Steven Slate Drums 5.5 FREE in REAPER

[@drummerboy1296]

4:15 My guy played the best midi keys drum groove I've heard, then said softly 'let's delete that' 🤣

[@REAPERMania]

I cheated. :)

[@fldrummerman]

I thought the same thing....thanks for fessing up, Kenny!

[@zteelchainz]

hahah

[@maplefoxx6285]

@@REAPERMania Can you Route the Free version of slate drums to different tracks? I have been trying and not working for me. Do I have to purchase the full version to get that option? I'm starting to think so now.

[@davetbassbos]

This is a fantastic plug in! I use it in Reaper with my old Yamaha DTX, works great and is pretty responsive to dynamics. you can really fine tune the sound using the mics and envelopes too.

[@rikkiparry]

Did you ever have an issue with the drums being way too quiet

[@nick3795]

Really great again Kenny, I must admit that as a beginner these elements are priceless, giving structure and content. It seems to me that music feels warm and inviting, I want to learn, something I haven't felt for many years, thanks man, Peace :)

[@nathansellers8695]

Well said brother.. Very well said.

[@jbognap]

This is so good, it's criminal

[@TheDrifteffect]

I've had this plugin for a while and still learned something new from this video. You're a legend Kenny!

[@davidgharrod8174]

Great intro! I just downloaded it and couldn't get any sounds out of it on a new track until I watched your tutorial. Thanks!

[@jamessharier7529]

Really loved this, I’m taking it with me on the road to recovery. Will be writing about a BMT journey of hope. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽. Love all your stuff Kenny

[@DUDEPOSITIVE777]

I had a BMT too

[@adriatic.vineyards]

I'm also in recovery, and trying to master a daw has been playing a role in my journey too. Hope your recovery is going well!

[@shredderofstrings3223]

Wow me too. This really helps in my sobriety

[@degeneriert]

Best free acoustic drum plugin!

[@djtripnosys]

MT Power Drummer...

[@degeneriert]

@@djtripnosys Are you kidding? MT sounds like a cardboard box...

[@petset77]

I'm researching plugins and other computer recording info. I chose Reaper as my DAW, and subscribed because your tutorials are detailed, so here I am. MT Power Drum Kit is where I was heading, but this kit sounds good, and has a wide variety of sounds and programmable options. I'm not looking for "grooves", but want to program my drums. One thing I haven't seen specifically mentioned is hi-hat "chick", where a drummer only taps the hat with his foot. Have you come across that hi-hat option, besides open or closed? I'm just starting with computer recording even though I'm old and retired from the music biz. I'm not going to download a thousand plugins to then search through when I'm looking for a specific sound for a purpose. I want an organic sounding drum kit to select from, and would rather not load a bunch of drum plugins just to delete them after I find that they don't offer the things I'm looking for. I want specific coloring for every instrument, and a drummer chicking is something I want for some things. I played bass for a living for decades, and recognize drums all too well. A drummer playing rhythm on toms sometimes chicks time on hi-hat. It's a specific thing which I haven't seen as an option on reviews thus far. Your reply will be appreciated.

[@michaelgibson8585]

This was really helpful! I had been trying for a while to get SSD 5.5 working in Reaper and this explained it. Thank you!

[@TheFendertak]

Thanks Kenny, upto now I have been trying to get to grips with SD3, I will now take a look at SSD and see how this goes, but I did notice during your tutorial there is no country grooves on here? absolutely love all your tutorial videos

[@irascib1e]

OMG your midi drumming is amazing!!! I need to practice

[@stefanlienekampf7218]

Kenny, many thanks once again for this enlightening lesson!

[@basslinephunk3441]

Kenny That is a great set up. I needed that!!

[@HCMay]

hermano, te agradezco, vi mil tutos, y el tuyo si me sirbio para resolver el problema de activar la bateria, gracias, gracias

[@RJW14]

Got them working, thanks Kenny! Your channel is a goldmine :) just got an akai mpk mini, now I gotta figure out how to get the kick drum on one of the pads :P

[@stevenclark1973]

Brilliant this..... I'm using Superior Drummer but I love the interface on this and that host feature looks great. Great video again.

