Virtual Drumline Reviews
- Dynamics were PERFECT in *1.0.0-1.0.1*! PLEASE BRING THAT BACK, THANK YOU IN ADVANCE! - Tenors especially are too quiet because of the update, except for their double-stops which play at a “regular” volume (AKA: the same volume as before the update) - I like the different samples for double-stop/“B” sticking, only issue is they’re too loud. - I like that dynamics were added to bass drum rims, but they’re a *bit* too loud. - I think there’s a missing sound during buzz rolls? sometimes it doesn’t sound like anything plays.
I want the old version back. Buzz rolls are so quiet now, quad shots sound different and a bad different, and in a full battery phrase, all I hear when the whole line plays a rimshot, is snare drum. I actually like whatever they did to bass drums, but anything with snares and quads is just way worse then it was before. I do not like it at all. I realled liked it when I got it last year. It was good sounds for a low price. But this last update that just happened is not good at all. Bring the old version back please.
Yeah it reaally sucks now, dynamics are broken, all sounds are very quiet with below fff, and it sounds so flat and broken now. i want the older version back, even with the missing things. they really nerfed this to the ground now.
This team always try to fix things by creating new issues that weren't even prevalent before. You can barely hear the instruments anymore without turning it to max volume. You get a bunch of right hand accents in a row and it can't even match the velocity the entire time. Who's testing these and approving these updates to roll out?
Stick click souds like snareline in solo staff text, It should sound like one drumstick hitting another
good
Hello! I gave a review on the Virtual Percussion Musesound a while back, and I believe now would be a good time to leave one for Drumline as well. As of right now, everything seems amazing. The sounds are clean and the opportunities are endless with these sounds. The ability to also change the mapping is great, along with the noteheads. I think my only problem as of right now is that since the 0.9.20 release is that since the Cymbal line sound has been altered similarly with the Vibraphone from VP, the sucks after sizzles are off by a 16th note, and the only solution I have as of right now is to use Hi-Hats/Crunches instead. This does mess with the writing and sound, and I hope it gets fixed in the future.
Been using this thing since it came out and I have to say its a MASSIVE upgrade from Muse Drumline. VDL is officially like $200 or something so you get this for much cheaper and you get the industry standard battery sounds. If you’re on the fence about it my advice is just get it. Most of the major bugs have been rid of at this point. Some of the sounds like snare rimshots for some reason sound slightly different but can’t really complain at this price.
One of my biggest concerns going from Finale to MuseScore was the drumline sounds. However this was exactly what I needed to fully make the switch. Same high quality sounds as the finale version. My only issue is I wish the Cymbal patches were the same. I'm just missing a few of my favorite marching cymbal sounds. Other than that this is by far the best Marching Percussion kit you can find.
I have had this plug-in since December of 2024 and since then I have seen countless BAD REVIEWS on many issues but none of those have happened to me. It's definitely user error from others lol. Yes you can change noteheads without having the sound changed if you do it right. You can edit what line or space of the staff you want it to be in. Edit and Save a drumset program for crying outloud. If you load the piece you are working on and it's weird just don't freak out and load your stuff correctly. lol. chill. If you want your sounds from this MUSE-VDL I think you have to be connected to the internet so that it can pull the sounds from MUSEHUB. If you aren't connected to the internet they probably(maybe) won't load. But it has worked for me on and off a network. People need to chill
This is a must have if your getting the VDL percussion pack!
I don't notice most the issues everyone else seems to have - it has worked perfectly since I first bought it. Only issue I seem to notice is that battery is really quiet (like near inaudible at piano). Accents are really the only things that can be heard at lower dynamics. Other than that, this a great software!
This is way to buggy to even be released. You can't even change noteheads for things like cross sticks and shots. If you do, it defaults to a regular hit. This needs major improvement.
This is a must need for anyone writing for the marching arts! The recent updates helped a lot of the mapping and playback, and I'm sure that future updates will make it even better! One thing I've noticed is that (as of 9/11/24) buzz rolls don't play back when 'edge' is selected. It does when it's applied to a long duration note, but not when it's a short note (like a quarter or eighth). That's my only complaint, and beside that, this pack is fantastic!
(v0.9.3) FULLY READ BEFORE BUYING!! This is undoubtedly virtual drumline, but you're definitely only getting a $10 version of it... (click to expand the textbox) This ONLY includes the SnareLine, Solo Snare, TenorLine, Solo Tenors, BassLine, CymbalLine, Metronome, Vocals, Police Whistle and Drum Major instruments from the VDL library, and doesn't include any of the VDL Mallet or Concert Percussion instruments. But of the included battery instruments, nothing was skimped out on. By default, playback for sticking is AutoRL, but annotating notes with "r" or "l" using either the Lyric or Sticking text tools will tell the playback engine to use the Right and Left samples (MuseDrumline also does this). The Kontakt modwheel and keyswitch functionalities from VDL such as Snare playing geography/zones and alternative Bass/Tenor implements have also been moved to the instruments' MIDI maps and Sound Flags specified with the Staff Text tool. Biggest problem: MIDI Velocities. At any given dynamic level, accents have almost no effect at all. I know you can change a single note's velocity in the Properties menu, but I think that's unacceptable to expect the User to have to do that to every single accented note. When using VDL from the Kontakt VST, the accents are great. I even have a couple of videos on Youtube showing this exactly. Until this is fixed, I will still continue using the full version of VDL through my Kontakt VST when I need to generate audio of my battery writing, which is a shame, because the mappings don't translate nicely, and Musescore's version VDL is so much easier to use than Kontakt Videos showing accent playback MuseVDL - https://youtu.be/B9VmI347Vsc VDL (Kontakt) - https://youtu.be/gFbqLhIBozM (If you can't copy the links to a browser, search "simonfromband" on Youtube, and they're the two most recently uploaded videos on that channel)
Virtual Drumline sounds are amazing and I'm so happy that I don't have to pay a fortune to use them!