Want superior tutorials for the highly anticipated drum production workstation, Superior Drummer 3? Look no further... Toontrack expert Luke Oswald presents the most in-depth video tutorials available about Toontrack's new flagship drum VI, Superior Drummer 3.

65 Videos ( 4h 42m )

Getting Started :
    1. SD3 Introduction - 1:15
    2. Upgrade & Installation Options - 5:47
    3. Interface Layout Options - 4:53
Menu Options :
    4. File Menu - 2:25
    5. Edit Menu - 2:39
    6. Settings Menu - 8:45
    7. View Menu - 1:37
Loading Libraries & Presets :
    8. Library Selection - 1:50
    9. Preset Selection - 3:18
    10. Select Parts & Part Presets - 3:59
    11. Saving & Loading User Presets - 3:13
    12. RAM & Memory Usage - 7:09
Drums Tab :
    13. Drum & Tool Selection - 5:45
    14. Articulation Selection - 3:28
    15. Search, Replace & Add Instruments - 6:54
    16. Importing Your Own Samples - 7:55
    17. Creating Instrument Stacks - 8:09
    18. Box Parameter Options - 3:49
    19. Level, Env, Tuning & Pitch FX - 4:02
    20. Velocity Gate, Curve, Soft Hit Level & Smoothing - 4:51
    21. Technical Functions - 3:18
Grooves Tab :
    22. Search Field, Filters & MIDI - 6:25
    23. Tap2Find Filtering - 3:06
    24. Filter Settings & Web Shop MIDI - 1:57
Mixer Tab :
    25. Basic Mixer Functions - 7:00
    26. Mixer FX Overview - 4:40
    27. EQ Effects - 3:16
    28. Dynamics Effects - 4:54
    29. Distortion Effects - 2:38
    30. Reverb Effects - 2:21
    31. Delay Effects - 1:38
    32. Modulation Effects - 4:19
    33. Utilizing Mix Presets - 5:45
    34. Using Bus Sends - 3:43
    35. Bus Send Output Variations - 3:35
    36. Bus Send Applications - 3:26
    37. Routing Microphone Channels - 5:49
    38. Routing Instrument Stacks - 3:59
    39. Multi-Channel Output Overview - 2:31
    40. Bleed Level Adjustments - 7:30
    41. Additional Microphone Bleed - 2:04
    42. Bleed & Close Mic Levels - 4:42
Tracker Tab :
    43. Importing Audio - 2:58
    44. Extracting MIDI from Audio - 6:24
    45. Audio To MIDI Conversion: Multi-Track Drums - 7:12
    46. Exporting MIDI From Tracker - 2:00
    47. Audio To MIDI Conversion: Stereo Drum Track - 8:27
    48. Additional Tracker Functions - 3:13
The Song Track :
    49. Creating Song Templates - 6:15
    50. Saving User Song Templates - 3:57
    51. Importing & Recording MIDI - 3:43
    52. Manipulating MIDI - 4:25
    53. Edit Play Style - 8:30
    54. Grid Editor: Add, Delete & Quantize MIDI - 5:09
    55. Grid Editor: Velocity Adjustments - 3:01
    56. Grid Editor: Editing Instrument Articulations - 2:39
    57. Grid Editor: Editing MIDI CC Information - 1:31
    58. Export MIDI & Bounce Audio - 8:26
Macro Controls :
    59. Assigning Parameters To a Hardware Controller - 3:44
    60. Upper, Lower & Slope Parameters - 8:24
    61. Automating Macro Controls - 3:08
E-Drum Settings :
    62. Custom Mapping & Learn Function - 2:07
    63. Custom Positional Sensing - 4:11
    64. Global Velocity Adjustments - 2:25
    65. Series Sign-Off - 0:49

In this in-depth video series, SD3 wiz Luke Oswald gives you a comprehensive walk through of all the important new features found in the the Superior Drummer 3.1 update.

12 Videos ( 1h 4m )

Videos:
    1. Metronome Settings, Auto-Save & Edrum Settings - 9:14
    2. Instrument Menu, Hi-Hat CC Indicators & Envelope Curves - 5:41
    3. Moving/Copying Stacks & Macro Parameter Searching - 4:46
    4. Show Hidden Audio Channels & Bus Routing Adjustments - 4:14
    5. Disable FX Chains, Sidechain Settings & Mixer Menu Options - 5:59
    6. Moveable Rows, Velocity Gradients & Auto Scroll - 5:05
    7. Quantize Percentage, Swing & Randomize - 4:05
    8. Snap to Grid Options & Event Nudging - 5:23
    9. Velocity, Dynamics & Randomization - 2:52
    10. Grid Editor Keyboard Shortcuts & Separate Windows - 2:25
    11. Menu Options, Transient Nudge, Bleed Reduction & Multi-Select - 4:10
    12. 3.1.1 - New Features - 10:27

Toontrack wiz Luke Oswald reveals some of his favorite tips and tricks for creating new sounds within Superior Drummer 3. This collection focuses on Stacking, Tuning, Independent Selection, and Mixing Presets, for creating your own sounds that stand out from the rest, and make for inspiring productions.

