Top 10 Drum Plugins 2024

[@adamdavis307]

still in love with mdl. it's so fast to be able to tweek so many different things to get say, a snare fitting in just perfectly, or taming those cymbols so quickly and shaping them around an already harsh guitar tone. just awesome.I would like to see josh add the ability to mute peieces of the kit from the main drum screen like ezd3. having to mute close mic, overhead mic and all that is the only pain in the arse!

[@DuFFuL]

I agree with you 100%. Which is the whole reason its number 1 on my list. Like you, the thing I love the most is the fact that it just sits in the mix with minimal effort. Can we expect any less from a metal god like JM?

[@LightCyrus]

I usually use Perfect Drums (as Superior destroys my workflow for song writing). But Middleton and Krihm are sounding pretty nice.

[@DuFFuL]

@@LightCyrus Josh Middleton is the best in my opinion. But perfect drums is still a really damn solid plugin!! I absolutely love the snares!!!

[@LightCyrus]

@DuFFuL I absolutely agree about the snares. I also think the cymbols sound pretty natural in PD but they're kind of dark, and I always have to work hard to get them to sound clear in a mix. I think I'll definitely buy the Josh Middleton drums.

[@DuFFuL]

@ you certainly won’t regret that purchase! Especially if you like perfect drums. I was always looking for an upgrade to PD and I found that in ultimate heavy drums for sure!!!

[@MarkDVocals]

Another awesome video, keep it up Dufful 🤘🏼

[@DuFFuL]

Thank you.

[@ZultyBoi]

Gojira + Ultimate Heavy Drums are just miles ahead of the game man they sound phenomenal. Really good track you made to compare the drums with by the way, cheers.

[@DuFFuL]

Thank you. I agree, I think any of the mixwave stuff is phenomenal and Ultimate heavy drums is easily top of the game. Glad you liked the song!!

[@justin1603]

I was surprised that ultimate heavy drums is under 4 gb ans same time sounds that good....

[@DuFFuL]

@ easily my favourite!!!

[@justin1603]

Gorira 2 drums are out from mixwave...for me this libary is even better then the mentioned one which are still top tier

[@DuFFuL]

@@justin1603 I will have to check them out!! Thanks for letting me know man. It's so hard to keep up with all the releases these days!

[@colipadulles_MMHC_TDC]

Great comparison, they are all fantastic, I use the ML with the DWEL expansion pack, thank you for this post

[@DuFFuL]

I didn't want to do any expansions. Just base plugins. Otherwise, it can get very in depth!! Thanks for watching😃😃

[@tomix1970pl1]

A very good job man.Thank you.

[@DuFFuL]

Thank you, my friend!!

[@MrMitter]

Excellent Compilation done!! Will surely check out. 🙂

[@DuFFuL]

Thank you!! Hope you enjoy indeed!!

[@svarogstudio]

Love to hear and see the playthrough of all of these, but it is very difficult to really rank them. I personally started using Hertz drums lately. Very versatile and loads of sound options, so while the preset used here might not sound better than some other virtual drums, you can find or make the preset that does. Same goes for all of these of course, you can make most of these sounding very natural or totally artificial. Good thing is that we are spoiled for choice to pick what we feel works best for us.

[@DuFFuL]

I 100% agree with this. I would say that this is just my opinion at this time in my life. Also I love Hertz drums and especially Perfect drums. I guess this was just a bit of fun for a video right now hahaha. I would actually highly recommend any of the plugins on this list depending on your taste.

[@artsal]

Awesome video thanks 🙏

[@DuFFuL]

You are very welcome and thank you for watching!!!

[@thelostboymusic]

I just recently bought ez drummer 3 = love it

[@DuFFuL]

It is an absolutely amazing plugin. The expansions enhance it even more. For any getting into music recording, EzDrummer is a great place to get started with drums.