[@anonymouse527]

Looks and sounds great. Will give it a try. Thanks for the tip!

[@TwiggyNameless]

Thank you for yet another great video!!

[@wokwitgez]

Thank you very much for share it, it's very helpful tutorial and awesome video ....Wonderful !!!!👍👍👍

[@jayranjb1607]

Liked and subscribed. You're tutorials are a life saver

[@scottsmith7521]

Thank you for making this easy to follow tutorial!

[@GProgress]

Man, you played that on the midi keyboard‽

[@REAPERMania]

No. I cheated and I think I took it too far. LOL.

[@PhilipJoyceMusician]

The ghost notes were tooooo good . You nearly had us 😜

[@bnw4379]

@@REAPERMania Just came here to say the same thing. I was in shock

[@Sundaydrumday]

@@REAPERMania lmao

[@underwoodvoice9077]

@@REAPERMania Imagine my relief...

[@gingerbbm]

Thank you Kenny - just what I needed.

[@lhu1961]

Use it myself, great sounding kit

[@guitarheroIX]

You should do a video sequencing the drum parts with a midi item! I point and click each hit to write out my own drum lines and fills.

[@exhainca]

They sound great. Thanks - downloading now.

[@BellsCuriosityShop]

I've been using MT Power Drums for the last year. I think I should try Slate Drums too.

[@ДенисМамсуров]

Thanks, Kenny!

[@coloaten6682]

This is a great tutorial. SSD 5.5 is a really good plug-in too, even though it's free. It's sounds great and it's well worth using for most projects, unless you're at pro level doing film scores etc.

[@Sonar37]

Thanks, Kenny, going to get that plugin

[@davepoulsen-bi9un]

hi I'm just learning Steven slate drum software I have a question having these pre-made drum loops is that just for people that would rather not play there drums through the software ? I thought was the purpose ? to me as a drummer I surely would only want to record my own drum projects and not add somebody else's drum projects to record is there another reason why there would be pre-made drum loops? Enjoy your videos keep up the good work

[@thewrenchreviews9986]

Nice! And free! Thank you Kenny.

[@smalexn]

You are the best, thanks!

[@Deadbeatradio]

Can you change the rug color? haha

[@REAPERMania]

LOL

[@wijnandoppedijk7431]

When you add the VST plugin IKEA you can change the rug color. I think Kenny made a video for that one 😉🤣

[@mimoochodom2684]

The way I play midi drums, I'll take the grooves anyday.

[@lucasnunes2453]

Excellent content as always man thank you so much for you work. For routing each part of the drum kit to a different track in reaper we could use the plugin itself ? or should we use one of your older videos on the subject to accomplish it ?

[@REAPERMania]

Try it with the plugin first.

[@davepoulsen-bi9un]

Hi enjoy your videos I'm new to Steven slate drum software I have a question on all these pre-made drum loops what is the purpose of these as a drummer I would want to create my own drum loops therefore I surely wouldn't want to put these on the track and record them when they're not mine is there another purpose for them?

[@Quickest-zz5dv]

Kenny, many thanks

[@NikolayPolikarpov]

Kenny Great always!

[@ryanho786]

I’m a newbie to Reaper. This is a great video for me start with it. I’m quite interested to know how to center the vertical line when playing the tracks. Thanks.

[@jimbeaux4988]

Killer sound, love the cymbals. Does it have round robins?

[@NUNUA]

Thanks for the free plugins videos. It would be nice if you can dedicate a video for Digitakt/Digitone Overbridge in Reaper.

[@yorikhunt7340]

Very impressive. Do i absolutely need a keyboard to program these drum sounds or can i do it by mouse? Thanks!

[@REAPERMania]

You can draw them in.

[@MahatmaLevolence]

@@REAPERMania Thank you kindly for responding. Unfortunately for me, i can't even figure out how to open the page where i can write the drum track. Not complaining, it's just that i'm a musician not a techie. It is immensely frustrating though.

[@southsideronnie]

Great content! Thanks.

[@ramainjertada7107]

Wwooo realmente impresionante!!

[@joeheukerott9186]

Thanks!

