NAMM 2009: Pete Sandoval triggers Superior Drummer 2.0

[XXXCRSPL]

Damn Skeletor on the drums but he rips

[waiting4ever4nothing]

he looks starved........whose the bitch in the background talkin her ass off while hes workin his magic????

[MegaMikael666]

this is not just drumming pete is the first chapter of death metal history!

[PattyWhomperOFFICIAL]

he's wearing his Naruto pants!!!

[cruisemissilesrock]

when people speak of blastbeats, they turn to frost from 1349/satryicon

[SatanikScrotumus]

Disssssapointed,Triggers are for Softcocks,fuck Pete,I mean Keith Richards?

[metalgtar]

skinny much?

[Harrymfink]

Maybe if he'd take the shin gaurds of he wouldn't suck.

[JASSABOILLE]

He's hilarious when doing blast beats on the hi-hat at 1:00 into the video, the way his right hand is placed ....

[riffism]

Somebody stuff a cheeseburger down that dude's throat. He looks like an Etheopian refugee playing the drums.

[MrMcmikemike]

the reason this guy is sick is beacuse he is a pioneer of the style

[mshmusics]

Are you sure there was not a ticker tape machine behind the drums ? Sound sucks , where is the audio feed ? the whole point to the trigged thing is for the sounds afterall !

[Reak55]

Pete is awesome but seriously i think he looks like a junkie.

[zakkah93]

Pretty feminine grip! xD but i love Pete and what he has been doing with Morbid Angel, one of my fav bands.

[klootzaak1975]

sounds like an old John Deere tractor

[pickemrollemfickem]

Hello VPT thanks for the post, But Pete uses external triggers, so say ,,,i have the Roland TD8 with external triggers using superior drummer2.0 or ezdrummer -drums from hell will it sound good with external triggers ?

thanks

[XXxESPxXX]

look at his fucking arm..... grosss!

[SabianTamaDrummer]

HIS ARMS o.O

[akhimakhi93]

somebody feed him lol...he looks weak...but he is a beast \m/

[dmitry2b]

horrible drummer!!!!

[6sic666666]

I like the blast beating,But pete,Come to my gym,You look a little fat :P

[pelluza73]

He is definetly good at what he does, but i dont this is something I would listen to all the time

[ithollywood32]

this guy has taken to much meth

[Defenseman619]

@ithollywood32 by your spelling of "too", I could argue the same for you

[LordArckadius]

It doesn't seem electronic...I've seen plenty of electronic drumsets over the years and they all have black cymbals due the color of the rubber. It does have an electronic sound, but that's due to the triggers...

[Sepulchralpr]

Its a Electric Drumset. Take a closer look at the bass and toms and cymbals!. They dont even move!. Its a electric drumset. And you can see the labtop at left for controls.I prefer a acustic real one!. Anyways Pete is one of the greatest Drumers ever so i can even dare to say something bad!. Morbid angel for life!.

[HeadbangingGermany]

He looks so damn old..

But still a fucking good drummer

[SSSavio]

Non mi piace come batterista, IMHO.

[aaeeaat]

perche non capisci un cazzo....scusa

[SSSavio]

Allora illuminami, maestro. Perchè sarebbe così bravo? E' solamente veloce.

[aaeeaat]

tu hai detto che suona da schifo....sei tu il maestro....illuminami tu....

[SSSavio]

Ma io te l'ho detto: è solo veloce. La velocità possono costruirla tutti con l'allenamento. Non ti dico che è una capra, ma da qui a farne un dio ce ne passa.

[aaeeaat]

divino e solo bonham...ma sandoval insieme a dave lombardo fa scuola nel suo genere e da qui a dire che suona da schifo ce ne passa....

[SSSavio]

A me non piace perchè vedo solo velocità. Non ha groove, non ha colore, non ha espressività. Non ha nemmeno originalità. Quello che fa lo fa bene senza dubbio, ma mi pare poca cosa.

[SSSavio]

Suona da schifo sto qua.