9 Videos ( 1h 2m )

Videos:
    1. Layered Bass Drums - 9:34
    2. Create a Thick Snare Sound - 6:13
    3. Floor Tom as a Bass Drum - 10:09
    4. Using the Pitch FX Parameter - 5:38
    5. Creative Tuning Applications - 6:14
    6. Extreme Tuning Adjustments - 6:26
    7. Individual Drum & Channel Selections - 6:21
    8. Apply SD3 Core Library Presets to Another Library - 6:23
    9. Using SD3 Core Sounds in Another Library - 5:52

In this video tutorial series, SD3 guru Luke Oswald returns and walks you through a variety of tips and tricks that focus on manipulating your drum sounds by using the built-in FX within Superior Drummer 3!

13 Videos ( 1h 25m )

Videos:
    1. Tape Simulator Settings - 7:12
    2. Tape Simulator on Kick & Snare - 6:18
    3. Tape Simulator on Toms & Room - 4:03
    4. Tape Simulator Presets - 3:21
    5. Tape Saturation Overdrive - 9:04
    6. Tape Simulator on Bus Channels - 5:01
    7. Creating a Pseudo Spring Reverb - 7:18
    8. Reverb Modulation, Filters & FX Chains - 9:51
    9. Punch Exciter on Ambience Bus - 5:19
    10. Additional FX with the Punch Exciter - 6:26
    11. Punch Exciter on Other Busses - 8:11
    12. Punch Exciter on Tape & Reverb Channels - 7:03
    13. Creating a Dedicated Punch Exciter Bus Channel - 6:37

In this video tutorial series, SD3 guru Luke Oswald delivers his final volume of tips and tricks, this time focusing on SD3’s Macro Parameter controls which give you incredible control over settings, making for very cool and creative sounds!

14 Videos ( 1h 32m )

Creative Filter :
    1. Controlling Frequency & Resonance - 5:44
    2. Modulation Source, Rate & Mix - 10:05
    3. Macros for LFO Speed, Waveform & Source - 5:54
Distortion :
    4. Adding Distortion with Macro Controls - 4:56
    5. Adjust Multiple Parameters with Valve Distortion - 9:06
    6. Macro Controls with Fat Muff & Bit Crusher - 7:33
    7. Macro Tape Simulator Settings - 4:08
Reverb & Room :
    8. Adjusting Multiple Reverb Parameters - 3:59
    9. Inverted Reverb, Delay Time & Pre-Delay - 6:48
    10. Adjust Attack & Sustain with Macro Controls - 9:08
    11. Using Macro Controls on Different Channels - 8:32
    12. Envelope Release & Ambience Fade Macros - 6:42
Additional Macro Control Tips :
    13. Active Macro Controls, Labeling, & Quick Adjustments - 4:42
    14. Saving & Recalling Macros, Presets & More - 5:05

In this video tutorial series, Toontrack guru Luke Oswald shows how Superior Drummer 3 can be used as an all-inclusive, powerful, drum production tool. Learn how to create and produce a pro-level drum track and arrangement from start to finish, plus how to fine-tune your kit to fit the song, and mix it as well!

20 Videos ( 2h 0m )

Series Introduction :
    1. Overview - 2:45
    2. Track Layout - 3:54
Creating a Drum Track :
    3. Recording a Drum Track - 6:19
    4. Using MIDI Grooves - 9:15
    5. Importing Audio & Track Analysis in Tracker - 8:26
    6. Tracker Adjustments for Detailed MIDI Extraction - 6:37
    7. Using Tracker with a Stereo Drum Track - 4:04
Producing a Drum Track :
    8. Editing MIDI Events in the Grid Editor - 8:37
    9. Adjusting Dynamics & Using the Power Hand Creatively - 5:38
    10. Manipulating Groove Complexity - 3:49
    11. Creative Drum Selection - 10:26
    12. Articulation Selection - 3:46
    13. Stacking & Importing Sounds for Bigger Drum Tracks - 5:10
    14. Level, Envelope, and Tuning Adjustments - 5:25
    15. Using the Velocity Gate, Velocity Curve, and Soft Hit Level - 3:49
    16. Mixing In Superior Drummer 3 - 11:32
    17. Multi-Channel Output for Mixing in a DAW - 3:38
Mixing Drums with the Original Song :
    18. Exporting & Bouncing Your Drum Track - 4:14
    19. Mixing Your Produced Drums with the Song Track - 10:33
    20. Final Thoughts - 2:36

Superior Drummer 3 for Electronic Music? Yes! Adam Pollard aka Multiplier, takes you on an epic journey into using Toontrack Superior Drummer 3 for Electronic Music production in these creative and informative video tutorials.

