options), but you'll not really gain anything in terms of songwriting tools. SD2 would be an upgrade from EZD in terms of sound (I still consider it the best out there) and in terms of the flexibility of the interface (mixing, FX, routing, etc.

S2.0 is brilliant in terms of the sounds and the options, but it's not really what I'd call the songwriter-friendly option of their lineup. Seems my best bet may be to use EZDrummer for the programming and brainstorming of parts.get my grooves.and then use something like Superior or BFD3 for the actual production.if I don't use real drums that is.ĮZD is really designed for ease of use for songwriting and whatnot, and EZD2 stepped that up a few notches. Can I simply import the grooves from Groove Monkey into EZ Drummer 2 and then they will show up using 'Tap2Find' in EZ? This seems really interesting.is it easy to sort through all of the grooves? I know EZ Drummer 2 has the 'Tap2Find' feature which seems really cool. All royalty free, and all very high quality. It's all just a template for any self respecting beat master to work on and make his own any way. They cover most of the popular genres, and even the high end esoteric stuff like drum and bass is done fairly well.

If you play drums at all you will appreciate this.Īnyway, just something to consider if you didn't know about them. The grooves are very high resolution and there is no way to tell between them and a real drummer. The thing is, that the Groove Monkee midi templates/grooves only cost a few dollars, they are very inexpensive. You do need to spend a bit of time installing it all. If you own one of the top drum softwares then chances are they do a midi groove for it and they cover it in your specific DAW too. The thing is with Groove Monkee is the flexibility of it all.

I can use them with about seven or eight of my drum softwares and in about five or six of my DAWs. I've bought quite a few of their grooves/midi files. If you want to check them out before paying anything they have some very nice demos here: Free MIDI Loops | Groove Monkee I'd take a serious look at Groove Monkee MIDI Drum Loops, Apple Loops for Songwriting | Groove Monkee It's a great way to get ideas going and really get a great feel for the album. I'm getting ready to start production on my next album, and I do play drums and have other drummers I'll use for the final production, but to start.I'd love an awesome program with lots of cool singer/songwriter styles of grooves to play with. So I'm looking for a great program that has lots of usable and realistic grooves/samples to use for songwriting.

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