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Toontrack Superior Drummer 2.0
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- Superior Drummer Updated To v2.1.1
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This update is said to contain bug fixes essential for the now-shipping Metal Foundry SDX. This new expansion pack will not function properly with previous versions of Superior Drummer and is therefore required. It also features a number of improvements to preset management and comes therefore highly recommended to all users (with and without SDX in their arsenal).
New Features:
- support for alternating kicks (Metal Foundry SDX)
- on-screen warning when total Mem exceeds the Memory Usage Limit
- new factory presets for layer limits, Default can be recalled
Bugfixes:
- AmbCorr now works for individual Mics and is saved and restored
- bug that caused occasional crashes when applying a layer limit preset on a multi-core CPU
- various changes regarding the loading of sounds as a consequence of a GUI action
- X-drum pictures are now reset when projects are loaded
- routing a Bus to another Bus to its left should no longer lead to issues with the right channel
- fixed a bug in MIDI Alias reading that mainly affected reading of X-Drum presets
- more of the MIDI mapping should now be restored when applying a X-Drum preset
- the preset naming pop-up no longer acts on Return. Pressing OK is required (avoids crashes)
- sidechains from pre 2.1 projects are now restore properly
- setting the path to Sounds should now works using the root or Sounds folder on PC too
- having an unauthorized Sound Library as default should no longer cause authorization issuesAssociated item(s)
- [Musikmesse] Superior Drummer 2 Update
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Toontrack Music has updated Superior Drummer to v2.1.0.
This update containsbug fixes as well as features significantly improving the user experience. It is recommended for all users and is essential for SDX (NY Vol2) support.
New Features:
- Offline bouncing overhaul:
o New option to not include all bleed and bounce only using the currently used samples.
o Option to Bounce through the Mixer, including effects.
o Independent Master bounce volume and overload display and Mixer bounce volume.
o Progress 'message' board showing what mic is currently bounced.
o The bounce process can be aborted.
o New clearer nomenclature for the names of the bounced files.
o New setting to 'Keep intermediate' files.
- New Mixer implementation:
o New Bus send layout.
o Soloing Mics and Busses work recursively so as to allow the sound to reach the Outputs.
o 'Pre' and 'Post' Effect' send facility for both Mics and Busses.
o Drag and Drop for Inserts and Sends.
o New Outputs and Busses nomenclature to mirror many hosts.
- New presets handling:
o Combined presets for loading/saving Instruments and Mixer Channels properties selectively.
o Possibility to load saved files (.S20) as Combined presets.
o Load/Save of Instrument groups for most preset types.
o New Envelope Curve preset allowing to copy settings to groups of Instruments.
- Edrum experience improvement:
o New factory MIDI presets, including pedal correction curves (hatsCtrl only MIDI presets).
o Various bugfixes and improvements to the transmute, mainly in AMB mics and faded drums.
o Change to Distribution Groups, improving CC-hihats.
Other Changes:
- Superior1 libraries renamed 'S1 - Cocktail', 'S1 - Drummer' and 'S1 - Percussionist'.
- Reorganized layout for the S1 Drummer factory presets.
- Clicking on an anchor point in the Envelope curve is enough to update the display.
- When 'Felt Mallets' is selected the 'Bottom Wire Snares' is deselected.
- Preview in Studio window accepts mouse wheel to control articulation choice.
- New savefile format that contains the new sub-presets found in the Combined presets.
- Improved handling of memory limit exceeded during a bounce.
- Improved Mic auto-assignment for the X-drums.
* X-drums should look like more similar to what they do in their own sound library.
Bug fixes:
- Typing keys that are out of bound as notes (G#8 or above) is no longer possible.
- Mic assignment for the X-drums now shows 'MixName' instead of 'Name'.
- Mics that are 'stereo out' but not 'stereo in' will no longer receive a silent right channel when bounced.
- Bleed/usage/phase controls should no longer change more than the left side for stereo channels that don't have their sounds as stereo files.
- The split selection is reset when changing Sound Library.
- Channel pressure is now part of bounce.
- Fixed a bounce bug, that after a bounce left the sampler in the state where sounds are loaded in the rendering thread instead of the demon thread.
- Local Machine directory created with full access rights on Mac.
- Better tolerance for non-ASCII characters in paths on Mac.
- In S1-Drummer, crash22 in Ride4 and Ride5 internal names are now unique.
- Pressing Load when editing bleed in Cached mode now works better.
- Fixed bug in code that removes a trailing 'Sounds' from an input sound path.
- Fading a non-close mic, early in the mixer, no longer leads to malfunction of the transmute for the other mics.
- A negative Offset (envelope) along with pitching no longer leads to pops, crackles and crashes.
- Soloing something before applying a preset or a savefile for the same Sound Library no longer leads to issues.
- Solo and Mute in the Classic View are now updated when a control or Humanize preset is applied.
- Fixed bug that caused crash when selecting a drum without a Close mic with 'EzMixer follows Selection' active.
- Fixed the bug that caused newly assigned X-drum MIDI notes to not be written in presets or savefiles.
- All the 'X-samplers' are reset when X Pads are reset, fixes the crashes when changing Vol2 factory presets.
- Effects are now reset when the host asks the sampler to go mute. This should avoid 'clicks'.
- Possible bugfix for crashes while changing playing drums on a multi-core machine.
- Auth key comparison failure in some cases fixed".
Associated item(s) - Offline bouncing overhaul:
- Toontrack Superior Drummer v2.0.2.
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Toontrack Music has updated Superior Drummer to v2.0.2.
Fixed in version 2.0.2:
- * Bounced files no longer contain artifacts at high sample rate (48KHz or above).
* Bouncing at high sample rate (48KHz or above) no longer lead to crashes.
* Opening/closing the edit bleed panes should no longer lead to crashes.
* VintageRock-BlackBeauty crash (yes this one deserves a name).
* Ability to recall saved files from Sonar track templates.
* Master volumes manually set to 0db can now be recalled.
* First click on tabs no longer trigger an instrument when switching tab (PT Mac).
* Loading thread no longer ignores articulations when a bleed-usage preset is applied.
* Switching mixer preset leading intermittently to no output from sampler.
* X-Drums created when a savefile is loaded no longer get their mics auto assigned.
* X-Drum position name matching is now more robust.
* When loading an X-drum preset X-mics with the same name as main set mic is ignored.
* Trailing '/Sounds' string is removed from the path when setting sound libraries location.
* X-Drums Instrument menu now displays the same description as main Instrument section.
* The current EZMixer Mic is now reset whenever swapping sound library.
* Muted pads no longer produce visual hits via substitution.
* Newly typed MIDI keys are now displayed as default.
* Miscellaneous configuration adjustments for a number of supported sound sets.
Associated item(s) - Toontrack Superior Drummer 2.0
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Time+Space says that in less than two weeks Toontrack's Superior Drummer 2.0 will be released.
More than two years in the making, Superior Drummer 2.0 is a complete overhaul of the original dfh Superior engine and has been re-developed for optimized use with e-drums through more effective use of sample layers and improved loading times. It includes custom MIDI, played by Nir Z, and, accessed through the all new customized MIDI engine and arranger EZplayer pro, it features stand-alone capacity through Toontrack solo.
Superior Drummer 2.0 and the special crossgrade and upgrade versions are now available to pre-order from www.timespace.comAssociated item(s)
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