Cagecurrent said
Maybe it would simply be a light-version of SD3 then?!? Personally I'd really like some of the improvements in SD3 when it comes to handling of windows etc, but I don't need all the advanced drum production and mixing... that's why I got EZ2 in the first place. So I'm a bit hesitant in crossgrading.
Cheers,
Per
I hear ya man. I will say though that SD3 is really not that hard to use. Too be honest, I wasn't a big fan of SD2 and I rarely used it. Toontrack really improved the workflow in SD3. I'm no expert at mixing drums myself, but I'm getting awesome results so far.
Regarding EZD2, the main thing that always frustrated me was not being to add just a little more EQ to a snare or reverb if I wanted to. In SD3 you can load any EZX and do this with any instrument. Your getting the same sounds as EZD2, but you can tweak them just a little bit and make them sound much better without getting too deep into it. The stacking feature is amazing! You can beef up the sound of any drum just using that without even using the effects in the mixer if you don't want to, but you will once you play with it a bit. I promise you that.
Bottom line is that if you like EZD2, you will love SD3. I too hate drum software that is confusing as hell and difficult to learn, but SD3 does not fall into that category. Hope this helps and I hope you'll give it a shot. Good luck!