[@thelostboymusic]

@@DuFFuL yeh I'm loving it and quickly replaced the drums on my next 5 upcoming releases - still have loads to learn and havent got any expansions yet

[@DuFFuL]

@@thelostboymusic I have done videos on a lot of the expansions if you are interested in going back through my library. I own a lot of them and hopefully my videos will help you make the right choice in purchasing the ones that are best for you so you don’t have to waste money. 😁😁

[@thelostboymusic]

@@DuFFuL definately will - THANKS

[@peptoattack]

Great video. Personally, I'd swap Ultimate Heavy Drums and Fotis Benardo Drums. It's true that UHD sounded better for this song, but Fotis Benardo Drums is the best library I've tried, and I've tried many. They say it's focused on realism, and I agree, Stigmatized Productions really nailed that part, adding so many articulations and samples for velocity control, and a powerful internal mixer plus raw unprocessed samples, you can go nuts, fun for years. On the other hand, when I tried UHM I was a bit disappointed after all the hype, the toms tend to sound robotic even with a good programmed midi, and the velocity control is kind of limited. The kit sounds great and the visuals are far better, though. In conclusion, I'd choose FBD any day. With a good mix, you can get way better results, but I get many people prefer something very mix-ready so they can tweak just a bit and forget about it. I'd also recommend Bogren Trivium Drums. It's one of those set-and-forget kits, and a one-trick pony, but very well done. Though it's not for any metal genre, I actually use it for modern melodic punk.

[@DuFFuL]

I think the reason I actually tried UHD was for the simplicity. I can certainly agree that FGD certainly sounds a bit more realistic and certainly has better in-built features, I feel that for me UHD just really suits my sound. I think at the end of the day the most important aspect of any drum plugin is, how well does it sit in "your" mix? I think every single plugin on my list is amazing and I could certainly use any of them and I have but, Ultimate heavy drums just suited my tones and style that little bit better than all the rest. This is what I love about metal. So many different genres and flavors and they can all work so well for different people!

[@peptoattack]

@@DuFFuL Yeah! Sure thing. This is obviously your opinion and your taste, it would be impossible to make a video like this in an "objective" way. You did score some objective points, but in the end, it's your soul in this list. And like I mentioned, I do get why people prefer stuff that it's just easy to make it sound good. I like the extra effort of messing with different options and features, but I guess I'm the minority here. Again, great video!

[@DuFFuL]

@ hey I love that as well man. I wish I could tweak and mix for a living but trying to pump out a video a week with at least a 2 minute song, while working a full time job and a family, quicker is easier hahaha. I love tweaking!!

[@rafaelsolorioRSAUDIO]

I agree with Modo Drums lol, I managed to make it sound okay but It took so much processing inside and also outside the plugin.

[@DuFFuL]

I tried to get a good drum tone out of it for this video, but I spent longer with modo drums then I did with all the other plugins combined. and no I'm not joking. It absolutely is the worst plugin in my opinion!!

[@rafaelsolorioRSAUDIO]

@@DuFFuL Yup, I've found the Ik multimedia stuff is awesome for mixing/mastering but Modo Drums is not great, I've also found Amplitube to be one of the least realistic ampsims currently although I used to love it 15 years ago hehe

[@DuFFuL]

@@rafaelsolorioRSAUDIO again I can’t disagree with this. Although I do find some great clean presets in there that I love to use to spice up my songs. Only problem is also, ampltube is damn heavy on the cpu.

[@rafaelsolorioRSAUDIO]

@@DuFFuL oh wow, I hadn't noticed the cpu thing with Amplitube, just that it takes a long time to load up when I put it on a track.

[@DuFFuL]

@@rafaelsolorioRSAUDIO It certainly does take a long time to load as well. It's not too bad on CPU if you use it one its own but as soon as you start using 4 or more instances in a mix, it can really start to chug your PC. Well that what I have noticed anyway.

