{"id":27543,"date":"2019-02-11T07:00:02","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T13:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homebrewaudio.com\/?p=27543"},"modified":"2019-02-11T07:00:02","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T13:00:02","slug":"gear-of-the-year-2018-best-software-instrument-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.homebrewaudio.co\/wp\/2019\/02\/11\/gear-of-the-year-2018-best-software-instrument-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Gear of the Year 2018: Best Software Instrument\/Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"richsummary\">\n<p id=\"abstract\">The winner of the best software instrument for last year was the Toontrack Superior Drummer 3. This software library comes with a front end that is controllable, as well as some carefully chosen sample drum sounds. Six different acoustic kits are what make up these samples, and they include Yamaha, Ludwig, Pearl, and Ayotte. Experts such as Martin Delaney comment on how amazing the flexibility of the SD3 truly is, and how it comes with the perfect amount of tools to get each job done.<\/p>\n<p id=\"takeawayheader\">Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"takeaways\">\n<li id=\"takeaway1\">The world of software instruments has become so highly competitive and churns out many nominees regularly that in this category there are so many recommended although one winner emerges.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway2\">The Toontracks Superior Drummer 3 is a world of its own that is designed to satisfy everyone\u2019s acoustic needs.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway3\">The Drummer 3 has surround sound content, enormous amount of kits, masses of plug-ins that are incredible, and a DAW that makes it comprehensive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"quote\">&#8220;2018 offered plenty of software instrument and libraries that were worth the splurge. We narrowed down the best one and recommend three others that should be on your radar.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"readmoretext\">Read more: <\/span><a id=\"source\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musictech.net\/2018\/12\/gear-of-the-year-2018-best-software-instrument-library\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.musictech.net\/2018\/12\/gear-of-the-year-2018-best-software-instrument-library\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The winner of the best software instrument for last year was the Toontrack Superior Drummer 3. This software library comes with a front end that is controllable, as well as some carefully chosen sample drum sounds. Six different acoustic kits are what make up these samples, and they include Yamaha, Ludwig, Pearl, and Ayotte. 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