[littlechemistry]

sentiti: opening of the gates dei morbid angel, poi ne riparliamo!!!;-)

[LunarReplicator08]

sick fast foot he's got...o__o

Gotta give him that...:)

[xxMonsterGuitarxx]

oops i meant chapel

[xxMonsterGuitarxx]

he's using triggers? hes playing chepl of ghouls

[kovacsjozsef1982]

Mások fogvicsorgatva dobolnak, mint a hülyegyerek, itt a király. Buzik.

[ctjoao]

he looks alot older than i thought :(

[johnhasagun]

Well, the dude is in his mid 40's

[danteVEC725]

wow!!!!!!!!!that was cooolll brother...

[darkprisioner211]

good o_o

[davidethesea]

Ma vai a lavorare

[XintoTheVoidX]

come ti permetti! coglione..

[6Pagan6hate6]

Serillian666: triggers CAN do what you're talking about, but great drummers use it to get a "equalized" sound (for instanc, fast double base drumming can be 99% perfect so the trigger corrects the 1% remaning, know what I mean ?). Also, it helps getting the sounds you want for the parts you trigger like bass drums or toms...

[Blacklight1978]

He is the God of all Drummer

[jp60476]

you've got some learning to do....Check out JoJO mayer and benny grebb and steve smith b4 u start saying shit like that

[11brassmonkey11]

Nice shin pads :)

[lara909]

i dident really like the snare

[Dusarrion]

It isn't as if you don't have countless sounds to choose from on the snare.

[HanDrumsolo]

you dont like the snare prolly because 75% of the sound is the stick hitting the pad. i dont understand why these guys dont run a direct audio out instead of using crappy built in camcorder mic when trying to show off the software. as it is it sounds like a dude bangin away on practice pads

[MikeyVPT]

True, we probably should have... just because people don't get it! Just watch the other videos. We have more important things to worry about than an audio feed, sometimes, but it IS important. Thanks for the comment!

-mikey

[majikjonson]

@HanDrumsolo right on

[majikjonson]

@HanDrumsolo right on!

[sk8nmetalpsycho]

snare sucks

[MikeyVPT]

You can't hear the snare that well here. This snare beats most of my acoustic snares as far as tonal quality.

-mikey

[sk8nmetalpsycho]

but the quality in the video really sucks

[MikeyVPT]

Yes, it does. It's just showing Pete triggering software. You can check out my other videos for good representation of the VPT system with Superior Drummer 2.0... or you can go to the Toontrack or VirtualPercussionOutlet websites.

-mikey

[Serillian666]

i have heard that triggers do most of the work for you, such as adding beats in. why spend years and years of practice and learning how to play fast if your just going to get a computer to do the work for you?

[MikeyVPT]

I'm sure you can program your hits to double up or even triple up, but I don't know anyone who actually does that. Pete Sandoval ACTUALLY plays that fast! I can't wait til people see the Metal Masters kit that he has! TWO KICK DRUMS!

-mikey

[Ozterkvlt]

@Serillian666

Triggers don't add in beats. Do you even know how triggers work?

[Serillian666]

@Ozterkvlt i do know how triggers work, i do believe i posted the previous comment over a year ago before i even really knew about triggers, so just to clear this up, YES I DO KNOW HOW TRIGGERS WORK.

[Ozterkvlt]

@Serillian666

Okay, fair enough. Haha.

[Serillian666]

so does pete sandoval actually uses triggers then? or is he playing this to demonstrate that you can still play fast and not use triggers?

[Demonstray0]

He doesn't use motion triggers, just MIDI triggers.

[MikeyVPT]

Here, he's using the RET Percussion e-drums. They feel and look great. They trigger perfectly for VPT software. That's probably why Pete uses RET, because they're the best at triggering the software.

-mikey

[TheUndert0ker]

Damn! He looks like a concentration camp victim....badass drummer though

[sentinela666]

pete sandoval el mejor

[MikeyVPT]

Por supuesto, amigo!

-mikey

[Aretumis]

One foot blast beats! Gotta love em'!

[mostresticator5]

i love morbid angel with all my being, but this sounds pretty garbage compared to other kits i've heard triggering superior samples

[MikeyVPT]

I don't know man, I've played other kits, but RET kills them all. I'd check out the other videos using direct audio feeds. This doesn't really do it justice, and isn't really supposed to. You're just supposed to enjoy seeing Pete!