[@dougb3854]

I have half these and I was agreeing with you on top two which I have and then I noticed Fotis getting lost in the mix , not just yours I've heard it a few times. They are very scooped

[@DuFFuL]

This was a very hard list to make. I hadn't owned Fotis for very long at this stage and would probably put it a little lower now.

[@jerrygunn5236]

Good to know these things exist... We've come a long way baby

[@DuFFuL]

We certainly have!!

[@constantinranis]

Theres something about that sonor snare drums on perfect drums that ..its just sounds so good when its on full process.. the rest of the kit is debatable, me personally im not fan of their kicks.. but that snare man .. the best sounding snare in my opinion.. from krimh i really like how the kicks and toms sound and steven slate has very nice cymbals and rooms .. now I need a Frankenstein kit combining all these XD

[@DuFFuL]

You could easily make a Frankenstein kit by simply adding all your favorite drum plugins and them muting the kit pieces you don't want to hear. I often do this when I want extra cymbals on a kit that doesn't have many. Like EZdrummers Post metal kit. It only has so, I will add Steven slate just to use the cymbals as extras. Map them to the right place on the Midi map so they are not clashing with the cymbals from EZ and done. Works perfectly!

[@constantinranis]

@@DuFFuL do you run into phase issues? That's what I'm skeptical about this type of kits

[@DuFFuL]

@ no not at all. I’ve never had any phase issues with any plugins. They are all designed well as to not have phase issues.

[@DEADLINETV]

Interesting list and cool to hear all these different kits. I don't know how it is with your top 3 kits, but I do wonder how versatile they are. One thing I love about Toontrack stuff is how you can create your own sounds and change up the factory presets, so that you don't sound like everyone else and their mother. I will look into that.

[@DuFFuL]

I love toontrack stuff. Its why EZdrummer was on this list. I don't have superior drummer, and I know with that you can control every aspect of the kit but not so with EZdrummer. Ezdrummer is very limited in the way you control reverb especially. I'm not saying that this list is about not sounding like everyone else. Its more just about the plugins themselves. For example, it can be quite a challenge to get EZdrummer to sit in a mix quickly whereas my top 3 are not (for me anyway). The top 3 also have more built-in options such as EQ, Compression and transient settings built directly into them. You will notice that EZdrummer was the only one to get a top score for looks. It always looks amazing. But say for example the Death Metal EZX. I love that expansion but always found it has way too much reverb over the toms and kick, it sounds great on the snare but I have no control to simply turn the reverb down on everything except the snare. The reverb affects the whole kit. Not cool.

[@DEADLINETV]

@@DuFFuL I totally hear what you're saying! And in all honesty, I do miss that in a lot of EZX's and also SDX's. And I can imagine a lot of people are looking for that. Also a more contemporary sound, again, with nothing but respect for the Toontrack stuff. Having said all that, EZDrummer does offer the option to send each fader to a separate output so you can add your own reverb and it even comes with the Original Mix with even more individual control to use with different outputs) for more mixing options. So if in DeathMetal reverb is an issue, it can be tackled. I personally love reverb and EZDrummers uses good sounding reverb, so I'm usually OK. But, look into that!

[@DuFFuL]

@@DEADLINETV hey man I’m not disagreeing with you at all. Toontrack stuff is amazing. I have been using ezdrummer since the first one released and I own a lot of the EZXs. I do understand that you can multi out and do all the mixing yourself but again,to me this is another problem. I really don’t want to spend time mixing drums when I could be spending time writing. I really do believe ezdrummer is an amazing product. If you go back though my video you will see how many reviews I’ve done of ezdrummer and its expansions and I’ve always spoken very highly of them. I just find there is a lot that toontrack could learn from a lot of the newer competitors. Stuff they could perhaps implement sometime!

[@DEADLINETV]

@@DuFFuL I agree. Toontrack, take notes!

