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SSD 5.5
- Drum Composition & Live Performance
- Get Every Pro Drum Sound Using MIDI
- Write, Perform, & Record With E-Drum Kits
- Includes 2,400 Multi-Genre MIDI Grooves For Inspiration
- Requires a DAW
Trigger 2
- Drum Post-Production Editing
- Take Any Existing Drum Recording and Replace with Pro Drums
- Analyzes Transients Instead of MIDI
- Replaces & Cleans Up Individual Instruments
- Requires a DAW
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Heard Everywhere.
Steven Slate's Drum samples have been the pro standard for one reason: Their sound and variety is unparalleled. You've heard them on countless hit records from the biggest artists.
Get Slate Drums
SSD 5.5
$119 $49
Includes:
- 15 GB of award-winning drums samples
- 153 pristinely-captured drums kits
- 112 Kicks, 135 Snares, 58 Toms, 11 Hi-Hats
- 14 Crashed, 6 Rides, 4 Splashes, 3 Chinas
- 9 Percussion, and 4 SFX
- 2,600 professional performed MIDI Grooves
- Groove AI personalized drummer
Trigger 2
$119 $49
Includes:
- Over 2 GB of award-winning drum samples
- 46 Snares, 33 Kicks, and 8 Sets of Toms
- Ability to create your own samples
- Ability to convert drums tracks to MIDI
- Drum Instrument Editor
What producers are saying
Jeff Juliano
John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band
I have tried a ton of sample libraries in the past few years and I have never been shocked by any of them till I got Steven Slate’s. Steven just gets it. Hands down. He’s a mixer and an engineer. He even tracked them…
J Scott G, Kevin
Madonna, Seal, OAR, Bowie
Stop whatever you are doing and just get these drums. It has been a long time since we have been blown away by anything like this. These have gone on everything, and I mean everything, we have done…
Ross Hogarth
Jonas Brothers, Motley Crue, Jewel
Recently, I started using the Steven Slate Drums. I am extremely pleased. The extra air and depth of the sounds is a fine upgrade to my drumagog library…
Jay Baumgardner
Evanescence, Papa Roach, Hoobastank
The Steven Slate Drum samples are the best sounding drum samples available. The variety is fantastic, I can find a drum sound for any given mix. All the samples have a great PUNCH…
Dave Way
Paul McCartney, Sheryl Crow, Christina Aguilera
These samples are just what I need – a vast library with GREAT sounding drums that instantly and easily fit into a mix. Drum replacement can be a tricky thing. The samples need to be designed to work WITH the track…
Colin Richardson
Lamb of God, Slipknot, DevilDriver
The most realistic sounding drum samples I have ever heard. There is a snare or kick here to fit into any pop, rock or metal mix. These are the best on the market, the new industry standard…
David Kahne
Paul McCartney, Sublime, The Strokes
I’ve had the new Steven Slate samples for 2 weeks now, and when I open Drumagog and look for sounds, I haven’t opened any folders but the Slate folders. Great new additions, and an extremely broad range…
Ben Moody
Evanescence, Avril Lavigne, Celion Dion
Steven Slate Drums have brought the songwriting/recording process to new horizons of fun and productivity. Having absolutely flawless drum sounds at your disposal virtually instantaneously…
Frank Zummo
The Frank Zummo expansion delivers Zummo’s trademark punch across pop, punk, rock, and indie. Engineered by Curtis Douglas, it includes 11 snares, 8 kicks, 18 toms, and rare articulations like ride shank and stacked cymbals. Blending acoustic and electronic energy, these raw and mix-ready samples give producers modern, high-impact versatility.
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CLA Drums
Chris Lord-Alge’s expansion captures his iconic, radio-ready drum sound. Tracked through his own mix chains and Sony reverb unit, these drums are fat, punchy, and instantly mixable— the same sound heard on countless hit records, available only through Steven Slate Audio.
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Blackbird Studios
Recorded at Nashville’s legendary Blackbird Studios, these kits bring the same world-class sound heard on records by Pearl Jam and Springsteen. Captured in eight premier rooms with elite gear, they sit perfectly in any mix with minimal EQ.
