SINSTALLING STEVEN SLATE DRUMS 3.5 PC 1. Put all downloaded contents into a folder and unzip. Start the installation by double-clicking. So I play Roland V-Drum TD20, and I use a multitude of different DAW products. My favourite by a landslide is Reaper. It's simple, effective and unbloated. Many of the folks I work with prefer Steven Slate Drums, and it's easy to understand why. The samples are.
Steven Slate has announced that Steven Slate Drums 5 is now available.
Also released is SSD5 Free, enabling you to experience a taste of SSD5 with full functionality and one Deluxe 2 Kit for free - it's not an expiring demo.
SSD5 Overview:
- All New User Interface Built from the Ground Up.
- New Master Volume Engine Control.
- New SSD5 Physically Modeled Drum Playback Algorithm.
- Deluxe 2 Drum Library Adds 50 New Instruments.
- 77 Snares, 84 Kicks, 58 Toms.
- 11 Hi-Hats, 14 Crashes, 6 Rides, 4 Splashes, 3 Chinas.
- 9 Percussion Instruments (1 Clap, 1 Tambourine, 1 Cowbell).
- 4 Sound Effect Instruments.
- Analog Processed and Unprocessed Samples.
- Famous 'Artist Modeled' Kits.
- Drumkit or Pad Cells View Allows Up To 32 Drum Instruments.
- Completely Reworked Routing/Mapping System.
- macOS Support in AAX/VST/AU Formats.
- Windows Support in AAX/VST Formats.
Price: $149. SSD4 Platinum and SSD4 EX Users can upgrade to SSD5 at a discounted price until November 30th ($79 / $99; then $99 / $149).
SSD5 Free Overview:
- Experience a taste of SSD5 with full functionality and one incredible Deluxe 2 kit for free.
- Non-expiring demo.
- All New User Interface Built from the Ground Up.
- New Master Volume Control.
- New SSD5 Drum Playback Algorithm.
- Drumkit or Pad Cells View allows up to 32 drum instruments.
- Completely reworked Routing/Mapping System.
- Supported on macOS in AAX/VST/AU formats.
- Supported on Windows in AAX/VST formats.
Steven Slate Drums has announced the release of SSD5 FREE, the freeware version of their flagship SSD5 virtual acoustic drum software in VST, AU, and AAX plugin formats for compatible DAW applications.
While SSD5 FREE is indeed a lightweight version of SSD5, it is a fully functional virtual instrument in its own right. The main limitation, when compared to the full version of the software, is the fact that SSD5 FREE only comes with a single sampled acoustic drum kit. However, it doesn’t limit the end user in any other way, unlike most other free-to-download editions of commercial software. It also doesn’t require an iLok account, which is mandatory for activating the full version SSD5.
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Feature-wise, SSD5 FREE is virtually identical to the full version of SSD5. It features the same drum mixer and microphone adjustment parameters, ADSR envelopes for each drum channel, a decent selection of pre-recorded drum grooves in four different styles (Jazz, Pop, RnB, Rock), fully customizable MIDI mappings with a useful selection of presets, and a number of performance adjustments for finetuning the instrument’s dynamic response to one’s liking. Of course, multiple outputs are available for processing individual channels with third-party effects.
The user interface is intuitive and easy to get accustomed to, partly thanks to the fact that SSD5 doesn’t attempt to go overboard in terms of available features. I don’t mind the fact that SSD5 doesn’t include any built-in effects because I tend to use my favorite third-party plugins for processing drums anyway. All of the most important drum kit adjustments and tweaks can be done within SSD5’s user interface, though, ensuring that the user can create a nicely polished acoustic drum track that is ready for processing inside the DAW.
Back to the big difference between SSD5 and SSD5 FREE, the single Pearl drum kit which is included in the free version sounds very good and is quite versatile in terms of tone with some added processing. That said, it will undoubtedly work the best in a rock music scenario at least when played out-of-the-box. As with all SSD5 kits, there are fifteen drum channels, including two kick drum channels (Kick In and Kick Out), three snare drum channels (Snare Top, Snare Btm, Snare Rng), four toms, hi-hats, ride, two overhead microphone channels, and the SLR channel. By adjusting the balance and tone of individual drum elements, the sampled kit can be pushed toward pop and indie rock music, or used for heavier styles like hard rock and metal.
To download your free copy of the instrument, visit the SSD5 product page linked below and scroll down to the SSD5 FREE section. Click the “Try SSD5 Free Now” button and enter your credentials when prompted. Follow the instructions provided on this page to complete the installation process. The software doesn’t need to be activated after the installation and doesn’t require any third-party software to run on your machine. Do keep in mind that only 64-bit digital audio workstations are supported (thanks to our reader Turello for the reminder).
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SSD5 FREE is available for free download via Steven Slate Drums(44.8 MB download size, EXE installer, 32-bit & 64-bit VST/AU/AAX plugin format for Windows & MacOS).