[@greymatter800]

Good list! However, I strongly disagree on the Modo Drum. I've been using it's full paid version for extreme metal production and e-drum practice for a couple of years, and loved it from the get go. You have to use the right kit though, as some of the kits there are not for metal at all. It's pretty strongly processed, but still natural, sounds really good in the mix, no machine gun effect, nice organic cymbal swells. I actually play it on my e-drums though an audio interface real time with a double bass pedal. Not sure what issues you've run into with it. - Another drum program I highly recommend is the good old BFD3. Also sounds very nice, realistic, large kits choice, but less processed than Modo Drum or EZ Drummer and such. Much more on the raw signal side, so you'd have to work more to make it mix-ready. Has nice realistic cymbal swells as well, and is also very good for real-time e-drum practice. - I also like Steven Slate Drums 5 overall, but it's swells are stampy, you can hear samples repeating.

[@DuFFuL]

It would be really great to hear some of your stuff and see how you implement Modo drums into your mixes. No matter how hard I try, I just can't gel with it at all. To my ears it sounds absolutely fake and unnatural. I could hear it being good with an Ekit for everyday use as a kit but for mixing I feel they really missed the mark on that one. Is there anywhere I can listen to your music and your use of Modo Drums?

[@greymatter800]

@@DuFFuL It might be a matter of sound preferences to some degree. I like your taste in sound production, the full-bodied chunky groovy sound (and riffs) - that's my thing :) I haven't published the new material yet, still work in progress. But as for the metal drum kits in Modo, I recommend "Djentelman" (as a base, and then mix 'n' match individual pieces with other kits to your taste). The "Metal" kit seems good as well, but I haven't tried it out yet, as my older original version of Modo Drum doesn't have it (needs a paid upgrade). I still tweak the settings in Modo to my taste, but overall it was easier to make it sound "album ready" in the mix than BFD3 or Steven Slate Drums 5. I also like that Modo uses sound synthesis along with samples, so to my understanding, each new hit is a bit different. But now you got me interested in the MDL Tone Ultimate Heavy Drums though :)

[@DuFFuL]

@@greymatter800 I did use the Djentlemen kit in my previous video about modo drums when I did an in-depth review of it and it still sounded horrible to my ears. To me it just doesn't sound natural all and even when it does start to sound even a little bit good, it is so far below the other plugins in sound quality that I just don't bother. Especially for the amount of work and processing you have to do to get to that point. Plugins should save you time and enhance your mixes, not make you fight with them. This is all my own opinion of course and should be taken as such!😀😀😀

[@greymatter800]

​@@DuFFuL Oh, all right - I didn't know you had a full Modo Drum video. Just watched it and actually like your mix and Modo Drum sound there :) To my ears it sounds more heavy, thick and punchy. Well, it's obviously a matter of taste then, since you didn't like your results with Modo and I do. Yes, the drum plugins in this list have a different processing paradigm with scooped mids, softer, less punchy bass and crystal highs. They are also an equally excellent option depending on the sound you want to get. Again, purely a matter of taste and preference. Cheers!

[@greymatter800]

@@DuFFuL On second though, I realized there might be a noticeable difference in the "naturalism" of the drum plugin sound in my case compared to the programmed drums, since I don't program the midi drums, I record them playing on e-drums live - and that keeps it much more natural and human I guess.

[@justin1603]

My top 10 Drum Plugins 2024 10. Heavyocity Damage Drums 09. Bogren Krimh Drums 08. Bogren Trivium Drums 07. Toontrack EZX Metal Mania 06. Mixwave Mario Duplantier 05. Toontrack SDX Stories 04. Mixwave Mike Mangini 03. Mixwave Brooks Wackerman 02. Mixwave Austin Archey 01. Mdl Tone Ultimate Heavy Drums

[@DuFFuL]

@@justin1603 nice list. There are definitely a few on there I want to try! I really want to get the Jay Weinberg from mixwave! All in good time I guess!

