Musing on how much SDX’s have improved over time and admiring how good I think the sampling in Real to Reel is, particularly with e-drum playability.  That the viability of using e-drums and Superior Drummer exclusively is greater than ever.  And guessing that the lack of cymbals sampled in RtR could be part of the reason that the kits, esp the snares, seem to have the most detailed sampling yet.  I joked that it’s the closest they’ve gone to sampling 127 different velocity hits, making them the most natural feeling snares to play imo.  Or perhaps all the space saved from lack of cymbals went to the tape samples, IDK.

It also came up that aren’t any other tools used/sampled (brushes/rods etc) or with snare wires off.  I remarked that when an SDX does have those they are usually not on the drums I want them on.  As a drummer it can be frustrating not being able to do some of the things we take for granted on a real kit.  Snare wires, tool use, different kinds and amounts of dampening, different head types etc.

With all that in mind I thought a paired back selection of drums/rooms could allow for a kit to be sampled so detailed and thoroughly that many of those limitations could be avoided.  Even if it’s a single kit, hopefully at least 7 piece, something high end and as versatile as possible.  3 or so kicks.  Snares, while you never really can have too many imo,  hopefully a half dozen of well thought out selection could give enough range to do most things.  Cymbals IDK, I guess they take up the most space and would need to be paired back, but I’m also fine with buying more storage space if need be 😉  Recorded clean and natural in a quality studio with a professional producer of course.

As much as I love and expect TT to continue with producer/genre packs, and they’re ideal for trying to get as close to sounds we’re are familiar with and love, perhaps drummers could come up with something that feels more their own identity.

Just putting it out there.  Keen to hear others thoughts/opinions.  Are there not that many e-drummers out there thinking this way?  Would it be too boring or restrictive for TT to make money?  Any other ideas on an SDX being the most customizable, do anything you want with it that you could do if you owned the kit/studio for real.

Cheers.