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Martin Trommler has written a new post in topic September 2025 ➜ Toontrack Superior Drummer: The new “Real to Reel” SDX brings right/left samples for the first time! 👉.
Oktober 2026➜ By the way, so far, all other SDXes (released after RtR) that include these additional articulations for R/L are based on the same Toontrack default behavior and have the same feature set as “Real to Reel.”
Yesterday 1:21 pm
Martin Trommler has created the topic Detailed e-hihat : Drum sample libraries that excel in terms of the range of nuances from “tight closed” to “closed loose”/“quarter open” 👉
With regard to the drum library feature request “detailed closed hihat articulations” ∙👉 LINK∙, we could put together a list of drum sample libraries that excel in terms of the range of nuances from “tight closed” to “closed loose”/“quarter open”.I'll start ∙(Looking forward to your replies! -...
Fri Oct 09, 2026 5:53 pm
Martin Trommler has created the topic VST drum libraries and e-hihat : finely graded levels of openness from "tight closed" to "closed loose"
E-drummers want more detailed closed hihat articulations (and by that I mean the range from “Tight Closed” to “Closed Loose”/“Quarter Open”!)This is especially true for particularly disastrous cases like many metal-style drum libraries—such as those from GGD—and many Kontakt librarie...
Fri Oct 09, 2026 5:00 pm
Martin Trommler has written a new post in topic "Modern & Massive 2" e-drum FIX 😊👉.
Oktober 2026 -> I've tested the v1.1.4 update :The buggy (choked) hihat issue is fixed (Unfortunately, there was no information or communication from GGD regarding my report, so it's possible that it was already fixed before version 1.1.4).The remaining issues are : The “Fluid+” engine on the closed...
Sat Sep 12, 2026 10:36 am
Martin Trommler has written a new post in topic the Sensory Percussion vs. SD3 comparison video : the biggest shortcoming of SD3... + ...fake news 👉.
Speaking of SP's own sounds... (...by the way, in the context of the drum sound described below, “Alesis/Zildjian” also comes to mind...) 👉Speaking of SP's own sounds:Most of what I've heard so far of Sensory Percussion's own sound is extremely weird, and I just think it's bad.I don’t get wha...
Fri Sep 11, 2026 11:13 am
Martin Trommler has written a new post in topic Becoming an SD3 e-drummer - About SD3 dial-in sessions (the carefree package — Skip the long learning curve ❗️) 😊.
BTW, this is part of the extended DELUXE SD3 dial-in session 😊 : ➜ “Optimal velocity curves” Support Session 😊👉
Fri Sep 11, 2026 9:33 am
Martin Trommler has created the topic Becoming an SD3 e-drummer - About SD3 dial-in sessions (the carefree package — Skip the long learning curve ❗️) 😊
Becoming an SD3 e-drummer - About SD3 dial-in sessions (the carefree package — Skip the long learning curve ❗️) 😊👉 For everyone with a (suitable) computer + trigger device (can even be an inexpensive/used TD-9/-11/-17 module) and the leading drum sampler Superior Drummer 3 who wants to becom...
Sat Sep 05, 2026 2:06 pm
Martin Trommler has written a new post in topic Roland CY-18DR "stick muting" ENGINE for SD3 ❗️😊👉.
"To mute the cymbal with the drumstick, I've created an e-drum engine that uses a dedicated mute zone on the digital ride pad"➜ The dedicated Mute Zone can also be on the BOW of the digital ride pad (V31, V51, V71 required/recommended) that will trigger the mute function by striking that dedicated...
Sat Sep 05, 2026 2:05 pm
Martin Trommler has created the topic Roland CY-18DR "stick muting" ENGINE for SD3 ❗️😊👉
Roland CY-18DR "stick muting" ENGINE for SD3 ❗️😊👉 To mute the cymbal with the drumstick, I've created an e-drum engine that uses a dedicated mute zone on the EDGE of the digital ride pad (recommended: on one half of the EDGE zone ➜ You can then strike one half of the EDGE zone to produce a cr...
Sat Sep 05, 2026 1:35 pm
Martin Trommler has written a new post in topic Roland CY-18DR "stick muting" ENGINE ❗️😊👉.
"To mute the cymbal with the drumstick, I've created an e-drum engine that uses a dedicated mute zone on the digital ride pad"➜ The dedicated Mute Zone can also be on the BOW of the digital ride pad (V31, V51, V71 required/recommended) that will trigger the mute function by striking that dedicated...
Sat Sep 05, 2026 1:13 pm
Martin Trommler has created the topic Roland CY-18DR "stick muting" ENGINE ❗️😊👉
Roland CY-18DR "stick muting" ENGINE ❗️😊👉 To mute the cymbal with the drumstick, I've created an e-drum engine that uses a dedicated mute zone on the EDGE of the digital ride pad (recommended: on one half of the EDGE zone ➜ You can then strike one half of the EDGE zone to produce a crash soun...
Sat Sep 05, 2026 10:15 am
Martin Trommler has written a new post in topic Roland "CY-18DR" Cymbal Choke Fix (for SD3) ❗️😊👉.
...a question came up in another forum : What about stick muting?➜ Additionally to standard crash-style edge-grabbing, the CY-18DR can be choked by touching the bow area with your palm or one or two (or more) fingers.To mute the cymbal with the drumstick, I can set up a dedicated mute zone on the ...
Sat Sep 05, 2026 10:10 am
Martin Trommler has written a new post in topic Roland "CY-18DR" Cymbal Choke Fix (for SD3 and EZ3 and similar drum samplers) ❗️😊👉.
...a question came up in another forum : What about stick muting?➜ Additionally to standard crash-style edge-grabbing, the CY-18DR can be choked by touching the bow area with your palm or one or two (or more) fingers.To mute the cymbal with the drumstick, I can set up a dedicated mute zone on the ...
Tue Sep 01, 2026 1:57 pm
Martin Trommler has written a new post in topic VST e-drum latency and module / trigger device latency 👉.
Latency differences between various DAWs (also with regard to different computers + OS) (and between DAWs and Standalone Applications) 👉 Are there differences in VST e-drum latency (with completely identical settings on the same trigger device and audio interface, of course) when comparing various...
Mon Aug 31, 2026 3:30 pm
Martin Trommler has written a new post in topic VST e-drum latency and module / trigger device latency 👉.
Superior Drummer 3 standalone app vs. SD3 plugin Latency Comparison (tested on a Mac "M4" computer) 👉 Many people believe (and some even spread the rumor) that only running the SD3 standalone application offers the best performance and lowest latency, and that running the SD3 plugin within a DAW in...
Sun Aug 16, 2026 10:04 pm
Martin Trommler has created the topic The 'digitalDrummer mag' e-drum module latency list (which looks at module sound operation)
I take issue with the latency values published by 'digitalDrummer mag' (as far as I know, this is the only list available on the internet) because they exclude the absolutely necessary scan process for the vast majority of e-drum modules (though they do include the scan process for modules that do n...
Sun Aug 09, 2026 2:04 pm
Martin Trommler has written a new post in topic How to measure software drumming latency with a mic 👉.
related LINK : the latency measurement thread
Sun Aug 09, 2026 2:03 pm
Martin Trommler has written a new post in topic How to measure software drumming latency 👉.
related LINK : the latency measurement thread
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Name: JoãoLocation: BelgiumTime Zone: CESTBackground:Hi everyone! 👋I'm João, a software engineer currently living in Belgium.Music has been a big hobby of mine for a long time. I started with piano, later picked up guitar, and finally started playing drums in late 2023. Drums have become a pretty ...