[@justin1603]

Well the jay weinberg libary could also fit in the top 10 drum libaries.... But well then theres only mixwave stuff in top 10 😜 Jay Weinberg is top 5 mixwave libaries xdd But i have to say that mixwave is by far the best company when it comes to drum libaries....they have 10 (?) Ones released last 3 years....amazing stuff

[@DuFFuL]

@ for sure! Although I think for Ultimate heavy drums just beats them out. Also check out Fotis Bernardo as well. Really good stuff!

[@justin1603]

Yes i put ultimate heavy drums also on one xdd But some in my personal top 10 are equal great.. If you love mdl tone heavy drums you also would love mixwave mangini drums....very great libary and perfect cymbals.... This one and also the jay weinberg drums are currently on sale on sweetwater around 40% off or more. Mayby you catch them:)))

[@DuFFuL]

@@justin1603 Thanks man Ill check them out!!!

[@MelkMan7]

Love that Gojira kit!

[@DuFFuL]

Hell yeh!! The more I use that thing the better it sounds. Probably the only thing that holds it back a little bit is the cymbals.

[@TheMack]

FYI: Duality 1 and 2 are on a 67% sale now, which is rare on these titles. I picked up Duality 2 and it's cool. But I agree, Modern Metal is a step above.

[@DuFFuL]

@@TheMack yeh honestly the two duality expansions are my biggest regret purchase. I’m really not a fan of how they sound at all. I don’t ever see myself using them in a production over any other drum library I own. About time they went on sale though!!

[@TheMack]

@@DuFFuL Agreed. There are a couple of presets worthy of tinkering with. Sometimes a kit can be fun to do a guitar jam with, just for the feels and then for the final mix, simply switch it out for Fotis Bernado Drums, which I bought last week as well on sale. It's a win-win! 😜

[@ProjectVastness]

Sad for not seeing Mike Mangini drums on the list

[@DuFFuL]

As you probably seen at the start, this is a top ten list of plugins I own. Unfortunately, as much as I would love it, I can't afford them all. Nearly everything on this list, I've had to pay for out of my own pocket lol. Consequences of also being a small channel, no one really asks you to review their stuff for them. There is a bunch I'd love to have to try for a new list one day when finances allow!!!

[@ProjectVastness]

​​@@DuFFuL I understand you pretty well. Plugins are not cheap . I mentioned the plugin cause no one talks a lot about it, and I would like to see different perspectives and opinions from different people, that's all. Nothing against you :)

[@rafaelsolorioRSAUDIO]

@@ProjectVastness The Mangini plugin is the only Mixwave plugin that I own and it's awesome!

[@DuFFuL]

@@ProjectVastness Thats all good my friend. I hope I didn't come across as harsh with what I wrote. I really didn't mean it that way. I have so much wanted to buy Mangini and put it through its paces. I live in Australia and our dollar is shit so it's like almost $300 here. Honestly though, as soon as I have some spare cash, I'm onto it. That range of cymbals alone has got me frothing at the mouth hahahaha!

[@honigdachs.]

I think ML Drums are the best. Highest degree of sonic realism of any drum library I've come across so far, and very stylistically flexible. Ultimate Heavy Drums does only one thing, but when it needs to be that thing, it's a brilliant plugin.

[@DuFFuL]

I honestly believe that every plugin on this list has its place. It was probably the hardest list for me to do as I love them all. One thing about ML Drums that brings it down for me is that very natural sound that they have doesn't make them as easy to sit in a mix as some of the others. I would love to try some of the expansions for ML Drums sometime. I have heard nothing but good things about them.

[@patrix_guitar]

Very impressed with mdl in this comparison! Any reasons there are no ggd libraries in there? Im curious where they would sit.

[@DuFFuL]

As am I. I wish I could afford every drum library on the planet hahahaha. I don't know why I haven't bought one of the libraries yet. I was looking at getting Architects or Invasion, but I think because I see literally everyone using them, it kind of turned me off. I have a phobia of sounding like everyone else. Maybe soon I will grab one now that the hype has settled!!