[@Abhoystudio]

Very effective video.thanks sir

[@davepoulsen-bi9un]

enjoy your videos, I downloaded this Steven slate free version I have a question my e drum kit is the Alesis Nitro mess kit I'm running Windows 10 using Reaper as my software, everything is working fine through the software I just have one issue in the Steven slate drum set you see on the computer screen the small symbol just above the high hat is coming out as a splash symbol I do not like the sound trying to change it to a crash symbol I've tried the mapping with no success just shows a message you want to cancel mapping I can't do anything unless I close it. So I'm not sure how to change this symbol sound when I hit my crash symbol on my kit it gives the sound of a splash so I just want to change that to a crash what is the easiest way to do that thanks hope you can give me some suggestions keep up the good work.

[@lovver_music]

I have one question... Can I add an FX effect (reverb) only to the snare drum, for example in SSD5? Thank you for your reply

[@yurita1984]

Wow! Best FREE drums! This is so great! THNAK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@limouxine33]

Can you do a video on midi mapping arturia mk2? Like is there track control through keyboard. And more on how to loop live. For faster workflow

[@LucasDellaporta]

with the free version can you get the cymbal bleed out of the snare kick and toms?

[@franciscoaragao29]

Kenny Gioia is not from this world: how generous he is. Obrigado.

[@jorrickthole6505]

Is there any good free guitar or bass plugins to generate decent tones to program some demos? Btw Kenny youre the best man. Learning so much 🙏

[@Eleni_Be]

amplesound free precision bass is awesome! its free acoustic guitar is terrific, too. (you can "electrify" it with amps and fx, but it's no proper electric g. no good free electric guitar, though.

[@jorrickthole6505]

@@Eleni_Be Euxapistw :)

[@Eleni_Be]

@@jorrickthole6505 sorry, ... what? ;)

[@jorrickthole6505]

@@Eleni_Be It means thanks in Greek. I thought you were greek because of your name 😄

[@Eleni_Be]

@@jorrickthole6505 oh that's nice ! thank you. actually I'm Austrian. Servus (which means hi, mate!)

[@timbmusician]

I loved this on my Windows laptop, but it doesn't work on my M1 Mac. Word from Steven Slate is they won't have a fix until later this year. I guess I'll have to stick with MT Power Drums 2 until then.

[@REAPERMania]

I shot this on my M1 Mac.

[@timbmusician]

@@REAPERMania Consider my jaw dropped. When I try to run it, the plugin acts like it's opening but just sits at a blank white screen. I reinstalled 3 times and got nothing. Then I found this on the Steven Slate site: slatedigital.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360060388814-Apple-ARM-Support-M1-Processors- I figured I'd just have to wait it out.

[@timbmusician]

@REAPER Mania Looks like I just needed to uninstall and reinstall _correctly_ . Apparently, the SS Audio Center's reinstall doesn't do the trick. I had to look up uninstall instructions, but once I did that, restarted, and *then* reinstalled, it all seems to work again.

[@stevecranley8827]

Hi Kenny, been using SSD5 now for a while & it's great but could u recommend a plugin with electronic kits? Thanks and appreciate all the videos.

[@sammy-whirl8500]

I downloaded the plugin. What do I have to do to get it to appear in my VST effects list? This has been driving me insane

[@lotusblume9274]

Thanks Kenny for your great Video. When I open this plug in in Reaper I see the drum set but there are no "Kit Present" as you have with"Deluxe2" and so on. What could be the problem here?

[@lindonsiebel7008]

are you able to do a video on how to equalise drums to get a punchy and aggressive sound in reaper?

[@1wirewool]

Hi Kenny. I'm having a bit of trouble loading the drum library. It says "No Base directory" I've missed something somewhere. Please could you advise? Looking forward to using SSD5.5 Free. Thanks, Paul.

[@RykComerford]

Wasted an hour on the install. Have more than enough drums and percussion but thought I'd give it a try to follow the video. After signing up for an account, do the install, open up reaper (and than updating reaper to 6.27) The SSD UI inside Reaper says it can't find the instruments. Went to the folder path specified, not there. No clue where SSD put the instruments, and after an hour wasted on the subject uninstalled SSD. Think I'll run Norton now.

