EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

"tony vincent" <aps@...> wrote:

> has anyone had experience with: DrumKit From Hell

I have this - it's a very live sounding natural kit, and is the best kit for
real drums I've come across. Highly recommended. Natural, real sounds only,
no machine stuff.

> and
> Dance Mega Drums (vol1)

This contains good quality samples of drum machines - they are not
multisamples IIRC but most drum machines don't require this anyway. It will
give you a pretty good range of classic drum machine sounds.

> how are the mappings for the EXS translation?

DKFH comes with EXS instruments on the CD, no translation necessary.
Dunno about DMD - if it's Akai format it should be translatable without
problems, as the programming isn't particularly sophisticated.

> how are the sounds? sonics of the sounds?

DKFH is my first call kit, I love it. Hats could be better, but the kit
sounds great and the ambience versions really add a sense of liveness.

> any help would be appreciated immediately.  i was origionally looking for
a
> solid & good sounding CD-ROM full of older (some vintage/some not) drum
> machines... then happened on DrumKit From Hell as well...  money-- goes
like
> water!

Dance Mega Drums will do what you want. DKFH is pretty cheap for what it's
is imho. You could also try Wizoo Platinum 24 for more "produced" sounding
kits.

Ben Hall
www.benhall.co.uk