[@luketenley]

@@DuFFuL I use Invasion for almost everything I do. Love it.

[@DuFFuL]

@@luketenley I still haven’t tried any of the GGD stuff. I’ve been eyeing of invasion and architects!

[@peptoattack]

@@DuFFuL I love GGD Invasion, it was my go-to until Fotis Benardo Drums. It's kind of a similar sound, but FBD has a lot more to offer.

[@DuFFuL]

@@peptoattack I have never tried any of GGD stuff. For some reason I just have never picked one up and I'm not sure why. I have been eyeing off Architects and Nu Metal of all things hahah. They are on sale now and I was thinking of grabbing at least one!

[@SplinteredCompany]

I was always an EZDrummer fan, but I got Krihm free drums last night, and it sounds a lot better than the 3 drumkits I have in EZDrummer.

[@DuFFuL]

That is honestly why I put a free plugin in this list. I've never seen a plugin that stands up to the paid big boys so well! I wasn't sure if people would think it strange that I put a free version oif a plugin in here but it's just so good that I couldn't resist!!

[@SplinteredCompany]

@DuFFuL I have noticed that it doesn't play all of the drum grooves from ezdrummer though, I have it mapped for ez drummer2, but it doesn't play the intro riff to my song. It does with all the rest of the song, but not the introduction.

[@DuFFuL]

@@SplinteredCompany I have noticed with some of these plugins that the midi mapping for other plugins is not perfect. Many times I’ve had to go in and move the midi around. Especially if the drum kit I was using has say 5 toms and the plugin has 3. Also some cymbals and hats are different often as well.

[@thethings4708]

Great video... BUT i have a lots and lots of drum VST and ... for teh MODO DRUMS : they are 50% not good stuff, 50 % REALLY REALLY GOOD STUFF ( the Metal kit ... REFERENCE kit... EXTREM kit... BUBINGA kit... the ROCK CUSTOM kit and the STUDIO kit... Cymbal was GREAT and the customize AND mixer was GOOD !!

[@DuFFuL]

I would have to say they had some good ideas but executed them very poorly. I have tried and tried again but I cannot get a good tone out of them. I'd love to hear someone else use them in a song and show me that they can sound good!!! Do you think you can?

[@thethings4708]

@@DuFFuL O.k... like i said they have REALLY bad sound in there... and no matter what you do they still bad. BUT they have also very GOOD sound, you have to adjust a little bit ; but great result. Some are already very good on the spot ( the METAL KIT was good on the spot ). Maybe, you just prefer pre-mixed stuff or not so familiar with mixt. 🤷‍♂

[@DuFFuL]

@ I am very familiar with mixing and modo drums, not good. They don’t sound real at all to me. They have almost a digital sound. This is also why you don’t see anyone online using them. It is probably the least popular drum plugin on the market. Even MT power kit is more popular and it’s a free plugin. I think it has a few good features but the sound in general to me, not good.

[@clownfreak3658]

You broke me. Ive only ever had hertz drums for the reason i can not get kontact player on my imac. Can you tell me what requirements these need i have imac 10.13. love ya channel bro. Im shit at knowin what plugins to use can you make a song or half a song and show your process and all plugins to final mixing n mastering? I have to quickly buy plugins for black friday sale lol thanks legend.

[@DuFFuL]

Unfortunately, I can't really help when it comes to mac as I use a PC. Most plugins these days will support mac, but you would have to check on their pages. I know that my favourite drum plugin does not support mac, so I won't even mention that. I know EZdrummer works on mac and that is always a good buy but these days if you can't get Kontakt to work on your system, it really limits your options. I would troubleshoot what is going on there and see if you can sort that out first. I do have a mixing video here showing what use kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHjQdGaIlM2Zors But again, I would check the availability of the plugins for Mac. As For guitar plugins, right now I would highly recommend Amp Locker from Audio Assault. They have a Mac version, and the Amps are cheap as chips, but they sound amazing!!! Really high quality but you can grab each amp for $5 on sale. And you only have to purchase the ones you want. I hope this helps man. If you need any further advice, don't hesitate to ask!!

