EZdrummer 3 vs Steven Slate Drums 5
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which drums to buy.
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Specs compared
| EZdrummer 3 | Steven Slate Drums 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | — | $59 |
| Dubspot Score | — | — |
| Formats | VST 3, AU (Audio Units), AAX, Standalone | VST, VST3, AU (Audio Unit), AAX |
| Drum kits | Seven full kits recorded at Hansa Studios | 148+ professional drum kits |
| Sound library | Approx. 15 GB of drums, cymbals and percussion | — |
| Individual sounds | 14 kicks, 24 snares, 30 toms, 6 hi-hats, 6 rides, 16 crashes | — |
| Mic rooms | Three rooms (Main, Bright, Tight) | — |
| MIDI grooves | More than 2,500 individually played grooves/fills | 2,400+ grooves played by real drummers |
| System requirements | 64-bit Windows 10+ or macOS 10.13+ (Intel or Apple silicon), 4 GB RAM (8 GB+ recommended), 64-bit host | 2.2GHz Intel/AMD dual-core or higher, 4GB RAM minimum |
| Groove AI | — | Analyzes the song, finds key transients, and recommends a matching MIDI groove |
| Platform support | — | macOS (AAX/VST/AU) and Windows (AAX/VST); Apple Silicon supported |
| Licensing | — | 3 iLok licenses per purchase; Machine ID activation, no physical iLok dongle required |
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