Superior Drummer 3: Achieving more fluctuations on (Snare) Rimshot sounds 😊👉


Sometimes the Rimshot (and Shallow Rimshot) sound from a drum sampler (even SD3) can be a little too static/lacking in fluctuation (to avoid the term "machinegunning") (even though all available samples are loaded!), as the number of samples is not as high as that of the head articulations.

So I created a randomizer engine that achieves additional fluctuations
using a random 5-round robin with various mixer settings,
so that should suit the taste of all SD3 e-drummers who want more fluctuations on Rimshots.


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And when maximum velocity (vel 127) is coming in, adjacent sample layers may not be played even though the "Use Adjacent Layers" function is activated.
This means that only samples from the "Hard" range ( -> 'Voices and Layer' setting ) are played and no (or at least not enough) samples from the upper "Gradient" range ( -> like velocity 126).

So if you also want to achieve additional fluctuations using a random generator engine that randomly outputs notes with a velocity of 126 (when the input velocity is 127) (the probability of these notes with a velocity of 126 is adjustable), you can use it, as I developed it.

This Vel Randomizer can generally be useful for SD3 in particular, as SD3 has these three layer range divisions and the “Hard” range is triggered by velocity 127 and the "Gradient" range is triggered by velocity 21 - 126.



The video shows the behavior/the sound from the default SD3 engine and then the additional BecauseDrumGeek 5-round robin Randomizer and finally the latter with the additional Velocity Randomizer (127 ➜ 126).

Input velocity is 127 for all hits in order to show the behavior/the sound for a comparison test.



Enjoy ❗️😊

Use good monitors / headphones !



SD3 setup for the video:
"Jazz Sessions" SDX - "Gretsch Round Badge" snare with all available Humanizing settings + maximum number of loaded samples