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Terry Date Drums
From Deftones to Pantera, Terry Date’s drums define heavy music. This pack includes ten kits recorded and mixed by Date at Hensen Studio B, delivering the punchy, aggressive tones that made him a legend in rock and metal.
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Patrick Carney
Get the thick, gritty tone of The Black Keys with this vintage-flavored pack. Featuring a 1961 Gretsch, 1970s Ludwig Vistalite, and $24k of rare gear, it blends raw and processed samples for warm, character-driven drum sounds that ooze attitude.
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David Bendeth Drums
Get David Bendeth’s explosive rock sound—five preset kits processed by the man behind Paramore and Breaking Benjamin. Blending live samples with his own signature layers, these drums hit hard, fast, and mix-ready straight out of the box.
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Trigger 2 Deluxe Expansion
Expand your Trigger library with 16 snares, 14 kicks, and 19 toms recorded in stunning detail. From vintage Ludwigs to modern Noble & Cooley, every kit includes close, overhead, room, and snare-bottom mics for total mix control and realism.
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FAQ
What’s the difference between SSD and Trigger?
SSD5 is a MIDI based sampler that offers the features of a live drum kit in a virtual instrument. It is meant for those who want to program realistic-sounding drum patterns through MIDI. It also works great with most electronic drum sets. It comes with 15 GB of drums, cymbals, and percussion samples.
Trigger 2 is a transient-based drum replacer, that is designed to work with audio tracks. It is meant for those who want to trigger samples from live drum recordings, either to reinforce or replace existing drum sounds. It comes with over 2 GB of samples of snares, kicks, and toms.
I don’t play drums. Which product should I get?
If you are new to building drum parts, start with SSD. Not only will you get hundreds of the world’s best drum sounds, you’ll also get 2,600 production-ready MIDI Grooves just waiting to drop into your track. These grooves are played by real drummers, so you’ll instantly get authentic, emotional performances to bring your songs to life.
You also get the all-new Groove AI, our intelligent drum assistant. Groove AI analyzes your song, finds the key transients, and instantly recommends a MIDI Groove that will work perfectly for your song. And the Morph knobs let you tweak your beat even more to make any pattern match the properties of your song even more precisely.
Trigger lets you easily replace individual drum instruments in a recorded kit with crystal-clean samples of the most legendary kits in all of recording history. It’s the perfect tool for quickly swapping-out drum sounds from an OK-sounding kit to an incredible-sounding kit.
So while you don’t need to play drums to use either SSD or Trigger, the right program depends on what you want to do– program and build drum parts using step sequence, MIDI grooves, and automation? (SSD!) Or replace recorded drum parts with incredible-sounding drum instruments? (Trigger!)
How exactly does Groove AI work?
Groove AI is our new intelligent drum assistant. Groove AI analyzes your song, finds the key transients, and instantly recommends a MIDI Groove that will work perfectly for your song. And the Morph knobs let you tweak your beat even more to make any pattern match the properties of your song even more precisely. Build your entire song, including intro, verses, choruses, and more, by just dragging & dropping each groove to the Build lane. When you’re ready, drag it over to your Arrange window. Bam– instant drum track.
What about Mac & PC compatibility?
If you’re on a Mac, our minimum requirements for SSD 5.5 is:
- Intel 2.2GHz Dual Core or higher (Apple Silicon support)
- 4 GB of RAM
If you’re on PC, minimum requirements are:
- 2.2GHz Intel Dual Core / AMD Processor or higher
- 4 GB of RAM minimum
Do I need iLok to use SSD?
You can activate your SSD license with Machine ID using the Pace License Manager. While you are free to use a physical iLok key if you want to, you do not need an iLok dongle.
How many installations of SSD do I get with my purchase?
You get 3 iLok licenses for each purchase of SSD 5.5.
What if I have questions about how to use SSD?
SSD is easy to use, and include built in manuals to help you get started. You can also join our incredible online community at the Steven Slate Audio Dojo where tons of fellow Slate Drums owners would be happy to share their tips and tricks with you!