Superior 2.0 just arrived ...

smy1 · July 8th, 2008, 06:53 AM

... and I don't have an external FW harddrive yet and my main drives only have 15gb left!!! Fuck, fuck fuck!!! Must buy today!

Will report back once installed!

JeffTD · July 8th, 2008, 07:16 AM

Oh I am so fucking around with this next week!

F.E.T · July 8th, 2008, 08:03 AM

Installed mine a couple of days ago. Haven´t had time to mess around with it that much, but so far it sounds real good!

lekteri · July 8th, 2008, 08:37 AM

Sound clips!

Torniojaws · July 8th, 2008, 11:31 AM

Argh, it's doing me in

People have been posting threads without any clips whatsoever for days

cobhc · July 8th, 2008, 11:40 AM

Well, I think I'm gonna order my copy tonight, along with a new 1TB HDD, so I don't have a chance of a problem like Sami's.

JeffTD · July 8th, 2008, 11:40 AM

Naw, two clips here:

http://acle.tesseractband.co.uk/AxeF...Test_July7.mp3

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page...songID=6695101

The_Shred · July 8th, 2008, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DSS3

Naw, two clips here:

http://acle.tesseractband.co.uk/AxeF...Test_July7.mp3

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page...songID=6695101

Sounds really cool, so it is easily adaptable for metal styles then?

Im guessing they will do a addon pack which is more metal orientated anyway, like the DFHS one with more MIDI beats etc.

Machinated · July 8th, 2008, 12:23 PM

Yeah I have it already and it sounds fucking great. Way too busy right now to get any clips up. The room mic options are excellent though!

Metaltastic · July 8th, 2008, 12:41 PM

What's the space requirement for S 2.0? Like 20 GB?

Torniojaws · July 8th, 2008, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Metaltastic

What's the space requirement for S 2.0? Like 20 GB?

From 4 GB to 25 GB, depending on what install options you use, according to Toontrack: http://toontrack.com/s20.asp

sparkyness · July 8th, 2008, 01:54 PM

Mine takes up 9GB for all layers with sticks only....no rods/brushes/mallets installed.

Metaltastic · July 8th, 2008, 04:14 PM

I can live with that! Really wanna get this myself now...

JeffTD · July 8th, 2008, 04:49 PM

Fuck... mine shipped today.

I'm in Germany until August 1st! Damnit!

Kenny Lee · July 8th, 2008, 05:50 PM

Hehehehe... Glad you Guys finally have it in your hands.
Pretty BAD ASS hey? Yeah

Now you can have TWO snares || two HiHats in your kit! The options are almost limitless with the X-Pads! If you have any of the EZX expansion kits... your options get crazy unreal! And the Sonalksis plug-ins ROCK! Along with the bussing options, close/room/far/bleed mics, Sonalksis plugins, and X-Pads .... if you can't get a 'quote' METAL sounding drumkit 'unquote' you may want to try spending yer' time doing something other than music!

Kazrog · July 8th, 2008, 05:51 PM

Ordering my upgrade now. I will post tests once I get it. Very impressed with both Acle's clip and the other one, although none of this "djenty" stuff really shows off the toms...

elmoe · July 9th, 2008, 02:35 AM

Im disliking the cymbals.. waiting for more demos to come

Ermz · July 9th, 2008, 02:59 AM

Can't say I'm blown away by the cymbals either. They sound too localized and raw, like there isn't enough stereo crossover or something. The drums themselves seem to sound quite good though.

Waterboy · July 9th, 2008, 04:01 AM

For you guys who don't dig the cymbals - I respect your opinion.

But there are so many things that you can customize with S2 - including the cymbals - with little or no effort at all.

Each channel has it's own mini mixer (so to speak), where you can control the bleed levels, not to mention the Bus options, too.

All self-contained, with no help from your DAW.

IMHO - the Sonalksis effects that come with S2 are excellent tools .... FWIW.

Altitudes · July 9th, 2008, 04:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DSS3

Naw, two clips here:

http://acle.tesseractband.co.uk/AxeF...Test_July7.mp3

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page...songID=6695101

Sounds great in my opinion.

Ermz · July 9th, 2008, 04:47 AM

Are the cymbals close-miced or do you get them in an overhead configuration.... or is it all tweakable?

I think my issue with the cymbals is just that they have too much of a close-mic sound and not enough actual ambience and crossover.

gorath23 · July 9th, 2008, 04:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DSS3

Naw, two clips here:

http://acle.tesseractband.co.uk/AxeF...Test_July7.mp3

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page...songID=6695101

Sounds pretty poor to me (relatively speaking). I'm hardly the best mix engineer, but unless these were mixed badly then they don't hold a candle to some of the previous DFHS clips I have heard. Listen to these back to back with some of Bulbs stuff (even on crappy myspace) and Bulbs DFHS stuff tears this apart- the kick especially.

I'd love a direct comparison of the same track, one with DFHS, one with S2.0 and see what comes up.

The only thing that currently has me gassing for S2.0 over DFHS is the Sonalkis plugs. Is it really worth it though, just for them? I'm certainly going to wait for more clips before shelling out for S2.0.

Gnash · July 9th, 2008, 06:35 AM

Does the upgrade, run off DFHS 1 somehow? Do I get less with the upgrade, rather than buying full price version? The reason is, my original copy of DFHS is gone, and I don't have the original installed anymore. Since I am a registered user, I can get the upgrade cheaper.

