That alone is an indicator of sound quality because it determines how smooth the transition of sounds will be and how well the range of possible midi notes (a total of 128 steps are possible) is covered.ĭoes that mean that the HQ Drum Kits of FL-Studio are bad? No, certainly not.Ī closer look at the sounds of HQ Drum Kits Many other “HQ” virtual drum modules offer at least twice the number of velocity layers and some more than ten times more. There are roughly ten velocity layers per kit piece and that is not an impressive number of layers. While the other virtual drum modules come as “all-in-one” solutions that provide lots of studio-quality presets, numerous different articulations, professional mixing, and effects sections, the HQ Drum Kits in FL-Studio 12.1 are much different. So, how “HQ” are these new drum kits that are geared towards different genres of music? If you have worked with the top dogs such as Addictive Drums, EZdrummer, Superior Drummer, BFD, and the like, you will notice a big difference in terms of sound quality, sound mapping, and options to tweak sounds.
The four HQ Drum Kits are called Funk, Jazz, Rock, and Metal. With the HQ Drum Kits, I assume that FL-Studio wants to keep up with other DAW manufacturers who offer a line of decent acoustic drum kits. That has worked well for electronic music where demand for sophisticated drum sample layering just isn’t there. FPC has been a simple yet effective drum sample player for years, with some basic sound structuring and manipulation functions.
This was reason enough for me to test the new HQ Drum Kits and share my view.įirst of all, it should be mentioned that the makers of FL-Studio would never claim to be among the top contenders when it comes to virtual acoustic drums. With the 12.1 update FL-Studio now also contains four “HQ Drum Kits” for FPC, FL-Studio’s built-in drum sample player. Whoever believes that this relates only to the software backend itself is wrong: with each and every update, the good folks at Image-Line add great new features, effects, and generator plug-ins. As usual, FL-Studio updates come for free due to the company’s awesome commitment to providing lifetime free updates. Image-Line has just released the 12.1 update of its flagship DAW FL-Studio. Introduction to FL-Studio’s “HQ Drum Kits”
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