


The SDX Version of EVIL DRUMS is less painful and lands on 35 GB.

The complete installation with upgrades, BFD 2 presets and extras Installation of The BFD 2 is a bit tricky since EVIL DRUMS also works in the original BFD.īut thanks to the installation guide provided by Platinum Samples the installation process is done in less then an hour. The Platinum Samples Joe Barresi EVIL DRUMS expansion is a huge sound collection. Joe Barresi is an American record engineer and producer who has worked with bands such as Kyuss, The Melvins, Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Coheed and Cambria, Tomahawk, L7,The Jesus Lizard, Parkway Drive and Bad Religion.

The reason I got both versions is that I would like to take this opportunity and try to compare BFD VS Superior Drummer, By using the same library it is easier to hear how they both work with the audio, Articulations and Velocity. I have to start by telling you that due to understandable reasons the Superior Drummer version of Evil Drums is discontinued. Well recorded, high quality and long samples are at the heart of everything.It is time again for a Drum expansion review, Platinum samples sent me both the BFD and Superior drummer version of Joe Barresi EVIL DRUMS. (Lots of words in quotes here, because describing sound is highly subjective)īasically, if you have lots of layers that fade out slowly, the more the samples will "cloud" together and produce a "wall of sound" like a real acoustic kit does. You want lots of low velocity, long samples so your ghost notes really ring and add "more body" to the sound. I'm using a Metal kit to play Jazz fusion for example.Ī good sampled snare drum is probably the most important though. I find Metal kits are more likely to have that, but in no way are they genre limited. They are usually the VSTs that include long samples that haven't been processed, and have lots of "snap" and "presence", not to "dark", and have good, natural room acoustics in the sample (not post-fx). There are lots of VSTs that sound great with music in the mix, but only a few VST paks I have heard are good enough for solo play. I think the biggest factor with buying particular VST paks for me is "what has the ability to work solo?". Metal Machinery is the latest and greatest. Metal Foundry is really quite old now and most people have it. I think it's better than the Metal Foundry, but it's probably more placebo than fact.