-mikey

[TheGuitarBear]

Mr Sandoval is a not muscular man, still he kicks every other drummers' ass.

[MikeyVPT]

So true. He's very controlled and fast, yet stays slender after years of blasting.

[Drummerthatismetal]

What do I need to trigger an acoustic kit? i have a drum brain, and I have a bass amp. Do I just plug the trigger into my module, then plug an instrument cord into my drum module, then plug it into my amp? or do I need more???

[MikeyVPT]

That sounds about right!

Have you tried it yet?

-mikey

[Drummerthatismetal]

Not yet, I just ordered the DM5 yesterday. haha

thank you so much though!!

[efrenjh]

that's hot

[MikeyVPT]

Fuh sho

[hawkcwg]

tiny little man isn't he

[MikeyVPT]

I like to say: compact.

Pete's a really great guy, and rippin' drummer.

-mikey

[AggressiveC]

Jesus. Great drummer but really, his drums sound like utter shit. Triggers suck.

[MikeyVPT]

I love when people post comments like this!

I love it because it really gives me insight on how many people have never used a system like this. It's so advanced right now that it scares people from trying it.

Sad, really. Oh well, I guess I'll just enjoy my 1,000's of drums by myself :-)

-mikey

[MarkRustemier]

yeah i agree in this case, though this can sound incredible. i don't know how these guys have them set up here but they do sound a bit stupid. maybe it's partly the cameras mic, but those toms don't sound right. lmao at 40 seconds, sure that must be the camera. the demo video on the website sounds awesome... nothing like this

[MikeyVPT]

Yeah, hearing direct audio is MUCH better. I play out of a PA system with a sub, and it sounds better than any acoustic kit I've ever mic'ed.

Check the other videos for confirmation!

-mikey

[MikeyVPT]

I can say that although I'm not into this type of playing or this style of music, I can certainly appreciate the level of accuracy Pete displays here (and in all of his playing).

It's your opinion, though. And I can appreciate that. Also know that there are SO many people that love this style... so please refrain from alienating most of the people watching this video!

-mikey

[dreamtheaterdrummer]

Man, this guy shreds on the drums. He is the master of blast beats and he is very controlled with his playing style. He is not a basher like some metal guys. But anyway keep blasting Pete!!

[ransisua]

Master of Blast Beats? hmmm, not so sure about that. So many crazy blast beaters out there.For instead this 22 years old boy

/watch?v=oZnUmdtrbeo

Great drummer though. Mikey, do you have his direct audio, rather than from handycam?

Anyway, thx for posting this Mikey. Keep up the good work.

[nezkahveci]

master of blast beat

[dreamtheaterdrummer]

Pete Sandoval is the blast beat master. Nobody plays them like him. Awesome video and I love the kit. Triggering Superior 2.0 rocks with an RET kit!

[MikeyVPT]

He was awesome to meet.

Hey, do you have an RET kit?! Or have you played one?

-mikey

[dreamtheaterdrummer]

I sold my acoustic kit to buy one. I am going to buy a Fusion Pro with this beautiful Gun stock finish. I am glad I waited because of this new finish. Also once my tax money gets here I will purchase the whole VPT package with Superior 2.0.

[MikeyVPT]

Awesome, dude!

Do you know where you're going to get your VPT kit and package?

I would highly suggest:

VirtualPercussionOutlet(.com)

It's the place to go for VPT.

-mikey

[dreamtheaterdrummer]

I checked out the site and it has everything I need. I know where I will be going to buy my VPT setup. Thanks again MikeyVPT for your help!

[WillHunt314]

Pete Sandoval?! He's like the father of blast-beats.

Nice vid, Mikey!

[MikeyVPT]

Thank you, sir!

-mikey

[MetalDrummer09]

are those smart trigger cymbals or alesis surge?

[MikeyVPT]

These are the original Smartrigger's. Although the Surge cymbals ARE Smartriggers... these are the real deal :-)

-mikey