[@MrJpbmusic2005]

I had the same issues..got to the stage were is was unpacking (Unzipping)the library got to 100%...then nothing.just as if it froze..closed the page ....opened reaper then when I went to open the instrument got an error "Can't locate the Library folder......I went back to SSD PAGE and went through the whole process again...I worked second time round

[@natetabormusic]

Same issue here on M2 Mac. hoping to resolve this. otherwise wasted time.

[@dayee8807]

I downloaded the plugins but i dont have the drum kit software. Why

[@jenskrgaardlarsen9572]

My reaper could not find the steven slate dll, I installed and reinstalled it a couple times without succes. The dll was in the vst map but reaper cuoldn't find it :(

[@gandres914]

Same here, did you find any solution? I even re scan but it only showed in the "failed to scan plugins". Tried It in all my vst folders but nothing changed

[@MadJix]

Soooooo awesome!!!

[@Vanes-NL]

Sounds awesome! Do i need a midi keyboard for this? Or is there another way of programming as well?

[@johnp8958]

You can use Reaper's midi editor. You don't need an external midi keyboard. It's helpful if you have one, but you can use your computer keyboard, or draw the drum parts in the midi editor using your mouse.

[@Vanes-NL]

@@johnp8958 thank ba lot! I'm gonna try it

[@ricardoposada211]

Kenny el mejor de los mejores

[@djkevinkelly]

I don't know what my problem is but my SSD 5 screen isn't look anything like yours. It says free version across the top and I'm not seeing hardly anything else that you are

[@brianperkins7997]

Cool but how do you locate the plug in? I use fruity loops and I can find it fine. Also Eastwest Opus seems missing from the list. How do I locate them????

[@thekorystuhler]

Super bummed...I get to about 1:42, but the VST's / Slate drum samples never appear; in that subfolder or anywhere in the tree...any idea what im doing wrong other than sucking?

[@jakelondon]

Would love to hear your thoughts on the respective merits of this VI vs. the Power Drums one. Is it mostly just about different sounds and grooves? Or are there other differences worth noting?

[@francismcfadden3305]

This is definitely better than power drums imo. More options

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

did the install, Reaper didn't pick up the installation on Windows 10 :( Actually, took a reinstall to work. It's memory hungry, but nice though. Next post, using vst's for guitar please :)

[@sanguinexplorations]

how do you open the midi keyboard with SSD5??? i have no midi keyboard that plays the drums on my reaper

[@francismcfadden3305]

Does this have the same midi map as Ezdrummer 2? Would be convenient for loops I got

[@srprasad]

On striking my alesis crash, it sounds like the SSD splash and not the crash on the reaper DAW.Any help would be appreciated. 👍

[@DomMcsweeney-DoomPlugs]

Thanks dude! =D

[@rikkiparry]

I'm having mad issues when recording my electric dtx Yamaha drums with the slate , it is way too quiet when I'm recording, 😭 I even went through the slate drums mixer and turned every mic up, I feel like I've tried everything I could think of.. anyone have an idea as to what I can do ? They're extremely quiet.. somebody please help! 😢

[@georgekhmaladze08]

I can't find SSD in instruments

[@leozaum_10]

conseguiu?

[@SarahStonehenge]

can you share your template? I just can't adjust the drum to use with piano roll like you do

[@effystrip2480]

The installation process requires you to be online, so if you run your studio computer offline then this WON'T WORK. So that is a big NOPE.

[@kydzs]

Exactly

[@thomascastillo208]

Can you use it in an edrum I have a roland td-9 and i want to use some vsti to enhance it's sound

[@ARE_YOU_SICK_OF_YT_CENSORSHIP]

drum and bass demonstration was lit

[@stevecranley8827]

Hi Kenny, once I have my midi track how do I export/render them to individual WAVs i.e. Kick WAV, snare WAV etc...Thanks!

[@insertanynameyouwant5311]

how to work with samples? I loaded them inside but don`t know how to replace, say, a built in kick with the one I loaded

[@EdKidgell]

'Nuff said!

[@TLKJS]

Hey are there any effects on the slate drums chain?

[@eilaydrumcovers1202]

Hey kenny what is the best compressor settings for drums?

