And you also get the flexibility for recording of choosing one of these, or starting with one and adapting it, or doing it all yourself from the 'raw' files (see above) if that's important to you. It is worth adding that in SD3 there are also plenty of presets, including producer presets, that you can quickly choose and use to just play as well.

I think you would if you were making records, but if it's to play at home? For me, no.This is all accurate. I quite often use EZdrummer and EZX's because I don't need all those Superior options. This usually means more eq, more compression etc because EZX's are supposed to be more production ready. The EZdrummer samples are recorded on multi-channels (like and SDX), but pre-mixed down to the fewer channels they offer in EZX. So very often it's mic choice and position, then maybe some light EQ, perhaps compression - although that can be offered on a separate channel. They are the usual starting point for a recording session that the specific producer typically uses. I know it's probably tedious, but if you check the producer, the studio and sometimes the drummer, you can connect EZX's with their SDX counterpart.

But many of the other EZXs seem to be “lite” versions of an SDX (albeit with a different name). Is there any way to easily tell which EZXs are associated with an SDX and which are unique? For example, I picked up the Alt Rock EZX because I love Albini’s production, and he definitely hasn’t done an SDX. The other thing I’m afraid of is buying t the Classic Rock EZX, for example, and then later deciding I want the full Legacy of Rock SDX. Do EZXs run with less latency all else being equal because of smaller sample sizes? Or does it not really work like that?

Obviously the latter are so much more attractive in terms of cost, but I also want to make the most out of my digital snare and retain PS, if possible. I waffle between buying the SDXs vs EZXs.

You can't customise the zones in EZdrummer 2 but the default settings should work ok for most users.

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