[@DuFFuL]

Oh, and Hertz is great!! You can get some great drum sounds out of that!!! The song I wrote in my Hertz video here is one of my favorite mixes I've ever done!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpeUi5-qp9qrpqM

[@clownfreak3658]

@@DuFFuL just bought another iMac today so I can hopefully get contact now, I already have amp locker neural dsps amp room berry amp from audio assault your right amp locker is great, I make shit loads, of songs but struggle with the finished product can never really find a kick ass guitar sound either that’s why I buy so many plugins, I’ve got about 6 demo albums on Spotify you tube Amazon but can’t work out how to get all the songs the same loudness most don’t have any mastering my music is called clownfreak Putin another album on in a few days, bro any tips would be great, are you Ozzie ? What is your music on Spotify? So I can have a look

[@DuFFuL]

@@clownfreak3658 Hey man. I only have some old stuff on Spotify. You can check out Bafful - The return. Its a small EP I did years ago with my brother. You can also check out my instrumental album here on Bandcamp dufful.bandcamp.com/album/therapy-door-2 I'll have a listen to your stuff and see what advice I can give mate but remember, I'm not a pro at any of this. Just a guy in a bedroom having fun lol And yes I am from Australia!

[@clownfreak3658]

@@DuFFuL just listened what guitar m drum plugin you using there tight as! That's awesome some mad stuff goin' on you kick ass on guitar. I'm old n bedroom dude to I did all of mine accept Siamese llama had that made in a studio in Wagga , my daughter goes to school were your from small world lol. Your finished are awesome. Do you do lyrics? Some of mine are bad n I just take em off n replace em when there better lol

[@thethings4708]

By the way actually UGRITONE have an EXCELLENT drum library choice and it`s RAW... So almost unprocess and this mean a lots of flexinility... and now they are in VERY HUGE SALES... don`t miss this one !!

[@DuFFuL]

I have two of their drum plugins but honestly was not impressed. A little too raw for my taste and I always fount the UI in Ugritone stuff very underdeveloped and clunky. This is of course my personal opinion and if something works for you then that should be all that matters.

[@thethings4708]

@@DuFFuL I understand, but it look like you have a huge preference for ``pre-mixed`` drum than tne one you can really adjust. Of course, when you have a ready to go sound you save time... the only downside of it is ; everyone use almost the same 3 or 4 Drum Plugin Sound. This is where for me Ugritone was one of the few to be on the top of the list . They are ``RAW`` and just to have fun to adjust exactly where they could sit in the mixte. Anyway ; thank you and keep doing ... it`s a GOOD VIDEO !! ✌

[@DuFFuL]

@ thanks man. Actually I usually make my my own presets in all my drum plugins. Even in Ezdrummer, people don’t realise how much you can tweak and change to get a different sound. I have a drop box where people can download my presets and people are always asking me for them. In all drum plugins you can always multi out the raw drums and do all the mixing yourself. I choose not to do this for, as you said, time. Making videos is time consuming enough and most people just want o hear the drums and the presets when I show them. There is a huge difference of how I do music for myself and how I do music for videos. 😀🤘🏻😀

[@thethings4708]

@@DuFFuL Even if you can have a multi out, sound are in most case already process... Unfortunately most of drum VST are ""pre-mixed"... so most of them you cannot working the RAW sound of it. That' s why for me Ugritone was so important.

[@greymatter800]

I just watched the demo for Heavyocity Damage Drum Kit - sounds very interesting and different, more in the Slipknot-y drum area. Have you tried it, and if so, what is your opinion?

[@DuFFuL]

@@greymatter800 I have not tried it but now you have me interested! I’ll check it out for sure!! Thank you for the suggestion!!

