TranslationYeah, I already knew a lot of it, but no worries.Pim wrote:EDIT: After reading the whole thread again, I think most - if not all - of what I've written you already know. I will leave it as it is though in case somebody else coming across this thread might find this information useful.
I haven't worked with a VST yet, so I'm not quite sure what my work flow is going to look like, and weather or not I will want to use a VST daily for practice, or just for recording. Obviously that influences connection choices somewhat, as I'd prefer not to have reroute any cables if I'm switching back and forth between the module and the VST.
I've been a Mac user for nearly 20 years, so I will continue to use that. I'm using Logic Pro X for my DAW and a Roland Studio Capture as my audio interface. Strongly considering Superior Drummer 3 for my VST.
I've done some recording with the Mimic, using both the module's internal recorder, as well as by direct out to Logic. So far the audio quality has been better with the module's standalone recorder, except that there is obviously no ability to mix down the drums afterwards. I can try to get the mix just right in the module before I record, but I find that I prefer to monitor the drums while I'm playing more loudly than I want them to actually be in the final mix.
Sending direct outs to Logic is helpful for multi-tracking, but the Mimic only sends dry samples out, so the editing afterwards is more intensive and I'm having some issues getting consistent volumes from individual kit voices (e.g., snare is really quiet, even at max volume on the mixer, probably am just overlooking some setting somewhere as I am still learning both logic and the audio interface). Mimic sends wet samples over master outs, but obviously this eliminates the possibility of multi-tracking.
Anyway, all of this is to say that I think the flexibility of a VST could be really helpful. I like the idea of being able to lay down a multi-tracked drum part, and then being able to play around with the kit voices after the fact. I can of course just use the Mimic's MIDI out into my audio interface and start using a VST right away, but I figure if I'm going to be using SD3, I'd like to take advantage of the positional sensing compatibility, which is where the eDRUMin comes in, for me.