
The compressors built into the channels give you even more control over the level of compression. The MT Power Drum Kit Sampler claims that the drum samplers are pre-processed with compressors and EQs to make them a perfect fit for any mix. Samples have been specially recorded and processed to make them ideally suited for use in pop, rock, and metal productions.” “The MT Power Drum Kit is a free drum sampler offering the powerful, high-quality sounds of an acoustic, realistic drum kit. The mixer section comes with multi-out vol, pan, and compersion for each individual output, kick, snare, and so on. Let me know if I missed any of your favorite drum libraries for metal production below in the comments! If these aren’t up your alley, be sure to check out my other roundups on the best drum VSTs, best acoustic drum sample libraries, and free drum kits.The MTPowerDrumkit2 has one multi-layer drum sampler rock drum kit with a simple mixer and groove library. Both plugins are great in different scenarios, and it probably wouldn’t hurt to have both as a producer. If I had to choose, I’d probably be between GetGood Drums Invasion and Drumforge Bergstrand. Hopefully, these picks help you find a metal drum VST perfect for your productions. I like the sounds of the Pearl Reference and Masters kit for metal. Instruments are purchased ala carte or as a bundle.Top Shelf Drums is a meticulously sampled library of iconic drums perfect for metal productions. I was surprised when I heard the demo recordings. The drum library from 3 Sigma Audio blew me away. It’s free-give it a shot! 11) 3 Sigma Audio: Top Shelf Drums I haven’t tried it myself, but I’ll leave that to you if you decide. MegeMetal Drums is a free drum VST you can use in your metal songs that I found on KVR Audio. You can’t go wrong with this free drum VST for metal productions. I’ve mentioned MT Power Drum Kit 2 in other articles, and there’s a reason why-it’s fantastic for being free! So if you’re on a budget, start here. Since SSD5 comes with tons of grooves, it’s perfect for writers who don’t know how to program drums or at least program them as a drummer would actually play.


With SSD5, you get tons of kit presets (including metal), 1,000 MIDI grooves, fast MIDI mapping, one-shot snare samples, etc.