[@greymatter800]

@@DuFFuL Sure, you are welcome! Look forward to your review of this plugin if you have a chance to make one! (btw just in case, it's currently on sale at Pluginboutiqe - I'm not affiliated with any of them :) )

[@justin1603]

Dufful Well 2024 is the year of the drum libaries For me ultimate heavy drums are dethroned Check out mixwave mario duplantier 2 gorira drums came out 2 days ago Wow....

[@DuFFuL]

100% I will check them out! Hopefully the toms sounds a bit better than last time!!! Thanks man!

[@justin1603]

@DuFFuL they do

[@zachmacrockproductionsinc.9902]

Superior Drummer forever

[@DuFFuL]

Hahaha no need to beat around the bush!!! I love your enthusiasm!!

[@dougb3854]

why don't you do a best of Cymbals, which vst has the most realistic ones ?

[@DuFFuL]

@@dougb3854 actually that is a damn good idea! Cymbals are such a big thing and no one really considers how important they are in a plugin. Thanks for the great idea man!!

[@drheadbanger]

do any of these come mix ready? I thought i heard MDL does in a way.

[@DuFFuL]

I would say all of them come somewhat mix ready but saying that is kind of hard because, mix ready depends on a lot of factors including guitar tone, bass tone, and a bunch of other factors. But yes, all of them are mix ready out of the box.

[@deans.4705]

no love for Superior Drummer? Also missing Kurt Ballou 2 from Room Sound. The articulations and mixing engine put it above mixwave for me. I don't mind MDL but the lack of snare articulations grind my gears. No rimshots. Come on. Cheers and thanks

[@DuFFuL]

I can only go off the ones I actually own. Unfortunately, I don't own superior drummer. I will check out the Kurt Ballou one for sure though! Thanks for the suggestion!!

[@jeffbridges6110]

ML Drums is my favorite (just my opinion). But they all sound really good. Brooks Wackerman , my least fav (though he's a killer drummer).

[@DuFFuL]

@@jeffbridges6110 ML drums is amazing! I’m yet to try any of the expansions but I’d love to pick them all up eventually!!! They sound fantastic in the demo I’ve heard!!

[@jcalzada74]

I had one that I had been using for some time and is free MT2 drums 😅😅😅

[@DuFFuL]

@@jcalzada74 I have that as well and I was going to put it in there because I was originally going to do a top 15 but the vid got too long so I cut it down to 10 hahaha. Not a bad free kit that one though.

[@jcalzada74]

@DuFFuL does the job well, the creator answered one of my emails, I asked him for the mapping he sent me a recording to download it on my daw and ask me to send it back next thing he send me the mapping isn't that awesome for a small donation that he asks

[@DuFFuL]

@@jcalzada74 For sure. It's really great when dealing with smaller companies and creators of plugins. They are so much more helpful and personal than some of the larger companies!!

[@mattvdh]

SD3, MLdrums, SSD

[@DuFFuL]

I would really love the Superior Drummer 3 a go one day. Many times, I've thought about buying it but just never taken the plunge. I've honestly nothing but great things about it. ML Drums and SSD are damn amazing plugins. Still two of my favorites. Exactly why they on this list!! Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@elguitarTom]

ML Drums always kills the mix lol

[@DuFFuL]

I think it just sounds more realistic and it takes a little more work to get it to sit well in a mix.

[@jtwidmer]

I have the free Modo drums. I want a refund.

[@DuFFuL]

HAHAHA you deserve one after letting that poison assault your ears!

[@yoyoforsure2518]

Get good drums invasion ?

[@DuFFuL]

@@yoyoforsure2518 I still have t tried any of the GGD stuff! I’m hopeful for some sales in November so I can gab some.

[@dmitriykapran2150]

what about Superior drummer 3? Strange rating

[@DuFFuL]

I can only go off the ones I use and own. I've not used SD3. This video should only be taken as my opinion only and nothing else. Some people will think I'm mad for what I put in my list but that's ok.