Best Virtual Drums
Virtual drums can be a big help to engineers that don’t have time or enough resources to record drum parts. Luckily, there are a lot of virtual drum suites out there for producers and musicians a like to utilize. Taking some of the best drummers in the world and recording them at some of the best studios has yielded many amazing samples for engineers. Here are five of the best virtual drums suites out there.
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Why it's best:
Ocean Way Drums used natural room ambiance, high-resolution sound for its Platinum Edition of samples. Studio owner Allen Sides gives engineers sounds from 19 kits, each with 12 presets in both snare-on and snare-off versions, created Ocean Way Drums. The presets provide spa...read full review
Why it's a best pick:
Sampled by Grammy Award-winning engineer Tobias Lehmann at Teldexstudio Berlin, Germany, the Mixosaurus Kit A is a 122GB drum library. Powered by an included KONTAKT Player 2 and Mac/PC-compatible with support for VST, AU, DXi, and RTAS formats, the Mixosaurus Kit A comes pr... read full review
Musicians Friend $1,249.99
Why it's a best pick:
Sonic Reality's Drum Masters Platinum Edition has REX grooves mapped in Native Instruments KONTAKT's Beat Mode, letting users try multiple loops mapped across the keyboard at once. This works while each part of the REX groove is synced with the host's tempo. The sample libra... read full review
$799.00 - $799.97
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Musicians Friend $799.00
Why it's a best pick:
DrumCore Deluxe drum software from Submersible Music includes DrumCore v3, AlanPack I, CameronPack I, LonniePack I, LuisPack I, TempestaPack I, MattPack I, SlyPack I, TerryPack I, and the ZoroPack I DrummerPacks. DrumCore v3 contet was created by drummers across a multitude ... read full review
$550.00 - $550.00
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Musicians Friend $550.00
Why it's a best pick:
Fxpansion BFD2 Acoustic Drum Module utilizes two pairs of room mics, including a mid/side set, and stereo overheads and mono close directs. It was then routed through a custom Neve desk with Air Montserrat preamps and into PrismSound A/D converters at the AIR Lyndhurst Studi... read full review
Musicians Friend $299.99
