Which drums VSTs you know have Overheads sound

[georgeusa]

Which drums VSTs you know have Overheads sound

also how important is to have the overhead sound? does it make drums more realistic?

 

[Supernoodle]

It does very much. Close-micing alone sounds bad, but in combination with overheads it gives a perfect impression of the drums with a full tone.

VST/Samples probably don't separate the two but just give the end result, with lots of choices.

 

[Iristone]

Addictive Drums, Modo Drum, Abbey Road Drummers all have one. Personally I prefer the close mics augmenting the overhead, which provides more of the overall sound.

 

[Odd-Arne Oseberg]

Unless you're doing something weird, overheads + BD is 99% of the sound.

Close mics are for small tweaks in attack and tone of each drum. You can do a lot with them and placement plays a huge part in some cases, but still, for a natural acoustic drum sound they're the smallest part of the puzzle.

With clever placement you don't even need a BD mic for acoustic jazz stuff and things like that.