JeffTD · July 9th, 2008, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gorath23

Listen to these back to back with some of Bulbs stuff (even on crappy myspace) and Bulbs DFHS stuff tears this apart- the kick especially.

Acle and Browne's own old DFHS clips tear Bulb's apart, and are better than these in some aspects.

That said, and I should've prefaced this, both guys said they only used a tiny bit of comp on the room mics and then a tiny eq on the kick/snare - minimal amount of processing, and by no means a final product.

http://www.myspace.com/4dsounds - that's Acle's production page, and everything on it was DFHS cymbals/toms with a kick and snare from BFD

The snare in the Elements clip, though.... fuck! That thing KILLS, and with only minimal processing!

sparkyness · July 9th, 2008, 07:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gnash

Does the upgrade, run off DFHS 1 somehow? Do I get less with the upgrade, rather than buying full price version? The reason is, my original copy of DFHS is gone, and I don't have the original installed anymore. Since I am a registered user, I can get the upgrade cheaper.

It's a completely new engine/interface so doesn't run off DFHS 1. There's no difference in the packages with the upgrade...it's just a different license/price.

If your copy of DFHS 1 is registered and authorised on the toontrack site it should then give you the auth code for S2.0.

July 8th, 2008, 06:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
smy1 Drink Beer, Kick Ass! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 2,036	Superior 2.0 just arrived ... ... and I don't have an external FW harddrive yet and my main drives only have 15gb left!!! Fuck, fuck fuck!!! Must buy today! Will report back once installed! __________________ www.faderhead.com ¯\(°_o)/¯

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Machinated Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Milton Keynes, UK Posts: 2,808	Yeah I have it already and it sounds fucking great. Way too busy right now to get any clips up. The room mic options are excellent though! __________________ My Studio Page Follow me on twitter - http://twitter.com/easstudios Drum Quantizing + Reamping available + Production + Mixing - PM me for details

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JeffTD Chatroulette Tyrant Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA Posts: 5,104	Oh I am so fucking around with this next week!

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F.E.T Four Eye Traumatized Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 269	Installed mine a couple of days ago. Haven´t had time to mess around with it that much, but so far it sounds real good!

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JeffTD Chatroulette Tyrant Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA Posts: 5,104	Naw, two clips here: http://acle.tesseractband.co.uk/AxeF...Test_July7.mp3 http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page...songID=6695101

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sparkyness Explore The Space Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,104	Mine takes up 9GB for all layers with sticks only....no rods/brushes/mallets installed. __________________ myspace www.cleverbedsit.com

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Metaltastic The call of the couch Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New York, USA Posts: 19,999	I can live with that! Really wanna get this myself now... __________________ Please check out my EP! (updated mix) Thread \| Myspace Guitars: Ibanez Prestige RGA321F (EMG 81's @ 18v); Jackson DK2 (JB + STK-S1n); SX Jazz Bass (EMG PJ set) Recording: RAIN Recording Livebook; REAPER; Mackie Onyx 400F; Tannoy Reveal 5A's; Audio Tech. ATH-M50's; Superior 2.0; Voxengo Elephant www.myspace.com/marcushedwig

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JeffTD Chatroulette Tyrant Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA Posts: 5,104	Fuck... mine shipped today. I'm in Germany until August 1st! Damnit!

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Kenny Lee Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 393	Hehehehe... Glad you Guys finally have it in your hands. Pretty BAD ASS hey? Yeah Now you can have TWO snares \|\| two HiHats in your kit! The options are almost limitless with the X-Pads! If you have any of the EZX expansion kits... your options get crazy unreal! And the Sonalksis plug-ins ROCK! Along with the bussing options, close/room/far/bleed mics, Sonalksis plugins, and X-Pads .... if you can't get a 'quote' METAL sounding drumkit 'unquote' you may want to try spending yer' time doing something other than music!

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Kazrog Space Meat! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: California Posts: 4,472	Ordering my upgrade now. I will post tests once I get it. Very impressed with both Acle's clip and the other one, although none of this "djenty" stuff really shows off the toms... __________________ Shane Vocals/Guitars/Production - BACKMASK \| Lead Developer/Engineer - Recabinet \| ENGL e530 User Last edited by Kazrog : July 8th, 2008 at 05:59 PM.

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elmoe ಠ_ಠ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 330	Im disliking the cymbals.. waiting for more demos to come

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Ermz Ma baws ist Krieg Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 14,690	Can't say I'm blown away by the cymbals either. They sound too localized and raw, like there isn't enough stereo crossover or something. The drums themselves seem to sound quite good though. __________________ Quality Professional Recording \| Mixing \| Mastering REAMPING: Peavey 6505 \| Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier \| Mesa Boogie Rectifier Standard 4x12 \| Sansamp PSA-1.1

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Ermz Ma baws ist Krieg Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 14,690	Are the cymbals close-miced or do you get them in an overhead configuration.... or is it all tweakable? I think my issue with the cymbals is just that they have too much of a close-mic sound and not enough actual ambience and crossover. __________________ Quality Professional Recording \| Mixing \| Mastering REAMPING: Peavey 6505 \| Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier \| Mesa Boogie Rectifier Standard 4x12 \| Sansamp PSA-1.1

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Gnash Lefty Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Warrensburg, MO Posts: 1,192	Does the upgrade, run off DFHS 1 somehow? Do I get less with the upgrade, rather than buying full price version? The reason is, my original copy of DFHS is gone, and I don't have the original installed anymore. Since I am a registered user, I can get the upgrade cheaper. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/gnashvillan http://www.myspace.com/shanemeyer5150 http://www.youtube.com/Gnash5150