com (\"http://www.biggagiggas.com\")

Best
Per

[thesoundsmith]

The Peter Erskine kits are great drums, and they do the same thing (record as a kit, not individual drums) but they are not good for rock, or funk IMHO. The Steely Dan kit sounds great on Pop, but probably aree not flexible enough for your needs.

Dasher

[donnie]

My vote would definately be for the Purfect Drums. TONS of selection, great recordings, and a heck of a price!

Just so no one thinks this a \"developer to developer\" plug for those of you who don\'t know I do drum/percussion and I\'m coming out with a drum set library eventually also!

Donnie

[Robert Kral]

I needed some rock & pop kits & I just bought Pure Drums from yellowtools. 17 Drumkits and they all sound great. Each kit comes with another patch that contains it\'s snare with up to 50 different samples of that same snare.

16 velocity switches on each of the toms, 16 on the kit snares, basses, and hats. 4 on the cymbals.

Giga version also comes with 2 patches of \"Big Toms\" with 10 extra tom samples each, and each with 8 velocity splits.

For $139 at .com (incluiding shipping) I thought it was well worth it. (more than 3,000 samples).

Enter \"xmas\" in the promotional code at checkout for this price.

(I don\'t work for them).

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[PJ]

Thanks for all the replys. Unfortunately you guys are making this harder on me http://www.northernsounds.com/ubb/NonCGI/images/icons/smile.gif I think I have ruled out the Double Platinum set, and will think about the others.

PJ

[Franky]

If i were you i\'d go for the purfect drums, from what i\'ve heard they seem mighty fine, though i know Phoenix doesn\'t like the snares, it\'s one i\'d lke to have in my library shelf. Also for the price Pure Drums is a pretty safe bet, or just wait for Donnie\'s library (like i am)and then decide.

Regards,
Franky www.vintaudio.com (\"http://www.vintaudio.com\")

[Robert Kral]

PJ:
note I edited my post above: the Pure Drums contain 16 velocity splits for the kit snares, toms and basses, not 8. They also contain left and right hand samples.

Also listen to the demos. I\'ve heard lots of good things about Purrrfect drums but I don\'t like the sound of the demo, where as I did like the sound of Pure Drums. Perhaps its a matter of taste, or a matter of needing a better demo. Purrrfect drums demos do seem to indicate more perfomed rolls etc, however!

Not to confuse you!!

[KingIdiot]

Worra,
I never listened to those demos of the topaz kit, What a great live sounding kit! I dig that sound. Its like being in the room with the drums.

Its exactly how I recorded my custom it. Thos I still haven\'t even edited all my samples http://www.northernsounds.com/ubb/NonCGI/images/icons/smile.gif
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