Superior Drummer 2 Advanced Vol 2

Expert drum instructor Luke Oswald continues with his advanced Superior Drummer 2 video tutorial series, and in Volume 2, he shows you even more killer, creative Toontrack SD2 workflow techniques!

General Mixer Settings

• Microphone & Output Settings (03:38) - Learn how to configure the mixer channels for customized routing.

• Metering, Fader Adjustments & Pan (04:21) - Luke explains the functions at the bottom portion of the mixer.

• Fade/Envelope Adjustments Within The Mixer (05:28) - You can use the Fade function as an envelope adjustment that can be made for individual channels.

• Mixer Navigation (02:17) - An explanation of how to quickly navigate to specific portions of the mixer.

• EZ Mixer Overview (02:26) - Luke explains how to use the EZ Mixer to make quick adjustments to specific channels.

FX Inserts

• FX Inserts Overview (02:48) - Learn how to add mixer channel effects to enhance your productions.

• EQ Settings (02:16) - Luke explains how to use the 5-band EQ.

• High-Pass/Low-Pass Filter Settings (02:56) - How to utilize the filter’s built in slope/mode parameters for customized filter curves.

• Gate Settings (01:14) - Learn about the Gate effect and how it can be used to filter out unwanted sound.

• Compressor Settings (02:02) - Luke explains how compressors work and how to utilize the Compressor effect.

• Transient Designer Settings (01:01) - Learn how to use the Transient Designer to shape transient/sustain characteristics.

• Plug-In Bypass, Move & Copy FX Chain Presets (03:44) - An explanation of helpful functions to quickly bypass, move/copy and save your FX chains.

Bus Sends

• Creating Bus Sends (04:32) - Luke explains how to route signal to a new bus channel.

• Direct vs. Bleed Bus Routing (04:11) - Learn the difference between "direct" and "bleed" signal routing as it relates to bus channels.

• Bus Send Faders (05:05) - How to link/unlink the relationship between the main channel fader and your bus send faders.

Bleed Control

• Instrument Mic Bleed Explanation (02:24) - Luke explains how microphone bleed is essential for realistic drum samples.

• Bleed Control Adjustments (05:32) - You can enable and disable specific instruments within each microphone channel.

• Instrument Bleed Adjustments (04:02) - An explanation of how to control the volume of individual instrument bleed within a microphone channel.

• Microphone Bleed Control Recap (01:16) - Luke recaps the explanation of microphone bleed control.

Multi-Channel Output

• Setting Up Multi-Channel Output (07:18) - Luke explains how to configure multi-track output for additional processing within your DAW.

• Custom Multi-Channel Output Configuration (04:57) - You can create a unique multi-channel output setup for customized channel routing.

Grooves Window

• Groove Window Controls (07:30) - Learn to navigate within the Grooves Window and manipulate the MIDI grooves from your MIDI library.