And I cant lie, when I saw the video I had to watch it again, and check that the date wasn't 4/1.
But that just reinforces my point that you just cant please everyone.
As You surely know, I am a strong proponent of what you can do with the included Studio Drums and the piano roll. I was just showing an example of how you can easily add on to suit personal needs and interests.
And similarly, while EZD doesn't include Latin drums. Or jazz drums. Or funk drums, or electronic drums. Or heavy metal drums, etc etc, you can easily expand the instrument to include most any common style you might choose. Same with their MIDI library if you choose. It isn't cheap, but I wait for sales and grab what I want. And the quality and depth of the sample library is pretty good. And the basic sets it does include are pretty versatile. I don't personally use the EZD MIDI library so much and haven't felt the need to get much more there, its just not how I prefer to use EZD. But some expanded drums sets and samples have pleased me.
The included sets combined with the Classic expansion is like Studio drums on steroids X 2 IMO. I can easily create drum tracks in multiple styles that sound like they were recorded in a really good drum room.
But again, I wasn't recommending ANYBODY else NEEDS them, Studio drums will take you very far.
I just want to be able to produce a wide range of styles, and I started feeling like I was trying to get more sounds out of one guitar, one amp and two pedals. I hit a wall so to speak. I wanted a good brushed set.
And I know what you mean about sticking with what you know. Good ol' reliable MX7 right?
I felt the same about 6. And for me, even when I did upgrade, 7 wasn't a huge leap by any means. Minor details were improved, but I would have been fine with 6.
8 however has some great tools I really am enjoying for mixing. I am very pleased with it. Minor nagging bugs and all.
Still a work in progress.
