More importantly, while there are lots of new and improved features, the core functionality remains intact. High-quality drum sounds based upon super-detailed drum sampling, comprehensive mixing and a huge catalogue of MIDI drum grooves still lie at the heart of SD3. Existing EZ Drummer and SD2 content is also fully compatible with the SD3 environment. So, UI aside, what’s new? Well, quite a lot, but let’s start with the new core library. This runs to over 230GB, and includes six new acoustic kits as well as around 350 electronic drum sounds and a small collection of percussion instruments.

Within the main kits there are plenty of choices, including more than 30 snares and nearly as many kick drums. All the samples are presented at 44.1kHz/24-bit and playback within the engine goes from standard stereo right up to 11.1 surround courtesy of original recordings that exploited an impressive array of room/ambience microphones. And, as recording legend George Massenburg supervised the recording process in Belgium’s hugely impressive Galaxy Studios, you can have considerable confidence in the underlying audio quality.Īs before, SD3 can operate as either a stand-alone application or a plug-in within your DAW. All the usual plug-in formats are supported. Upgrades and crossgrade options are available as is (for an extra cost) an SSD containing the full sound library, which is useful if the prospect of downloading 230GB is not something you wish to contemplate.

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