08-20-2020, 10:32 AM
I don't use drums a lot, so I don't have a lot of experience, but still, here are some pointers.
First, I suggest you try Sennheiser Drummic'a, which is free. It works in Kontakt Player. I have it, but haven't used it much. But I have played a little with it, and think it sounds fine.
Also, right now, you can get the SONiVox Percussion Companion for 19.99 at Plugin Boutique. It comes with three drum libraries plus the Bing Bang Cinematic Percussion. I only own the latter, so I can't say much about the drum kit libraries, but the demos sound good, and Big Bang Cinematic Percussion would be a nice plus. You can download a trial of at least one of them, Big Bang Universal Drums. I think it's a good deal.
There is also Strike 2, by AIR Music. I haven't tried it, though, but it should be good. Right now it's 49.99 at Plugin Boutique. Take into consideration, though, that this product is included in a bundle, AIR Instrument Expansion Pack 3, that contains lots of other stuff, too, including Hybrid 3, which Matthias recommended in another thread. This bundle is expensive, but if you already have one product, it costs around 75 dollars. It includes several synthesizer plus a rompler and a sampler player. I think these products are old, but depending on the kind of music you make, probably useful (the sampler, Structure 2, comes with a large sample library). So, at least in theory you can buy, for instance, the Mini Grand piano for around 5 at Plugin Boutique and then buy the bundle upgrade for around 75. I only mention this because I've done some research and most people will probably miss this kind of thing.
On the more expensive side is MODO Drum. They have a trial version. Again, I haven't tried it but it seems very good. It's supposed to be a physically modeled sample library. I think it's samples + modeling. You can download a trial. There is an "affordable version", MODO Drum SE, which includes two drum kits (but they are customizable) and costs 149.99 dollars, and the full version, which costs 299.99. Right now there is a group buy. If you buy one of them, you get two more of IK Multimedia's products of the same price or less (so you can, e.g. buy MODO Drum and get Miroslav Philarmonik 2 and SampleTank 4 too). Also, there are a few days yet to unlock more "free" products in the group buy. I have only listened to demos.
So, I don't recommend anything (except Drummic'a, which is free). But I think this information should help you.
First, I suggest you try Sennheiser Drummic'a, which is free. It works in Kontakt Player. I have it, but haven't used it much. But I have played a little with it, and think it sounds fine.
Also, right now, you can get the SONiVox Percussion Companion for 19.99 at Plugin Boutique. It comes with three drum libraries plus the Bing Bang Cinematic Percussion. I only own the latter, so I can't say much about the drum kit libraries, but the demos sound good, and Big Bang Cinematic Percussion would be a nice plus. You can download a trial of at least one of them, Big Bang Universal Drums. I think it's a good deal.
There is also Strike 2, by AIR Music. I haven't tried it, though, but it should be good. Right now it's 49.99 at Plugin Boutique. Take into consideration, though, that this product is included in a bundle, AIR Instrument Expansion Pack 3, that contains lots of other stuff, too, including Hybrid 3, which Matthias recommended in another thread. This bundle is expensive, but if you already have one product, it costs around 75 dollars. It includes several synthesizer plus a rompler and a sampler player. I think these products are old, but depending on the kind of music you make, probably useful (the sampler, Structure 2, comes with a large sample library). So, at least in theory you can buy, for instance, the Mini Grand piano for around 5 at Plugin Boutique and then buy the bundle upgrade for around 75. I only mention this because I've done some research and most people will probably miss this kind of thing.
On the more expensive side is MODO Drum. They have a trial version. Again, I haven't tried it but it seems very good. It's supposed to be a physically modeled sample library. I think it's samples + modeling. You can download a trial. There is an "affordable version", MODO Drum SE, which includes two drum kits (but they are customizable) and costs 149.99 dollars, and the full version, which costs 299.99. Right now there is a group buy. If you buy one of them, you get two more of IK Multimedia's products of the same price or less (so you can, e.g. buy MODO Drum and get Miroslav Philarmonik 2 and SampleTank 4 too). Also, there are a few days yet to unlock more "free" products in the group buy. I have only listened to demos.
So, I don't recommend anything (except Drummic'a, which is free). But I think this information should help you.