Best Toontrack EZX Alt-Rock Alternatives

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Step back into the 80's with this amazing EZX expansion for EZD3. I produce primarily in the synth-pop, nu-disco, indie-disco genres, and after purchasing EZD3 recently saw this pack pop across my screen. After checking out the preview kits on the page, I immediately hit the buy button and I have NOT been disappointed! There are a slew of factory kits that sound great out of the box, but this EZX really shines when you customize the kits. All of the instruments from kicks to snares to percussion vary quite a bit kit to kit, so the number of sounds includes in this expansion is huge. This EZX has been on the drum track of every thing I've started producing since I bought it, and I couldn't imagine working without it now. Finding good sounding kits right off the bat that let...

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Very good drumkit if you like to do a lot of metal. You're certainly not short of cymbals in this kit anyway! The sound isn't 100% what I like as I like a drum sounds more along the lines of Tool/Danny Carey but I use parts of it mixed with parts from the Progressive kit etc to make my ideal kit. Some of the cymbals sound a bit thin to me but might work in the right context. The included midi is okay but not that versatile. Probably it's worth having a few other of the Toontrack Metal EZXs (of which there are many) to have all you need for metal music making.

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I will list Pros and Cons: Pros Great electronic drum kits, ready to use in production. Very modern elements are included for Afro House, Techno, Trance, EDM, House and more. The included drum loops are creative, with extra sounds that make them sound unique, and better than other EZXs from Toontrack. It is not heavy on CPU, unlike some other EZXs (I have 20GB of RAM). Cons The drum kits sound very similar to each other, and there are better tones on the market. The MIDI/tracks included are great, but it needs far, far more. Just including basic beats would add value to the product, and greatly enhance the workflow of the user.

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Bought this mainly as it was on offer and thought I might be able to use it for something. So far haven't found a use for it as I'm not really a dance music person and I think it's more geared at that audience. Might be handy later on for some genre-mashing experiment, e.g. swapping out a drum in a regular kit for something for this but I can't see myself using it in its entirety. I'd say if you're into dance music though it would be good but probably a VST more orientated towards that style of music might be more appropriate.