FUQ (eff -yu - cue) - FAQ's with an EDGE

Tagged As: Vst Drum Machine

Question:
I just want a few options outside of the LM7 that comes with Cubase. Mainly I want to be able to assign wav files to pads a little easier than in the LM7. I have the RMIII demo. Is there anything else I should be looking out for?

Answer:
first thing that comes to mind i Native Instruments Battery, off course. That's the one I use, and I am happy with it. Very easy to import .wav files and create your own kits. Battery 2 has a bunch of new kits that are great. I bought an old version of Battery 1 as a blowout ($100!), which qualifies one for the upgrade *free*.. . I think it will import all my old samplecell CD's too. If you want a drum machine good for certain occasions, check out the plugsound drum module.You cant load samples, but you can morph the included samples and come up with decent kits.There are a lot of kits included. Not as versatile as a sampler, but a good plugin nonetheless. BFD is made by fxpansion (the company that makes the DR008 I recommended). But it's not a drag-n-drop WAV player. It is an integrated instruments that plays it's own proprietary (though astonishing) files. All the drums were recorded individually as well as the ambient mics and you mix and match on the fly (which is amazing if you think about it). Everyone should go check it out whether you are planning on using it or not.