32 Videos ( 2h 19m )

Videos:
    1. Introduction - 1:25
    2. Electronic Drum Structure - 3:17
    3. What to Listen for When Choosing Electronic Drums - 5:04
    4. Standard Drum Patterns Pt. 1 - 7:43
    5. Standard Drum Patterns Pt. 2 - 7:42
    6. Standard Drum Patterns Pt. 3 - 6:09
    7. How to Import Drums & Save Kits - 6:49
    8. Setting Relative Levels - 3:10
    9. "Double It" Workflow - 3:45
    10. "Build Up" Workflow using Grooves & Velocity - 2:59
    11. Removing Discontinuity Clicks - 1:56
    12. MIDI Sampling Workflow - 3:11
    13. Fill Kicks Velocity Concept - 2:59
    14. Learning Genre Rhythms with Tracker - 5:17
    15. Layering Percussion Over a Bassline with Tracker - 5:27
    16. Monophonic Kicks - 4:57
    17. Using Bleed as Texture - 6:13
    18. Tuning Kicks - 6:21
    19. Offsetting Claps & Snares - 3:19
    20. Humanizing Electronic Drums with Hit Variation - 3:25
    21. Creatively Using Reverb Pre-Delay - 2:52
    22. Creating Velocity Sensitive Drums - 5:31
    23. Creative Sound Design with Pitch Envelopes - 2:11
    24. How to Make Layered Clap Stacks - 4:18
    25. Adding Punch to a Kick using a Pitch Envelope - 4:08
    26. Creating Width with Delay - 5:12
    27. Importing Random Samples into Tracker - 3:10
    28. Rhythmic Bleed Modulation - 4:34
    29. Drum Head Pitch Shift Algorithm - 3:21
    30. Bleed Stereo Imaging - 5:55
    31. Opening & Closing Hi-Hats with Macros - 2:48
    32. Creating Unusual Rhythms from Home Recordings - 3:58

In this video tutorial series, SD3 guru Luke Oswald shows you how to recreate some of the most iconic drum sounds in recorded drumming history! See how to make the sounds of some of the biggest names in drumming, all using the stock sound library in Superior Drummer 3!

32 Videos ( 3h 25m )

Introduction :
    1. Welcome to the Legends - 4:15
Jeff Porcaro :
    2. Reverb & Parallel Compression - 8:45
    3. Close Mic Adjustments - 6:18
    4. Instrument Settings - 3:50
    5. AMB, Reverb, Plate EQ & Tape Compression Macros - 7:01
John Bonham :
    6. Drum Selection & Comp Bus Mixer Settings - 5:26
    7. Delay & Phased Distortion Mixer Settings - 7:04
    8. Ambience Bus, Main Output Bus & Drum Configuration - 9:52
    9. FX & Macros - 5:16
Steve Gadd :
    10. Getting the Base Sound - 8:16
    11. Ambience, Comp Bus & Instrument Mixer Settings - 9:35
    12. Retro / Modern Options - 7:37
Joe Morello :
    13. Drum Selection & Tuning - 4:53
    14. Making it Vintage - 6:48
    15. FX, Close Mics & Macro Parameters - 7:06
Neal Peart :
    16. Drum Configuration, Tuning & Envelope Settings - 6:34
    17. Tape Distortion & Reverb Bus Channels - 6:55
    18. Ambience, Overhead & Instrument Bus Channels - 6:26
    19. Room, Reverb, Tape Distortion & Analog Compression Macros - 4:46
Chad Smith :
    20. Mic & Drum Selection & Configuration - 7:44
    21. Filtered Room, Reverb & Ambience Bus Channels - 7:31
    22. Kick, Snare & Tom Bus FX Chains - 4:50
    23. FX, Snare Level & Kick Punch Macros - 5:18
Stewart Copeland :
    24. Instrument, Level, Tuning & Envelope Adjustment - 8:37
    25. Ambience, Reverb, Tape & Instrument Mixer Settings - 8:38
    26. FX & Tape Saturation Macros - 6:21
Phil Collins :
    27. Drum Selection & Tom/Room Mic Configuration - 5:23
    28. Creating a Compressed Gated Drum Sound - 6:29
    29. Ambience, Cymbals & Close Mics Bus Settings - 4:16
    30. Phaser & Instrument Bus Mixer Settings - 5:15
    31. FX & Cymbals Macros - 4:59
Conclusion :
    32. Series Conclusion & Additional Tips - 3:03