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ZincT, thanks for the tip. I will investigate jBridge.

Has anyone used Silk successfully in Cakewalk by Bandlab? I hear a crackle/distortion that I do not hear when using it in Reaper.

MIDI clips tend to adjust to the project tempo because they do not contain audio data, only instructions for the (drum) synth. Perhaps you are using something other than an actual MIDI clip? 

I should probably clarify that I was not in any way referring to the Sample Library Review. Don's pronunciation of "Maida Vale" was priceless! 

Discover can be had for free, is a relatively tiny download and provides a wealth of sounds. I immediately alerted people I know. I think it is a little churlish to be overly critical of an initiative that could enable many people to make music. Perhaps I know too many young people who downloaded the otherwise excellent Reaper but were baffled when "it didn't make any sounds"? Reaper is not free but is a small download: these things matter to people used to app stores...

I should state that for me, this was a good deal. Not an extensive collection but certainly some sounds I do not have in other libraries, particularly the various frame drums An additional value is that the mic placements really do make a difference to the tones, seemingly with hardly any impact on memory. Ultimately YMMV but I was ok to chance a relatively small gamble to find out for myself.  

I would suggest that Shimmer Shake Strike and Flying Hand Percussion might be complementary but are quite different. SSS provides a lot of high frequency  percussion patterns and rolls, well recorded and easy to use/insert into a track. Flying Hand Percussion has a number of comprehensively sampled low end drums, that would best suit someone who wants to play their percussion parts via a keyboard. Just my opinion but there is not much overlap in their purposes nor how they might be used.

Yes,  I did the upgrade on SOLID because it seemed potentially the most versatile instrument.  The sounds probably won't trouble the big name virtual drummers, so the value of multiple out puts is debatable but the drag and drop MIDI is useful. Essentially,  I think SOLID2 is an even better tool for quick drum part creation. YMMV as they say.

Thanks for the reply re. the animation

Thank you, very helpful. Incidentally, how did you create the animated graphic?

Very helpful to have these videos collected here, thanks!