[@NewDawnCircle]

Hi guys maybe you can help me out. I downloaded and installed SSD5 exactly as you showed in the video. But when I go to "insert virtual instrument on new track" as you showed, its not in the list. SSD library is in the same plugin folder as those that do appear. I don't get this. There's no dll file. How do I get Reaper to "see" SSD in the first place? Thanks in advance.

Já passei por isso e descobri que a nova atualização do SSD 5.5 não está abrindo no Reaper. Substitua o arquivo "SSDSampler5.dll" por esse de versão anterior. drive.google.com/file/d/1Pas9M-OONGPnDqKXtW5eFfVSMTfEfQHY/view?usp=sharing

[@jebatman756]

This plugin is free??? Geez....I'm amazed

[@sicknotelvd]

@kenny: i got the drum vst vprom. it asks me if i want routing. If i press yes, it creates the routing but not all drums are hearable. you know what might be wrong?

[@jcsmith9518]

No Linux???

[@monteself6826]

Why is my user interface having the FX interface around it, I know it's gotta be a stupid question.

[@denisgoulet798]

The page for the free version of SSD 5.5 has been removed.

[@REAPERMania]

I just checked and it's still there.

[@darkplace5032]

The files are not showing up in the plgin browser

[@rodrigosallesguitar]

Hey, Kenny! Is there a way to export the names from the plugin's Map into the "Named notes" section of the MIDI editor window on Reaper? Thanks, man!

[@BellsCuriosityShop]

There should be a text file somewhere that you drop into a folder

[@jasonwright4144]

Hey man. Thanks for the content and help. Question: So right now I'm using slate drums in reaper and learned how to single out the drum outputs so I could control the volume of each one. But the problem i'm having is trying to figure how to get each one to have its own midi track when I play. For example: I have one midi track with the midi drum beat but i want to be able to single out the kick/ snare/ etc on its own track to mix it. Is there a faster way to do it instead of copying the full midi drum track, pasting it in the KICK drum track, and deleting everything else other than the kick? I hope that all made sense. Any assistance helps. Thank you!

[@cthulpaspawn]

Track > Insert Virtual Instrument on new track > select SSD, "Build Routing Confirmation" pops up - Select Yes. Now the VST is setup for multi output. Then within Mix window of SSD, you can change the outputs of each track. Kick to "out 1 st," Snare to "out 2 st," etc. I'm not sure if there's an "easy" way to cascade the outputs within SSD. I just did it manually in SSD and then saved that group of tracks as a Track Template. Hope this helps!

[@jasonwright4144]

@@cthulpaspawn thanks. Figured it out about a year ago though, no worries 😂👌. There’s a guy that has a video just for reaper/ singled out drum tracks on SSD. Thanks for the assistance though 😎

[@cthulpaspawn]

@@jasonwright4144 haha yeah I saw the time stamp on your comment and was hoping you weren’t dealing with that issue anymore. Hope you’re doing cool things with SSD! ✌️😎

[@venteach.6289]

How do I connect my drums to my laptop?

[@atmosphericraven]

Reaper is not finding the plugin where I sent the downloaded content to in the specified folder. I've tried rescanning for plugins, installing the plugin manually through preferences. I've put the plugin file in other folders, to my desktop, and Reaper still cannot find or open it up with my VST's or VSTi's. I'm on a 64 bit Windows 10 system, and have the ASIO 4 All driver installed. Other drum plugins I've downloaded work just fine. Any help would be appreciated.

[@brianmaxfield8569]

Having the same issue..

[@atmosphericraven]

@@brianmaxfield8569 I emailed them and they had a rep connect to my computer with Team Viewer app remotely to install the plugin. The SSD rep was able to do install and open up the plugin successfully. I think opening Reaper up as an Admin, installing the plugins to your program files in the VstPlugin folder, or regular program files folder should do the trick. Some plugins or effects come with the installers so you'll have to install them and the instruments or samples they come with after unzipping so they can be recognized by your daw when you scan for them.

[@djmanmachine]

my reaper CRASHES everytime I open SSD 5.5. Any Idea???

[@blackship14]

I tried to install it, reaper can't detect the plug in ☹️